Cali vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1941
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$279
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$476
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$395
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
92
😀 Quality of life
57
72
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cali is 43% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6830th and 4418th ($759 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th 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 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6175th and 3317th 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
$4.9
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1046
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.4
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$242
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6322
$11015

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030