Cali vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$4131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	99
😀 Quality of life	50	90
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.6M

The cost of living in Cali is 71% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6679th and 664th ($748 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 610th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 6204th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Philadelphia

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	Cali	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693