Cali vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$287	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$4410
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	85
😀 Quality of life	51	91
🏙️ Population	2.47M	442K

The cost of living in Cali is 76% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 6748th and 103rd ($733 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 80th 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 18th in the United States, while ranked 6170th and 109th 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	$4.68	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$25328

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860