Cali vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$5438
🏠 One person rent	$273	$1384
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$2466
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$3915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	93
😀 Quality of life	53	96
🏙️ Population	2.47M	644K

The cost of living in Cali is 70% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6693rd and 872nd ($720 vs $2387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Colombia and Denmark, respectively. Check Colombia vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6111th and 9th 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	$4.67	$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$32.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$8976

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Cities near Cali

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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329