Fort Worth vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fort Worth Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2195
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5551
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$2412
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4243
$1695
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
72
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
919K
4.43M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 103% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1378th and 5069th ($2195 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1201st and 3rd in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Fort Worth ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 195th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fort Worth Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.35
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$5.87
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1458
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2295
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2084
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2321
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2018
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.3
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.32
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.3
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1825
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22657
$5865

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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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045