Cali vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$2226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$5309
🏠 One person rent	$318	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$2217
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$693
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$3883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	85
😀 Quality of life	60	89
🏙️ Population	2.47M	384K

The cost of living in Cali is 63% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6645th and 1435th ($829 vs $2226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1194th 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 4th best city to live in Colombia vs New Orleans ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 5917th and 290th 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	$4.79	$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$2576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$1749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$1551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$10147

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962