Dallas vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$5420
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$1358
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$2278
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$4438
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
81
😀 Quality of life
94
91
🏙️ Population
1.3M
919K

The cost of living in Dallas is 9% more expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 938th and 1371st ($2472 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 1148th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Ranked 7th vs 28th best cities to live in the United States, and 36th vs 137th 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
$18.5
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$5.89
$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$25420

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209

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