Cali vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	75
😀 Quality of life	50	88
🏙️ Population	2.47M	459K

The cost of living in Cali is 69% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6679th and 866th ($748 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 797th 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 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 6204th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Virginia Beach

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	Cali	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$18786

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777