Prices in Cali
Cali is a big salsa city where an inexpensive restaurant lunch is the ordinary meal and the MIO is how you cross town. A shop beer and a restaurant draft are different prices. Dinner steps up from a set menu to a composed plate, and a yellow cab has its own posted minimum.
The country average is COP 10,579 for coffee, COP 25,375 for lunch, COP 9,500 for beer, and COP 41,688 for dinner.
Minca is the cheapest city.
Cali’s own guides call it the salsa capital, and treat that as the reason the city draws visitors. The Feria de Cali has run since 1952, and salsa is the spine of the week between Christmas and New Year.
Use this page to judge a price in Cali. The guide is a typical range in Colombian peso, and the converter puts an amount into your home currency.
Food and drink
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Coffee
COP 5,000 to 15,259A regular cappuccino. This is the contributor spread for that one cup, not a separate street tinto.
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Casual lunch
COP 17,000 to 18,000A meal at an inexpensive restaurant.
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Local beer
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BudgetCOP 4,678 to 5,000
A half-litre bottle from a shop. The list does not name the brand.
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Mid-rangeCOP 11,000 to 15,000
A half-litre draft in a restaurant. The list does not name the brand.
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Luxury
No luxury band for this item in Cali
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Bottled water
COP 2,500 to 3,251A 1.5 litre bottle from a shop.
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Typical dinner
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No budget band for this item in Cali
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Mid-rangeCOP 29,500
The set menu at Ofelia, on the hotel roof.
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LuxuryCOP 69,900
A composed plate at Paladar.
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Getting around
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Short taxi
COP 5,000The posted minimum fare for a yellow cab. The airport transfer is a separate fare.
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MIO
COP 2,200 to 3,500A one-way ride on the MIO. Cash is the lower fare and the rechargeable card is the higher.
Typical ranges, not a live menu.
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Verified against Numbeo Cali prices, November 2026, How to get around Cali, My Trip to Colombia, Ofelia at Hotel 9.5 San Fernando, Paladar menu, Cali, and Things to do in Cali, My Trip to Colombia, sources checked November 2026.