Cali vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$273	$1528
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$2705
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$3089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	80
😀 Quality of life	53	80
🏙️ Population	2.47M	518K

The cost of living in Cali is 70% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 6693rd and 831st ($720 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 10th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 6111th and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Surrey

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	Cali	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$7382

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2329
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2034
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2564
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2251
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2134
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2445
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2576
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2585
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2604
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2837
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3118
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2729
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1721
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2728
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2920
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3262
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2974
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2313
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3345
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2758
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2651