Barcelona vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barcelona	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2116	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4761	$2097
🏠 One person rent	$1285	$318
🏘️ Family rent	$2102	$542
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2516	$453
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	98	47
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.73M	2.47M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 155% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 1722nd and 6645th ($2116 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th in Spain and Colombia, respectively. Check Spain vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 205th and 5917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Cali

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	Barcelona	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1395	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2392	$555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.08%	11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7050	$1099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4924	$890
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.17	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.4	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.25	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$6.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$8.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$777	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16675	$6650

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1580
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1685
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1473
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1623
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1609
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1210
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1161
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1531
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1741
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1550
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1264
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1877
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1390
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1493
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1230
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1201
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1509
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1659
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1585
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1267
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1296
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1569
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1415
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2879
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1663
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1347
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1797

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