Cali vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$279	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$4255
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	84
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	2.47M	442K

The cost of living in Cali is 76% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 6830th and 118th ($759 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 88th 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 1.3 months in Miami. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 6175th and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Miami

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	Cali	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$25246

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101