Cali vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1029
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$1905
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$527
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$3480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	92
😀 Quality of life	51	95
🏙️ Population	2.47M	629K

The cost of living in Cali is 61% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 6748th and 2278th ($733 vs $1861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 18th in Colombia and Germany, respectively. Check Colombia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.9 months in Dusseldorf. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 6170th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Dusseldorf

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	Cali	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$959
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$1501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$7923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$6295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$8.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$22103

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851