Cali vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$287	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	64
😀 Quality of life	50	55
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.76M

The cost of living in Cali is 15% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6679th and 6124th ($748 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Colombia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Colombia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6204th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Quito

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	Cali	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493