Cali vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$748
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1926
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$287
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$513
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
50
87
🏙️ Population
2.47M
3.33M

The cost of living in Cali is 69% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6679th and 989th ($748 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.5 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 6204th and 288th 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
$4.3
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$12.6
 Cappuccino
$2.24
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.11%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$992
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$798
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6351
$13241

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536