Cali vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$318	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$3678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	60	96
🏙️ Population	2.47M	8.8M

The cost of living in Cali is 78% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6645th and 20th ($829 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 months in London. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5917th and 12th 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	$4.79	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$30567

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199