Cali vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cali	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2137	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$330	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$3838
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	81
😀 Quality of life	62	89
🏙️ Population	2.47M	577K

The cost of living in Cali is 59% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6549th and 1786th ($850 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1421st 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 5632nd and 224th 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	$5.09	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$904	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6818	$24100

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400