Cali vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$318	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	49
😀 Quality of life	60	92
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.02M

The cost of living in Cali is 61% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6645th and 1668th ($829 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5917th and 123rd 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	$4.79	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$17337

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891