Cali vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$273
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
53
80
🏙️ Population
2.47M
17.5M

The cost of living in Cali is 23% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6693rd and 5744th ($720 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6111th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.67
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6394
$24305

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$648
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$552
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$493
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$455
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$507
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$551
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$639
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$567
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$639
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$525
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$416
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$727
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$416
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$649
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$511
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$433
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$724
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$883
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$533
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$515
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$812
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$867
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$530
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$645
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$778
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$536
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$511
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$612
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$851
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$617
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$597
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$594
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$775
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$612
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$649
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$570
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$638
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584