Cali vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2137
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$330
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
93
😀 Quality of life
62
73
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cali is 42% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6549th and 4074th ($850 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5632nd and 2482nd 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
$5.09
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$904
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6818
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$788
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$856
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$563
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$631
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$606
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$749
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$769
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$749
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$862
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$537
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$559
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$737
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$524
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$802
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$675
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$816
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$958
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1106
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$694
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$672
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$1041
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1162
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$593
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$858
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$1012
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$557
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$680
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$864
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1045
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$630
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$740
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$797
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$795
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$816
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$516
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$653
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$733

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005