Cali vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$4344
🏠 One person rent	$273	$1037
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$1681
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$513
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$4085
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	67
😀 Quality of life	53	89
🏙️ Population	2.47M	633K

The cost of living in Cali is 59% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 6693rd and 2436th ($720 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1929th 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 2.3 months in Memphis. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Memphis ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 6111th and 173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Memphis

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	Cali	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$1364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$1361
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$9.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$7.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$27049

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$552
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$493
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$455
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$507
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$551
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$639
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$567
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$639
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$525
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$416
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$727
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$416
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$649
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$511
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$433
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$724
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$883
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$515
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$812
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$867
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$530
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$645
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$778
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$536
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$851
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$617
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$597
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$594
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$624
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$612
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$570
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$638
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$1841
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$1834
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2153
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2138
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1830
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$1842
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$1867
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2187
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1715
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1827
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1972
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1785
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$2117
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1864
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1800
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1915
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1985
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$2038
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1650
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1875
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2074
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1313
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$2030
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2075
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1819
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1834
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1888
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1460
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1742
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$1968
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$2123
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$2045
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1987
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2534
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1534
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1368
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1766
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2300