Birmingham vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$5420
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$2278
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$4438
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	1.14M	919K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 2% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1471st and 1371st ($2204 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1148th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Fort Worth ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 137th 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	$18.5	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$25420

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

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