Cali vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	94
😀 Quality of life	50	93
🏙️ Population	2.47M	664K

The cost of living in Cali is 68% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6679th and 1038th ($748 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Colombia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Colombia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6204th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Rotterdam

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	Cali	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514