Cali vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$287	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$3944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	85
😀 Quality of life	50	90
🏙️ Population	2.47M	442K

The cost of living in Cali is 76% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 6679th and 119th ($748 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 107th 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 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 6204th and 140th 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	$4.3	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$23889

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882