Cali vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cali	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$2008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2137	$4747
🏠 One person rent	$330	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$2000
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$3934
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	74
😀 Quality of life	62	88
🏙️ Population	2.47M	486K

The cost of living in Cali is 58% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 6549th and 1993rd ($850 vs $2008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1551st 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 2 months in Omaha. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Omaha ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 5632nd and 287th 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	$5.09	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$1184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$2189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$904	$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6818	$21139

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018