Cali vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cali	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2137	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$330	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$3964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	33
😀 Quality of life	62	84
🏙️ Population	2.47M	543K

The cost of living in Cali is 56% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6549th and 2237th ($850 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1697th 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 2.1 months in Tucson. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 5632nd and 460th 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	$5.09	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$904	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6818	$15759

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Cities near Cali

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

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212