Beijing vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$5420
🏠 One person rent	$648	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$2278
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$4438
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	21.9M	919K

The cost of living in Beijing is 51% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 4987th and 1371st ($1108 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1148th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Fort Worth ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 2361st and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Fort Worth

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	Beijing	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$25420

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205