Cali vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1941
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$279
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$476
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$395
$2945
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
57
95
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.8M

The cost of living in Cali is 60% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6830th and 2306th ($759 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 52nd 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6175th and 46th 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
$4.9
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1046
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.4
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$242
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6322
$4789

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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 Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811