Cali vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$273	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	53	98
🏙️ Population	2.47M	8.91M

The cost of living in Cali is 78% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6693rd and 38th ($720 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st 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 1.2 months in London. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6111th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs London

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	Cali	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$25471

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908