Cali vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$318	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	99
😀 Quality of life	60	98
🏙️ Population	2.47M	5.45M

The cost of living in Cali is 71% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6645th and 348th ($829 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Colombia and Australia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5917th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Sydney

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	Cali	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$21946

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864