Cali vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Cali Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$539
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1353
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$204
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$1510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
2.47M
24.9M

The cost of living in Cali is 61% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8159th and 3152nd ($539 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.1 months in Shanghai. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5946th and 484th 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
$3.78
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.2
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.05%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$843
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.9
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4075
$27276

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$453
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$420
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$372
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$330
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$357
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$396
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$382
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$421
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$415
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$380
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$344
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$519
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$349
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$407
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$436
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$380
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$458
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$676
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$428
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$420
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$479
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$662
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$388
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$428
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$385
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$559
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$382
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$669
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$816
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$443
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$325
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$408
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$425
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$641
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$425
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$431
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$439
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$685
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$620
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$463

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811