Cali vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$287
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$4686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
78
😀 Quality of life
51
88
🏙️ Population
2.47M
689K

The cost of living in Cali is 72% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6748th and 514th ($733 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 455th 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 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Nashville ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 6170th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Nashville

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Cali Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6178
$20657

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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 Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2466
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2371
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542