Cali vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2137
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$330
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
99
😀 Quality of life
62
76
🏙️ Population
2.47M
24.9M

The cost of living in Cali is 26% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6549th and 4880th ($850 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 1178th 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
$5.09
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$904
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6818
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$788
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$856
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$563
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$631
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$606
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$749
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$769
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$749
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$862
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$537
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$559
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$737
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$524
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$802
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$675
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$816
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$958
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1106
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$694
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$672
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$1041
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1162
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$593
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$858
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$1012
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$557
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$680
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$864
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1045
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$630
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$740
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$797
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$795
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$816
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$516
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$653
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$733

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789