Cali vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cali	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$2760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2137	$6212
🏠 One person rent	$330	$1672
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$2877
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$801
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$3354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	47	11
😀 Quality of life	62	68
🏙️ Population	2.47M	228K

The cost of living in Cali is 69% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 6549th and 498th ($850 vs $2760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Colombia and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Colombia vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.2 months in Nassau. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 5632nd and 4308th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cali	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.09	$31.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$1382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$2496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	7.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$4159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$904	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$6.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$30.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$4.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$86.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6818	$16505

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2683
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2802
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3216
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2747
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2958
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2487
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3114
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2808
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2636
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2697
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2756
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2957
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2721
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2843
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2757
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2774
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3171
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3151
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2673