Dortmund vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dortmund	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3769	$5420
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$1171	$2278
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3356	$4438
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	81	91
🏙️ Population	595K	919K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 34% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 4048th and 1371st ($1482 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 1148th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Fort Worth ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 625th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dortmund	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.5	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.32	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1142	$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3134	$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.16	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.8	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28831	$25420

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Cities near Dortmund

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Schwerte	$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi	Lunen	$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi	Waltrop	$1533
13 km or 8 mi	Witten	$1559
13 km or 8 mi	Herdecke	$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi	Wetter	$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi	Unna	$1532
16 km or 10 mi	Bergkamen	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Kamen	$1555
17 km or 11 mi	Hagen	$1554
17 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Bochum	$1548
18 km or 11 mi	Datteln	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Selm	$1555
20 km or 12 mi	Werne	$1571
20 km or 13 mi	Iserlohn	$1237
21 km or 13 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1565
21 km or 13 mi	Frondenberg	$1508
22 km or 13 mi	Recklinghausen	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Gevelsberg	$1559
23 km or 14 mi	Sprockhovel	$1565
23 km or 14 mi	Hattingen	$1552
25 km or 15 mi	Menden	$1502
25 km or 15 mi	Herten	$1565
25 km or 16 mi	Ennepetal	$1572
25 km or 16 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1506
25 km or 16 mi	Hemer	$1427
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1589
28 km or 18 mi	Ludinghausen	$1581
29 km or 18 mi	Marl	$1568
30 km or 18 mi	Hamm	$1663
31 km or 19 mi	Werl	$1683
32 km or 20 mi	Essen	$1519
33 km or 20 mi	Haltern am See	$1561
34 km or 21 mi	Gladbeck	$1538
35 km or 21 mi	Ludenscheid	$1577
35 km or 22 mi	Wuppertal	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Velbert	$1580
36 km or 22 mi	Radevormwald	$1598

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