Cali vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$273
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
88
😀 Quality of life
53
93
🏙️ Population
2.47M
488K

The cost of living in Cali is 65% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6693rd and 1692nd ($720 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 46th 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 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6111th and 64th 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
$4.67
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6394
$14724

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$648
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$552
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$493
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$455
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$507
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$551
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$639
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$567
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$639
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$525
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$416
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$727
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$416
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$649
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$511
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$433
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$724
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$883
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$533
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$515
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$812
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$867
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$530
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$645
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$778
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$536
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$511
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$612
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$851
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$617
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$597
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$594
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$775
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$612
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$649
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$570
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$638
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$633

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666