Cali vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$273	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	87
😀 Quality of life	53	92
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.01M

The cost of living in Cali is 79% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6693rd and 22nd ($720 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 20th 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 0.6 months in Cali compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6111th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs San Jose, United States

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	Cali	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$15889

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123