Fort Worth vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$4305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	94
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	919K	467K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 19% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1451st and 524th ($2219 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th and 453rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 40th vs 282nd best cities to live in the United States, and 163rd vs 992nd 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	$18.1	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$22757

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059