Cali vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	99
😀 Quality of life	51	99
🏙️ Population	2.47M	4.84M

The cost of living in Cali is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6748th and 312th ($733 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Colombia and Australia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6170th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Sydney

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	Cali	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754