Cali vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$279	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	57	98
🏙️ Population	2.47M	8.8M

The cost of living in Cali is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6830th and 4th ($759 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6175th and 11th 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	$4.9	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$22663

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174