Cali vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$273
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
53
53
🏙️ Population
2.47M
8.78M

The cost of living in Cali is 5% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6693rd and 6882nd ($720 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 102nd in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 6111th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.67
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6394
$19406

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$648
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$552
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$493
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$455
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$507
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$551
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$639
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$567
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$639
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$525
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$416
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$727
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$416
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$649
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$511
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$433
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$724
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$883
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$533
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$515
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$812
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$867
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$530
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$645
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$778
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$536
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$511
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$612
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$851
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$617
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$597
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$594
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$775
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$612
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$649
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$570
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$638
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083