Cali vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$279	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$4189
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	82
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	2.47M	919K

The cost of living in Cali is 66% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 6830th and 1434th ($759 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1234th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 6175th and 213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Fort Worth

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	Cali	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$23437

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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

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250