Cali vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$273	$1222
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$2206
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$3605
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	86
😀 Quality of life	53	87
🏙️ Population	2.47M	384K

The cost of living in Cali is 66% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6693rd and 1525th ($720 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1352nd 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs New Orleans ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 6111th and 216th 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	$4.67	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$10224

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$552
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$493
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$455
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$507
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$551
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$639
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$567
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$639
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$525
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$416
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$727
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$416
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$649
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$511
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$433
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$724
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$883
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$515
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$812
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$867
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$530
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$645
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$778
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$536
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$851
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$617
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$597
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$594
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$624
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$612
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$570
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$638
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2054
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1975
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1801
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1887
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1864
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1539
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$1967
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2039
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2040
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1726
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1784
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2043
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1930
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1791
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1921
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1740
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1634
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1938
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1992
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1739
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1741
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2242
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1944
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2023
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1767
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2057
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2044
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2079
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2058
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1941
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1975
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2027
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1649
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1764
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1791
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1694
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$2030