Cali vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$287	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	89
😀 Quality of life	50	97
🏙️ Population	2.47M	5.87M

The cost of living in Cali is 76% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6679th and 129th ($748 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Colombia and Singapore, respectively. Check Colombia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6204th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Singapore City

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	Cali	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$27780

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cali

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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605