Cali vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$273	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$3815
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	33
😀 Quality of life	53	80
🏙️ Population	2.47M	543K

The cost of living in Cali is 65% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6693rd and 1697th ($720 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1492nd 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 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 6111th and 441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Tucson

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	Cali	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$15695

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066