Cali vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$287	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	51	97
🏙️ Population	2.47M	8.8M

The cost of living in Cali is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6748th and 5th ($733 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6170th and 13th 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	$4.68	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$20585

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108