Cali vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2137
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$330
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
66
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
2.47M
3.94M

The cost of living in Cali is 66% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6549th and 947th ($850 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Colombia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5632nd and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Dubai

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Cali Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.09
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$904
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6818
$17401

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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 Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469