Berlin vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2097
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$318
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$542
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$453
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.47M

The cost of living in Berlin is 178% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 1275th and 6645th ($2302 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Germany and Colombia, respectively. Check Germany vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 35th and 5917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Cali

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	Berlin	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$890
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$8.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$6650

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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