Cali vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$279	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	2.47M	5.35M

The cost of living in Cali is 67% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6830th and 1249th ($759 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th in Colombia and Australia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6175th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Melbourne

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	Cali	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$22799

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Cities near Cali

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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988