Cali vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cali	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2137	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$330	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$2569
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	47	98
😀 Quality of life	62	91
🏙️ Population	2.47M	3.51M

The cost of living in Cali is 60% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6549th and 1723rd ($850 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th in Colombia and Spain, respectively. Check Colombia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5632nd and 160th 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	$5.09	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$904	$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6818	$16324

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812