Cali vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	50
😀 Quality of life	50	90
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.02M

The cost of living in Cali is 64% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6679th and 1701st ($748 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 25th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 6204th and 162nd 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	$4.3	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800