Cali vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$748
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1926
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$287
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$513
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
50
78
🏙️ Population
2.47M
24.9M

The cost of living in Cali is 32% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6679th and 4858th ($748 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6204th and 675th 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
$4.3
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.11%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$992
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$798
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6351
$30174

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746