Cali vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1941
$6397
🏠 One person rent
$279
$1879
🏘️ Family rent
$476
$3145
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$395
$4411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
57
78
🏙️ Population
2.47M
467K

The cost of living in Cali is 73% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6830th and 327th ($759 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 273rd 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 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 6175th and 982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$7.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1046
$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.4
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$242
$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6322
$19997

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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

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2903
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3058
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3688
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2651
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3004
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2807
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2682
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2917
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2854
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3658
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2762
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3122
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3221
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2803
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2970
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2899
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2764
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2774
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3157
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2780
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2803
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2786
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2947
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2788
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3008
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2821