Fort Worth vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fort Worth	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2195	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5551	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1287	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2412	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4243	$5275
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	919K	3.9M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 31% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1378th and 72nd ($2195 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1201st and 59th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 46th vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 195th vs 47th 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	$19.9	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.35	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$985	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2295	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2084	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2321	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2018	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.3	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.89	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1825	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22657	$28613

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2105
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2118
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2127
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1869
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2096
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2103
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2103
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2158
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2085
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2299
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1887
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2122
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2159
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2087
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2102
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2189
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2145
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2175
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2236
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2550
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2196
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2243
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2071
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2188
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2336
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2284
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2282
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2506
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2602
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2150

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754