Cali vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$279	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	38
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	2.47M	549K

The cost of living in Cali is 53% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6830th and 3402nd ($759 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 116th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 6175th and 300th 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	$4.9	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$6103

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$782
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$511
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$572
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$565
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$667
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$679
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$655
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$730
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$506
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$515
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$678
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$489
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$708
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$608
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$722
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$848
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$976
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$622
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$604
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$950
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1030
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$546
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$762
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$881
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$585
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$637
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$882
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$960
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$581
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$777
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$721
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$686
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$542
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$649
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$663

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763