Cali vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$287
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
51
79
🏙️ Population
2.47M
17.7M

The cost of living in Cali is 24% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6748th and 5948th ($733 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6170th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6178
$24117

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$652
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$718
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$477
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$462
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$520
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$541
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$619
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$562
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$641
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$501
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$483
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$653
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$398
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$488
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$641
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$748
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$868
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$544
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$504
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$871
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$873
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$475
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$681
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$789
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$528
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$526
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$618
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$851
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$523
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$687
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$634
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$584
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$642
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$574
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$651
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618