Cali vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2137
$4759
🏠 One person rent
$330
$1049
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$1816
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$208
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$3341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
47
92
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.09M

The cost of living in Cali is 56% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6549th and 2200th ($850 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 19th 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 1.7 months in Cologne. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 5632nd and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Cologne

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Cali Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.09
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$1941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$904
$5385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$27.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$9.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$55.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$1042
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6818
$23900

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$788
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$856
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$563
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$631
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$606
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$749
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$769
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$749
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$862
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$537
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$559
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$737
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$524
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$802
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$675
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$816
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$958
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1106
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$694
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$672
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$1041
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1162
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$593
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$858
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$1012
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$557
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$680
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$864
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1045
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$630
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$740
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$797
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$795
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$816
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$516
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$653
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$733

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913