Cali vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$287	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	51	99
🏙️ Population	2.47M	8.8M

The cost of living in Cali is 79% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6748th and 37th ($733 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in London. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6170th and 2nd 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	$4.68	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$25830

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055