Cali vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$287
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
90
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cali is 38% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6748th and 4630th ($733 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 6th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6170th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6178
$8550

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709