Cali vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$318	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	47	47
😀 Quality of life	60	63
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.26M

The cost of living in Cali is 35% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6645th and 4609th ($829 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 11th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 5917th and 5628th 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	$4.79	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$6389

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986