Cali vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2097
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$318
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
95
😀 Quality of life
60
77
🏙️ Population
2.47M
17.5M

The cost of living in Cali is 12% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6645th and 6106th ($829 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5917th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Shenzhen

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Cali Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.79
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.68%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1099
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$890
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.39
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6650
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
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$746
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$825
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$537
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$606
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$592
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$719
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$738
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$709
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$789
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$529
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$547
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$717
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$514
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$757
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$637
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$777
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$919
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1062
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$663
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$640
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$992
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1071
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$575
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$813
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$915
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$569
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$667
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1019
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$614
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$750
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$764
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$744
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$754
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$538
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$656
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$703

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638