Birmingham vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$2173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$5404
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$2254
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$4439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	1.14M	919K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 8% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1780th and 1353rd ($2004 vs $2173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1203rd in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Fort Worth ranked 36th in the United States, while ranked 58th and 169th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Fort Worth

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	Birmingham	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$1316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$1890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$2319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$5.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$98.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$1893
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$25845

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2084
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2108
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2139
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2059
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1807
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2236
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2053
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2143
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2021
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2338
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$1872
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1987
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$1992
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2162
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2113
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$1804
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2306
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2149
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2157
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2497
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2267
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2119
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2206
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2235
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2200
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2323
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2516
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2384
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2223