Cali vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$3947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	81
😀 Quality of life	51	89
🏙️ Population	2.47M	577K

The cost of living in Cali is 65% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6748th and 1688th ($733 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 6170th and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Milwaukee

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	Cali	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$24309

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392