Cali vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	81
😀 Quality of life	50	98
🏙️ Population	2.47M	449K

The cost of living in Cali is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6679th and 59th ($748 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Colombia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Colombia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6204th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Zurich

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	Cali	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$29610

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717