Cali vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$318	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$4485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	69
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	2.47M	385K

The cost of living in Cali is 68% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 6645th and 719th ($829 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 625th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 5917th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Tampa

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	Cali	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$16676

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285