Cali vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$287
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$1885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
92
😀 Quality of life
51
86
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.75M

The cost of living in Cali is 58% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6748th and 2722nd ($733 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in Colombia and Italy, respectively. Check Colombia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6170th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Rome

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Cali Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$5.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6178
$10781

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262