Cali vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$751
$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1912
$5425
🏠 One person rent
$280
$1724
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$2960
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$3933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
54
90
🏙️ Population
2.47M
3.94M

The cost of living in Cali is 70% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6869th and 846th ($751 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.6 months in Dubai. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6176th and 159th 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
$4.58
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$9.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$2105
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$3796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$2360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.8
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.59%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$7433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$806
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.9
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$9.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.76
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$76.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$233
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6155
$14456

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$690
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$751
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$491
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$554
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$557
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$650
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$674
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$628
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$676
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$510
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$514
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$651
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$467
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$721
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$584
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$696
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$821
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$922
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$604
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$584
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$909
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$937
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$520
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$725
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$865
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$516
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$598
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$608
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$878
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$922
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$558
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$745
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$602
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$688
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$657
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$668
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$563
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$646
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$632

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1383
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2504
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1081
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1215
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1455
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1450
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1915
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$631
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1713
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$995
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$794
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1762
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1116
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1688
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$537
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$537
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$530
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$515
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1240
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1205
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$524
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1063
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$578
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1055
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$564
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$893
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$541
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$527
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$604
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$536
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$913
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$521
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$464
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$515
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$807
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$567
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$493