Arlington vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2097
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$318
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$542
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$453
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	90	47
😀 Quality of life	78	60
🏙️ Population	394K	2.47M

The cost of living in Arlington is 130% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 2397th and 6645th ($1907 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 14th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 894th and 5917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Cali

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	Arlington	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$890
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$6.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$6650

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703