Cali vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$279	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$4336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	57	99
🏙️ Population	2.47M	8.8M

The cost of living in Cali is 80% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6830th and 8th ($759 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.1 months in London. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6175th 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	$4.9	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$27583

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165