Cali vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5551
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1287
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2412
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$4243
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	82
😀 Quality of life	51	89
🏙️ Population	2.47M	919K

The cost of living in Cali is 67% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 6748th and 1378th ($733 vs $2195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1201st 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 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Fort Worth ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 6170th and 195th 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	$4.68	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$985
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$2295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$2084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$2321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$2018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$80.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$8.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$22657

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2105
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2118
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2127
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1869
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2096
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2103
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2103
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2158
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2085
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2299
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1887
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2122
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2159
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2087
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2102
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2189
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2145
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2175
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2236
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2550
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2196
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2243
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2071
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2188
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2336
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2284
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2282
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2506
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2602
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2150