Cali vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$1922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$4714
🏠 One person rent	$318	$1055
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$616
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$3644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	71
😀 Quality of life	60	88
🏙️ Population	2.47M	681K

The cost of living in Cali is 57% less expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 6645th and 2320th ($829 vs $1922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1744th 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 1.9 months in Oklahoma City. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Oklahoma City ranked 91st in the United States, while ranked 5917th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Oklahoma City

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	Cali	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$769
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$84.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$2262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$9.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$95.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$1590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$25219

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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 Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1955
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1941
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2011
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1883
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1947
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1758
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2039
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1865
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1850
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1838
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1853
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1652
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1571
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1860
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1894
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1876
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1833
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1842
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1581
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1536
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2214
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2249
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1860
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1820
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1979
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2177
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2225
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2285
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2393
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2115
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2233
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2076
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2293
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2127
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2188