Cali vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$287	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	38
😀 Quality of life	50	86
🏙️ Population	2.47M	549K

The cost of living in Cali is 54% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6679th and 2883rd ($748 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 6204th and 310th 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	$4.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$6012

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732