Cali vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$287	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	48
😀 Quality of life	50	75
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.32M

The cost of living in Cali is 44% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6679th and 4065th ($748 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Colombia and Uruguay, respectively. Check Colombia vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6204th and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Montevideo

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	Cali	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$8232

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940