Cali vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$287	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	50	95
🏙️ Population	2.47M	8.8M

The cost of living in Cali is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6679th and 3rd ($748 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6204th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs New York City

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	Cali	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$21465

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111