Cali vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$279	$1519
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$660
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$4167
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	45	67
😀 Quality of life	57	75
🏙️ Population	2.47M	504K

The cost of living in Cali is 69% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6830th and 998th ($759 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 876th 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 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Mesa ranked 578th in the United States, while ranked 6175th and 1816th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Mesa

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	Cali	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$5.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1553
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$1210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$2225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$9.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$1207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$15463

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2349
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2340
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2344
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2320
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2523
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2481
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2322
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2466
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2365
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2084
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2348
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1940
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2095
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$727
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2757
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1760
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1883
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1911
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1855
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2751
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$945