Cali vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$273
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$3141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
45
92
😀 Quality of life
53
96
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.07M

The cost of living in Cali is 59% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6693rd and 2484th ($720 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 31st in Colombia and Germany, respectively. Check Colombia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 6111th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.67
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6394
$16182

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$648
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$552
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$493
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$455
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$507
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$551
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$639
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$567
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$639
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$525
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$416
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$727
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$416
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$649
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$511
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$433
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$724
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$883
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$533
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$515
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$812
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$867
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$530
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$645
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$778
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$536
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$511
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$612
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$851
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$617
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$597
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$594
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$775
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$612
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$649
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$570
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$638
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$633

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776