Cali vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$5426
🏠 One person rent	$318	$1306
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$4183
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	81
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	2.47M	919K

The cost of living in Cali is 63% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 6645th and 1451st ($829 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1204th 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 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Fort Worth ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 5917th and 163rd 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	$4.79	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$1869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$97.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$1828
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$25647

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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

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208