Beijing vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$4189
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	73	90
🏙️ Population	21.9M	919K

The cost of living in Beijing is 54% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 5355th and 1434th ($1029 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1234th 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 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 2546th and 213th 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	$4.24	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$23437

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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