Fort Worth vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fort Worth	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2195	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5551	$4402
🏠 One person rent	$1287	$1073
🏘️ Family rent	$2412	$1650
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4243	$3551
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	67
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	919K	633K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 19% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1378th and 2338th ($2195 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1201st and 1841st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Ranked 46th vs 67th best cities to live in the United States, and 195th vs 247th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Memphis

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	Fort Worth	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.35	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$985	$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2295	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2084	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2321	$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2018	$1357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.3	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.89	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1825	$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22657	$27502

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2358
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2055
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2065
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2064
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2262
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2030
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1839
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1687
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1883
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1774
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1849
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1656
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1781
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1806
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1615
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1798
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1836
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1323
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1985
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1756
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1802
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1516
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1795
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1983
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1586
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1708
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2028
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1926
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1854
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1607
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1543
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1325
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2670