Fort Worth vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fort Worth	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2217	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5435	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$1334	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$2328	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4189	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	94
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	919K	467K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 22% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1434th and 327th ($2217 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1234th and 273rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Ranked 61st vs 271st best cities to live in the United States, and 213th vs 982nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Long Beach

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	Fort Worth	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1045	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.8	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.1	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1925	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23437	$19997

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821