Cali vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$318	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	99
😀 Quality of life	60	96
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.11M

The cost of living in Cali is 67% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6645th and 916th ($829 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Colombia and France, respectively. Check Colombia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5917th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Paris

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	Cali	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544