Cali vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	51	100
🏙️ Population	2.47M	5.03M

The cost of living in Cali is 69% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6748th and 923rd ($733 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 4th in Colombia and Australia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6170th 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	$4.68	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$21306

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913