Cali vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$279	$1273
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$696
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$80.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$3848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	85
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	2.47M	384K

The cost of living in Cali is 66% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6830th and 1427th ($759 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1227th 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 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs New Orleans ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 6175th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs New Orleans

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	Cali	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$1725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$2405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$4.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$61.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$1571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$10150

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Cities near Cali

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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960