Cali vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$287	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	51	93
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.76M

The cost of living in Cali is 63% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6748th and 2002nd ($733 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 54th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6170th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Montreal

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	Cali	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$6957

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610