Cali vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$748
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1926
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$287
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$513
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
50
80
🏙️ Population
2.47M
17.7M

The cost of living in Cali is 18% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6679th and 5950th ($748 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6204th and 545th 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
$4.3
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.11%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$992
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$798
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6351
$22267

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609