Cali vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$279	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$4476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	84
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	2.47M	430K

The cost of living in Cali is 68% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6830th and 1095th ($759 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 6175th and 215th 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	$4.9	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$26604

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$782
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$511
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$572
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$565
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$667
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$679
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$655
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$730
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$506
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$515
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$678
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$489
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$708
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$608
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$722
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$848
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$976
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$622
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$604
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$950
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1030
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$546
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$762
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$881
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$585
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$637
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$882
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$960
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$581
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$777
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$721
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$686
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$542
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$649
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$663

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678