Cali vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$6051
🏠 One person rent
$287
$1825
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$3146
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$4933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
51
77
🏙️ Population
2.47M
467K

The cost of living in Cali is 73% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6748th and 464th ($733 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 406th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 6170th and 769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$6.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6178
$21877

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$652
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$718
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$477
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$462
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$520
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$541
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$619
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$562
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$641
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$501
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$483
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$653
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$398
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$488
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$641
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$748
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$868
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$544
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$504
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$871
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$873
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$475
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$681
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$789
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$528
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$526
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$618
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$851
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$523
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$687
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$634
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$584
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$642
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$574
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$651
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$620

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614