Cali vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$6116
🏠 One person rent	$318	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$2679
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$728
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$5006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	94
😀 Quality of life	60	97
🏙️ Population	2.47M	667K

The cost of living in Cali is 69% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6645th and 650th ($829 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Colombia and Denmark, respectively. Check Colombia vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5917th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Copenhagen

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	Cali	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$9.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$122
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$14799

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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

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588