Cali vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$3361
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	78
😀 Quality of life	51	92
🏙️ Population	2.47M	662K

The cost of living in Cali is 72% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6748th and 512th ($733 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 6170th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Vancouver

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	Cali	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$16245

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743