Cali vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1941
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$279
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$476
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$395
$3333
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
50
😀 Quality of life
57
92
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.02M

The cost of living in Cali is 64% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6830th and 1744th ($759 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 24th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 6175th and 129th 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
$4.9
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1046
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$242
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6322
$15527

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$693
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$782
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$511
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$572
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$565
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$667
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$679
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$655
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$730
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$506
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$515
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$678
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$489
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$708
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$608
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$722
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$848
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$976
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$622
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$604
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$950
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1030
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$546
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$762
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$881
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$585
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$637
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$606
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$882
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$960
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$581
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$777
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$721
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$686
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$693
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$542
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$649
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822