Cali vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$4264
🏠 One person rent	$273	$1096
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$1719
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$3145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	94
😀 Quality of life	53	94
🏙️ Population	2.47M	626K

The cost of living in Cali is 62% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6693rd and 2103rd ($720 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6111th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Glasgow

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	Cali	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$12197

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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 Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1734
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1524
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1659
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1670
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1651
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1520
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2043
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1537
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1723
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1527
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1632
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1305
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1741
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1629
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1643
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1719
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1910
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1833
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1702
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1673
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1661
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1644
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1554
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1630
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1430
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1566
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1662
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1568
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1532
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1251