Cali vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$2172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$5195
🏠 One person rent	$279	$1127
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$1961
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$270
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$3668
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	84
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.91M

The cost of living in Cali is 65% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 6830th and 1536th ($759 vs $2172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th in Colombia and Germany, respectively. Check Colombia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 6175th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Hamburg City

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	Cali	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$92.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$1554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$9266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$4.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$63.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$27074

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$782
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$511
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$572
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$565
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$667
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$679
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$655
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$730
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$506
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$515
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$678
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$489
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$708
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$608
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$722
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$848
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$976
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$622
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$604
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$950
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1030
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$546
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$762
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$881
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$585
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$637
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$882
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$960
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$581
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$777
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$721
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$686
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$542
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$649
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$663

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429