Arlington vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Arlington	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1807	$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4757	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$469
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4550	$445
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	90	45
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	394K	2.47M

The cost of living in Arlington is 151% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 2320th and 6693rd ($1807 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 10th 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 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Cali. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Cali ranked 3rd in Colombia, while ranked 1022nd and 6111th 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	$16.2	$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1340	$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2184	$1167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2175	$1105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.49	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.1	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.64	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1593	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21722	$6394

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2039
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1987
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2173
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2162
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2139
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$1872
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2236
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2306
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2108
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$1992
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2497
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2099
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2206
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2267
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2157
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$1804
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2149
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2323
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2235
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2111
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2301
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2516
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2200
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2384

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$552
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$493
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$455
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$507
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$551
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$639
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$567
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$639
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$525
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$416
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$727
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$416
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$649
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$511
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$433
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$724
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$883
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$515
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$812
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$867
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$530
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$645
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$778
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$536
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$851
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$617
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$597
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$594
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$624
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$612
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$570
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$638
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$633