Cali vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Cali Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$539
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1353
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$204
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.7
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$1640
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
54
81
🏙️ Population
2.47M
17.5M

The cost of living in Cali is 50% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8159th and 4544th ($539 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th 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 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5946th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Cali vs Shenzhen infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Cali vs Shenzhen

Prices for goods and services in Cali and Shenzhen are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cali Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.2
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.05%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$843
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$5.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.9
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4075
$25954

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cali

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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749