Cali vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2097
$5693
🏠 One person rent
$318
$1375
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$2392
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3706
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
88
😀 Quality of life
60
93
🏙️ Population
2.47M
488K

The cost of living in Cali is 64% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6645th and 1221st ($829 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 37th in Colombia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5917th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Edinburgh

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Cali Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.79
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$8.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.68%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1099
$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$890
$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.39
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6650
$26404

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Cities near Cali

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$746
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$825
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$537
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$606
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$592
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$719
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$738
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$709
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$789
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$529
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$547
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$717
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$514
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$757
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$637
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$777
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$919
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1062
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$663
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$640
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$992
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1071
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$575
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$813
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$915
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$569
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$667
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1019
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$614
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$750
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$764
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$744
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$754
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$538
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$656
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$703

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892