Cali vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$287
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
51
99
🏙️ Population
2.47M
14.3M

The cost of living in Cali is 55% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6748th and 3085th ($733 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 4th in Colombia and Japan, respectively. Check Colombia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6170th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Tokyo

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Cali Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6178
$15495

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033