Cali vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$318	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$2589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	47	11
😀 Quality of life	60	66
🏙️ Population	2.47M	228K

The cost of living in Cali is 70% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 6645th and 503rd ($829 vs $2744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 5917th and 4997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Nassau

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	Cali	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$16513

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664