Cali vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$3068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$7133
🏠 One person rent	$273	$2069
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$3842
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$687
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$4346
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	85
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	2.47M	442K

The cost of living in Cali is 77% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 6693rd and 101st ($720 vs $3068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 86th 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 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Miami ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 6111th and 114th 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	$4.67	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$2508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1739
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$4833
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$6306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$3813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$5.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$28464

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$552
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$493
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$455
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$507
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$551
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$639
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$567
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$639
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$525
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$416
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$727
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$416
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$649
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$511
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$433
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$724
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$883
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$515
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$812
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$867
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$530
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$645
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$778
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$536
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$851
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$617
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$597
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$594
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$624
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$612
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$570
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$638
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2780
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2610
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2738
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2904
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2611
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3152
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2714
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2647
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2593
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2611
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2593
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4065
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2559
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2545
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2558
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2565
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2783