Fort Worth vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fort Worth	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2289	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5688	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$1368	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$2517	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$4771
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	919K	3.9M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 28% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1178th and 80th ($2289 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1073rd and 71st 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 Los Angeles. Ranked 47th vs 7th best cities to live in the United States, and 210th vs 58th 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	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1480	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1079	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2669	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2125	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2229	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2097	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.36	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.9	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1782	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23220	$28838

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2143
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2148
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2165
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2126
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2093
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1883
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2086
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2079
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2105
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2159
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2305
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1808
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2095
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2149
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2111
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2025
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2224
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2155
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2164
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2471
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2219
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2014
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2176
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2246
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2242
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2538
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2395
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2158

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919