Cali vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1941
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$279
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$476
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$395
$524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
45
30
😀 Quality of life
57
41
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.58M

The cost of living in Cali is 7% less expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 6830th and 6610th ($759 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 116th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Leon ranked 62nd in Mexico, while ranked 6175th and 7634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Leon

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Cali Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1046
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$1236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$7.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.4
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$242
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6322
$2924

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$693
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$782
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$511
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$572
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$565
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$667
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$679
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$655
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$730
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$506
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$515
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$678
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$489
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$708
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$608
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$722
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$848
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$976
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$622
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$604
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$950
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1030
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$546
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$762
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$881
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$585
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$637
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$606
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$882
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$960
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$581
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$777
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$721
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$686
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$693
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$542
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$649
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$843
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$832
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$953
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$753
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$860
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$896
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$846
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$764
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$894
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$913
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$941
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$929
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$1030
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$1184
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$873
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$943
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$728
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1120
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1162
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$873
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$615
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$861
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$856
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$803
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$936
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$926
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$749
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$868
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$851
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$908
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$1058
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777