Fort Worth vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	919K	5.35M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 11% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1451st and 893rd ($2219 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Fort Worth ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 163rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Melbourne

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	Fort Worth	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$26129

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172