Cali vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cali	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2137	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$330	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	2.47M	8.8M

The cost of living in Cali is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6549th and 4th ($850 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.3 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 5632nd and 15th 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	$5.09	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$904	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6818	$21713

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192