Cali vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2137
$3034
🏠 One person rent
$330
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$1048
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
47
22
😀 Quality of life
62
62
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.96M

The cost of living in Cali is 33% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6549th and 4582nd ($850 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 11th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 5632nd and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Tijuana

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Cali Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.09
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$904
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6818
$4868

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$788
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$856
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$563
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$631
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$606
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$749
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$769
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$749
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$862
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$537
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$559
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$737
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$524
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$802
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$675
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$816
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$958
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1106
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$694
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$672
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$1041
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1162
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$593
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$858
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$1012
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$557
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$680
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$864
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1045
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$630
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$740
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$797
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$795
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$816
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$516
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$653
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$733

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1126
18 km or 11 mi National
$3094
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1108
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3269
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3486
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2997
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3077
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2956
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3065
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$3012
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3265
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3274
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$3008
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3269
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$3011
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3221
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$967
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2984
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2690
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2994
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3137
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2799
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2850
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3051
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3075
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3492
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2646
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3129
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2663
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3520
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2984
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3064
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2768
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3503
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2598
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2801
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2677