Arlington vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$1941
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$476
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	90	45
😀 Quality of life	77	57
🏙️ Population	394K	2.47M

The cost of living in Arlington is 145% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 2476th and 6830th ($1856 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 17th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Cali ranked 6th in Colombia, while ranked 1375th and 6175th 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	$15.6	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$78.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$1046
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$4.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$6322

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

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