Cali vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$3759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$8458
🏠 One person rent	$318	$2610
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$4644
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$7771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	47	25
😀 Quality of life	60	80
🏙️ Population	2.47M	41K

The cost of living in Cali is 78% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6645th and 17th ($829 vs $3759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Colombia and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Colombia vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 5917th and 724th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs George Town

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	Cali	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$29.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$7.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$6.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$2741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$2265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$5028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$4147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	8.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$9286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$3.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$6.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$9.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$4.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$7.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$2.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$4.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$1841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$25268

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664