Detroit vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$5420
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$2278
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$4438
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	81
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	639K	919K

The cost of living in Detroit is 8% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1839th and 1371st ($2070 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 1148th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Ranked 98th vs 28th best cities to live in the United States, and 319th vs 137th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Fort Worth

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	Detroit	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$25420

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

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