Fort Worth vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$4482
😷 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 1371st and 62nd ($2259 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th and 47th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 28th vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 137th vs 50th 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	$15.3	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$23685

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000