Cali vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	50	100
🏙️ Population	2.47M	5.03M

The cost of living in Cali is 66% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6679th and 1365th ($748 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6204th 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	$4.3	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$19705

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963