Dallas vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$2195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$5551
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$1287
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$2412
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$4243
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
82
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
1.3M
919K

The cost of living in Dallas is 16% more expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 700th and 1378th ($2550 vs $2195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 1201st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Ranked 19th vs 46th best cities to live in the United States, and 113th vs 195th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Fort Worth

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Dallas Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$5.35
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$985
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$2295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$2084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$2321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$80.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$8.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$1825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$22657

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Haltom
$2105
12 km or 7.5 mi Saginaw
$2125
14 km or 8.8 mi Benbrook
$2118
15 km or 9.3 mi Watauga
$2127
15 km or 9.5 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
17 km or 10 mi Hurst
$2100
21 km or 13 mi Arlington
$1869
21 km or 13 mi Bedford
$2096
21 km or 13 mi Keller
$2103
22 km or 14 mi Colleyville
$2103
25 km or 15 mi Burleson
$2158
25 km or 15 mi Euless
$2085
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2111
28 km or 17 mi Mansfield
$2299
30 km or 19 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
30 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
36 km or 23 mi Irving
$1887
37 km or 23 mi Coppell
$2122
39 km or 24 mi Flower Mound
$2140
41 km or 25 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
41 km or 26 mi Duncanville
$2159
42 km or 26 mi Weatherford
$2087
44 km or 27 mi Lewisville
$2102
45 km or 28 mi Midlothian
$2189
45 km or 28 mi Cleburne
$2145
47 km or 29 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
48 km or 30 mi DeSoto
$2175
49 km or 30 mi Carrollton
$2236
49 km or 30 mi Dallas
$2550
49 km or 31 mi Corinth
$2196
52 km or 32 mi University Park
$2243
54 km or 34 mi Denton
$2071
55 km or 34 mi Lancaster
$2188
56 km or 35 mi The Colony
$2336
58 km or 36 mi Little Elm
$2284
60 km or 38 mi Waxahachie
$2173
62 km or 39 mi Richardson
$2282
63 km or 39 mi Plano
$2506
65 km or 40 mi Frisco
$2602
67 km or 42 mi Balch Springs
$2150