Cali vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$287	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	50	95
🏙️ Population	2.47M	9.67M

The cost of living in Cali is 44% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6679th and 4104th ($748 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Colombia and South Korea, respectively. Check Colombia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 6204th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Seoul

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	Cali	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$20197

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019