Cali vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$287	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	45	49
😀 Quality of life	51	60
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.48M

The cost of living in Cali is 28% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6748th and 5612th ($733 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 14th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 6170th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Zapopan

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	Cali	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$5160

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844