Cali vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$4432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	69
😀 Quality of life	50	90
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.61M

The cost of living in Cali is 69% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6679th and 955th ($748 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6204th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Phoenix

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	Cali	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724