Cali vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$279	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$1533
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	45	18
😀 Quality of life	57	66
🏙️ Population	2.47M	955K

The cost of living in Cali is 55% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6830th and 3094th ($759 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Tenerife. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 6175th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Tenerife

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	Cali	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$6640

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$782
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$511
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$572
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$565
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$667
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$679
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$655
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$730
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$506
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$515
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$678
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$489
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$708
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$608
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$722
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$848
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$976
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$622
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$604
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$950
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1030
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$546
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$762
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$881
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$585
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$637
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$882
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$960
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$581
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$777
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$721
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$686
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$542
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$649
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$663

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401