Cali vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$287	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	33
😀 Quality of life	50	46
🏙️ Population	2.47M	756K

The cost of living in Cali is 9% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6679th and 6947th ($748 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Colombia and Bolivia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 6204th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs La Paz

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	Cali	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$3313

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580