Cali vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$4424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	83
😀 Quality of life	51	88
🏙️ Population	2.47M	430K

The cost of living in Cali is 68% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6748th and 1228th ($733 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 6170th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Minneapolis

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	Cali	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$27084

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640