Cali vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5406
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2509
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$657
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$4116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	75
😀 Quality of life	51	88
🏙️ Population	2.47M	486K

The cost of living in Cali is 67% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 6748th and 1309th ($733 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1150th 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 1.8 months in Omaha. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Omaha ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 6170th and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Omaha

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	Cali	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$1933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$1773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$6.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$4.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$24758

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2101
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2045
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1679
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1885
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1719
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1947
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1869
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1980
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1863
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1869
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1893
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1779
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1805
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1802
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1863
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1650
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1807
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2033
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1577
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$2026
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1770
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1998
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1956
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1690
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1781
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1697
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2231
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2084
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2308
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1850
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2287
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2258
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2316
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1978