Fort Worth vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fort Worth	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2173	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5404	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$2254	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4439	$5087
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	94
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	919K	467K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 18% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1353rd and 440th ($2173 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd and 394th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Ranked 36th vs 152nd best cities to live in the United States, and 169th vs 720th 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	$15.9	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.8	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1890	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.01	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.9	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.97	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.5	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25845	$18490

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2084
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2108
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2139
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2059
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1807
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2236
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2053
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2143
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2021
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2338
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$1872
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1987
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$1992
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2162
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2113
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$1804
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2306
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2149
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2157
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2497
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2267
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2119
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2206
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2235
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2200
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2323
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2516
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2384
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2223

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652