Cali vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	82
😀 Quality of life	50	88
🏙️ Population	2.47M	577K

The cost of living in Cali is 64% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6679th and 1702nd ($748 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 6204th and 240th 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	$4.3	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$24191

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378