Cali vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$287	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	99
😀 Quality of life	51	94
🏙️ Population	2.47M	3.9M

The cost of living in Cali is 77% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6748th and 72nd ($733 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6170th and 47th 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	$4.68	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$28613

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Cities near Cali

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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754