Cali vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$318	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$4089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	47	81
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.43M

The cost of living in Cali is 60% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6645th and 1874th ($829 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1483rd in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 5917th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs San Antonio

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	Cali	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$17470

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150