Cali vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$287	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	51	34
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.55M

The cost of living in Cali is 4% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6748th and 6889th ($733 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 48th in Colombia and Venezuela, respectively. Check Colombia vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 6170th and 7546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Maracaibo

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	Cali	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$14223

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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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789