Cali vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$287	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	89
😀 Quality of life	51	97
🏙️ Population	2.47M	5.87M

The cost of living in Cali is 77% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6748th and 81st ($733 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 1.4 months in Singapore City. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6170th and 8th 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	$4.68	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$28407

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Cities near Cali

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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637