Cali vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$287	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	39
😀 Quality of life	51	86
🏙️ Population	2.47M	549K

The cost of living in Cali is 59% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6748th and 2544th ($733 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 95th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 6170th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Quebec City

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	Cali	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$6253

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751