Cali vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$273	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	56
😀 Quality of life	53	43
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.9M

The cost of living in Cali is 22% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6693rd and 5826th ($720 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th 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 0.4 months in Salvador. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 6111th and 6863rd 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	$4.67	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$12057

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$552
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$493
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$455
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$507
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$551
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$639
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$567
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$639
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$525
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$416
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$727
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$416
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$649
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$511
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$433
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$724
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$883
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$515
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$812
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$867
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$530
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$645
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$778
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$536
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$851
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$617
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$597
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$594
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$624
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$612
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$570
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$638
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$680
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$701
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$635
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$494
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$438
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$606
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$566
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$595
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$611
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$597
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$577
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$550
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$634
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$436
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$583
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$651
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$621
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$615
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$612
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$576
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$504
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$645
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$573
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$619
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$601
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711