Cali vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$751
$1963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1912
$4398
🏠 One person rent
$280
$1120
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$1857
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$566
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$2244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
54
😀 Quality of life
54
70
🏙️ Population
2.47M
342K

The cost of living in Cali is 62% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 6869th and 2125th ($751 vs $1963) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1683rd 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs San Juan ranked 1312th in the United States, while ranked 6176th and 3487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.58
$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$60.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$5.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$774
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.8
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.59%
5.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$4764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$806
$2783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.9
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$6.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.76
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$233
$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6155
$10334

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$690
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$751
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$491
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$554
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$557
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$650
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$674
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$628
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$676
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$510
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$514
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$651
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$467
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$721
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$584
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$696
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$821
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$922
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$604
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$584
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$909
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$937
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$520
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$725
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$865
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$516
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$598
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$608
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$878
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$922
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$558
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$745
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$602
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$688
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$657
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$668
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$563
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$646
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$632

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Catano
$1834
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Guaynabo
$1650
11 km or 6.8 mi Trujillo Alto
$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi Bayamon
$1478
13 km or 7.8 mi Carolina
$1568
19 km or 12 mi Canovanas
$1691
20 km or 13 mi Toa Alta
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Dorado
$1792
24 km or 15 mi Gurabo
$1163
24 km or 15 mi Caguas
$1356
25 km or 16 mi Naranjito
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Rio Grande
$1678
28 km or 18 mi Vega Alta
$1758
29 km or 18 mi Corozal
$1732
32 km or 20 mi Cidra
$1750
34 km or 21 mi Vega Baja
$1694
36 km or 23 mi Las Piedras
$1565
39 km or 24 mi Cayey
$1797
42 km or 26 mi Humacao
$1383
42 km or 26 mi Orocovis
$1717
43 km or 27 mi Naguabo
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Manati
$1674
46 km or 28 mi Fajardo
$1568
49 km or 30 mi Yabucoa
$1674
51 km or 32 mi Guayama
$1538
51 km or 32 mi Coamo
$1672
65 km or 40 mi Santa Isabel
$1244
69 km or 43 mi Arecibo
$1241
70 km or 43 mi Utuado
$1658
77 km or 48 mi Ponce
$1361
80 km or 50 mi Hatillo
$1584
92 km or 57 mi Quebradillas
$1563
95 km or 59 mi Yauco
$1639
98 km or 61 mi San Sebastian
$1583
103 km or 64 mi Sabana Grande
$1611
106 km or 66 mi Isabela
$1455
111 km or 69 mi San German
$1597
115 km or 71 mi Aguadilla
$1219
117 km or 72 mi Mayaguez
$1267
118 km or 74 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2193