Arlington vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$2723
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$500
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$322
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$660
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	90
😀 Quality of life	78	68
🏙️ Population	394K	8.03M

The cost of living in Arlington is 73% more expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 2324th and 4996th ($1913 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 3rd in the United States and Colombia, respectively. Check the United States vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Bogota. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 895th and 4429th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$563
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1001
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$668
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$2388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$30.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$11
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$8706

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$958
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$816
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$858
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$593
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$559
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$537
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$680
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$737
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$749
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$630
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$1045
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$749
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$862
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$740
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$769
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$606
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$1041
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$563
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1162
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$1012
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$788
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$850
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$802
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$856
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$631
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$524
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$678
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$674
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$765
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$687
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$755
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$725
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$797
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$733