Cali vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Cali	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$751	$1926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1912	$4546
🏠 One person rent	$280	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$1829
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$2149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	92
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.75M

The cost of living in Cali is 61% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6869th and 2241st ($751 vs $1926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Colombia and Italy, respectively. Check Colombia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6176th and 274th 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	$4.58	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$2128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$1442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.8	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.59%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$8218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$806	$4041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.9	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$4.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$3.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.76	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$76.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6155	$10762

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$690
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$751
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$491
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$554
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$674
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$628
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$676
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$510
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$514
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$651
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$467
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$721
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$696
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$821
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$922
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$584
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$909
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$937
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$520
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$725
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$865
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$516
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$598
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$608
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$878
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$922
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$558
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$745
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$602
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$688
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$657
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$668
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$563
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$646
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$632

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1745
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1695
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1481
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1423
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1396
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1343
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1400
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1395
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1106
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1177
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1156
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1388
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1489
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1270
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1229
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1335
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1453
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1182
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1238
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1179
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1421
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1290
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1400
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1318
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1392
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1392
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1684
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1074
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1446
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1589
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1452
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1309
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1482
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1231
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1333
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1717
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1341