Cali vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$748
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1926
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$287
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$513
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$893
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
54
😀 Quality of life
50
66
🏙️ Population
2.47M
8.78M

The cost of living in Cali is 16% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6679th and 7256th ($748 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 118th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 6204th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.11%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$992
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$798
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6351
$20567

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936