Fort Worth vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$1690
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$2941
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$5013
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	81	96
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	919K	793K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 18% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 1451st and 579th ($2219 vs $2697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th and 501st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Ranked 40th vs 221st best cities to live in the United States, and 163rd vs 687th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Hempstead

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	Fort Worth	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$14.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$1472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$2920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$2622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$8223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$4500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$9.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$1479
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$17140

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2690
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2650
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2647
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2606
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2642
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2809
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3059
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2144
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3188
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2850
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4207
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3722
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2888
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3037
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2814
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2768
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3614
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2803
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3092
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2686
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3510
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3134
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2401
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2868
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2921
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2702
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2848
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2685
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3307