Fort Worth vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$4258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	81	99
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	919K	3.9M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 34% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1451st and 72nd ($2219 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th and 52nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 40th vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 163rd vs 55th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Los Angeles

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	Fort Worth	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$28004

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974