Fort Worth vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$4406
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$1052
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$3391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	81	66
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	919K	633K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 20% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1451st and 2663rd ($2219 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th and 1875th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Ranked 40th vs 112th best cities to live in the United States, and 163rd vs 362nd 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	$18.1	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$27314

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822