Cali vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1941
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$279
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$476
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$395
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
57
81
🏙️ Population
2.47M
6.26M

The cost of living in Cali is 31% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6830th and 4939th ($759 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Colombia and Chile, respectively. Check Colombia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6175th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Santiago

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Cali Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1046
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.4
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$242
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6322
$9190

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$693
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$782
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$511
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$572
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$565
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$667
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$679
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$655
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$730
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$506
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$515
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$678
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$489
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$708
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$608
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$722
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$848
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$976
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$622
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$604
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$950
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1030
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$546
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$762
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$881
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$585
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$637
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$606
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$882
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$960
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$581
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$777
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$721
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$686
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$693
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$542
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$649
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$663

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827