Cali vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$287
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
45
56
😀 Quality of life
51
58
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.42M

The cost of living in Cali is 1% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6748th and 6712th ($733 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 23rd in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 6170th and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Salvador

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Cali Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6178
$10964

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$599
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$604
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$602
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$606
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$591
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$545
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$471
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$406
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$640
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$670
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$529
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$538
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$602
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$542
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$519
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$597
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$414
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$412
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$582
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$630
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$553
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$589
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$610
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$557
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$545
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$495
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$573
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$556
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$573
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$608
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610