Cali vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$318	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	60	96
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.8M

The cost of living in Cali is 57% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6645th and 2284th ($829 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 58th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5917th and 11th 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	$4.79	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$5550

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805