Cali vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$1703
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$3895
🏠 One person rent	$279	$962
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$1528
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$2415
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	75
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	2.47M	826K

The cost of living in Cali is 55% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 6830th and 3105th ($759 vs $1703) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 12th 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 1.4 months in Valencia, Spain. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Valencia, Spain ranked 3rd in Spain, while ranked 6175th and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Valencia, Spain

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	Cali	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$1236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$2953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$18.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$12255

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1363
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1342
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1239
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1212
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1148
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1407
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1356
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1635
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1558
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1354
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1446
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1320
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1341
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1341
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1461
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1468
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1277
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1345
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1464
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1217
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2804
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1188
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1305
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1206
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1166
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1306
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1445
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1229
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1674
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603