Cali vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$318	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	47	99
😀 Quality of life	60	93
🏙️ Population	2.47M	3.9M

The cost of living in Cali is 75% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6645th and 72nd ($829 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5917th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Los Angeles

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	Cali	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$28004

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974