Cali vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$273	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	89
😀 Quality of life	53	98
🏙️ Population	2.47M	5.87M

The cost of living in Cali is 76% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6693rd and 133rd ($720 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Colombia and Singapore, respectively. Check Colombia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6111th and 4th 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	$4.67	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$26424

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544