Fort Worth vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$3421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	90
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	919K	548K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 6% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1451st and 1156th ($2219 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th and 33rd in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Fort Worth ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 163rd and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Manchester

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	Fort Worth	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$21096

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862