Cali vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2097
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$318
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
93
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cali is 42% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6645th and 4274th ($829 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 6th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5917th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Mexico City

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Cali Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.79
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.68%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1099
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$890
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.39
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6650
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$746
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$825
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$537
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$606
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$592
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$719
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$738
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$709
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$789
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$529
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$547
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$717
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$514
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$757
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$637
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$777
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$919
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1062
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$663
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$640
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$992
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1071
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$575
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$813
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$915
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$569
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$667
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1019
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$614
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$750
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$764
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$744
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$754
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$538
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$656
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$703

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023