Cali vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Cali Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$539
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1353
$4530
🏠 One person rent
$204
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$2204
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.7
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$4381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
61
😀 Quality of life
54
90
🏙️ Population
2.47M
3.33M

The cost of living in Cali is 72% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8159th and 1903rd ($539 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 2.3 months in Dubai. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5946th and 130th 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
$3.78
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$12.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.2
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.05%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$843
$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.9
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4075
$11590

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$453
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$420
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$372
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$330
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$357
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$396
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$382
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$421
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$415
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$380
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$344
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$519
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$349
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$407
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$436
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$380
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$458
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$676
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$428
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$420
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$479
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$662
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$388
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$428
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$385
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$559
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$382
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$669
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$816
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$443
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$325
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$408
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$425
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$641
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$425
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$431
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$439
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$685
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$620
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$463

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686