Cali vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$3246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	78
😀 Quality of life	50	92
🏙️ Population	2.47M	662K

The cost of living in Cali is 70% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6679th and 819th ($748 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 6204th and 86th 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	$4.3	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$17240

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759