Cali vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$4139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	93
😀 Quality of life	50	97
🏙️ Population	2.47M	644K

The cost of living in Cali is 68% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6679th and 1085th ($748 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6204th and 10th 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	$4.3	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$14686

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452