Cali vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$273	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	50
😀 Quality of life	53	90
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.02M

The cost of living in Cali is 67% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6693rd and 1355th ($720 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 25th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6111th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Ottawa

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	Cali	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$21213

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$552
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$493
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$455
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$507
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$551
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$639
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$567
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$639
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$525
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$416
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$727
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$416
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$649
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$511
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$433
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$724
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$883
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$515
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$812
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$867
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$530
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$645
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$778
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$536
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$851
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$617
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$597
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$594
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$624
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$612
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$570
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$638
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874