Cali vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$273	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$4688
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	45	20
😀 Quality of life	53	77
🏙️ Population	2.47M	41K

The cost of living in Cali is 79% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6693rd and 32nd ($720 vs $3374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 6111th and 754th 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	$4.67	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$25346

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Cities near Cali

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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671