Birmingham vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$4189
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	1.14M	919K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 4% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1622nd and 1434th ($2137 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1234th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 48th and 213th 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	$17.5	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$23437

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

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