Cali vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$287	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	91
😀 Quality of life	50	77
🏙️ Population	2.47M	6.26M

The cost of living in Cali is 34% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6679th and 4686th ($748 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6204th and 764th 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	$4.3	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$8040

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731