Cali vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cali	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2137	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$330	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	47	99
😀 Quality of life	62	93
🏙️ Population	2.47M	3.9M

The cost of living in Cali is 75% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6549th and 62nd ($850 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5632nd and 50th 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	$5.09	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$904	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6818	$23685

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000