Cali vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$287	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	46
😀 Quality of life	50	80
🏙️ Population	2.47M	398K

The cost of living in Cali is 59% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6679th and 2367th ($748 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1932nd 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 2 months in Wichita. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 6204th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Wichita

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	Cali	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312