Cali vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	75
😀 Quality of life	50	88
🏙️ Population	2.47M	486K

The cost of living in Cali is 64% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 6679th and 1666th ($748 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 6204th and 242nd 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	$4.3	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$24732

Cost of living in other countries

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979