Cali vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2097
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$318
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3654
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
47
92
😀 Quality of life
60
96
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.09M

The cost of living in Cali is 58% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6645th and 2067th ($829 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 12th in Colombia and Germany, respectively. Check Colombia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 5917th and 15th 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
$4.79
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.68%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1099
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$890
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.39
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6650
$22470

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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

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944