Cali vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	98
😀 Quality of life	50	90
🏙️ Population	2.47M	3.42M

The cost of living in Cali is 58% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6679th and 2443rd ($748 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Colombia and Spain, respectively. Check Colombia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6204th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Madrid

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	Cali	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$10042

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522