Fort Worth vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fort Worth Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2173
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5404
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$1279
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$2254
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4439
$3776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
89
98
🏙️ Population
919K
4.53M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 8% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1353rd and 933rd ($2173 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd 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 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Fort Worth ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 169th and 2nd 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
$15.9
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.8
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.19
$7
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.3
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1316
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1890
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.3
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2058
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.01
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.9
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.97
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.5
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25845
$18868

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Haltom
$2084
12 km or 7.5 mi Saginaw
$2108
14 km or 8.8 mi Benbrook
$2099
15 km or 9.3 mi Watauga
$2139
15 km or 9.5 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
17 km or 10 mi Hurst
$2059
21 km or 13 mi Arlington
$1807
21 km or 13 mi Bedford
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Keller
$2236
22 km or 14 mi Colleyville
$2053
25 km or 15 mi Burleson
$2143
25 km or 15 mi Euless
$2021
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2017
28 km or 17 mi Mansfield
$2338
30 km or 19 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
30 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
36 km or 23 mi Irving
$1987
37 km or 23 mi Coppell
$1992
39 km or 24 mi Flower Mound
$1982
41 km or 25 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
41 km or 26 mi Duncanville
$2162
42 km or 26 mi Weatherford
$2113
44 km or 27 mi Lewisville
$1804
45 km or 28 mi Midlothian
$2306
45 km or 28 mi Cleburne
$2149
47 km or 29 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
48 km or 30 mi DeSoto
$2193
49 km or 30 mi Carrollton
$2157
49 km or 30 mi Dallas
$2497
49 km or 31 mi Corinth
$2111
52 km or 32 mi University Park
$2267
54 km or 34 mi Denton
$2119
55 km or 34 mi Lancaster
$2206
56 km or 35 mi The Colony
$2235
58 km or 36 mi Little Elm
$2200
60 km or 38 mi Waxahachie
$2199
62 km or 39 mi Richardson
$2323
63 km or 39 mi Plano
$2516
65 km or 40 mi Frisco
$2384
67 km or 42 mi Balch Springs
$2223

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481