Cali vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$273
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
53
78
🏙️ Population
2.47M
24.9M

The cost of living in Cali is 39% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6693rd and 4461st ($720 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6111th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Shanghai

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Cali Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.67
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6394
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740