Fort Worth vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fort Worth	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2173	$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5404	$4344
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1037
🏘️ Family rent	$2254	$1681
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$513
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4439	$4085
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	67
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	919K	633K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 23% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1353rd and 2436th ($2173 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd and 1929th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 2.3 months in Memphis. Ranked 36th vs 39th best cities to live in the United States, and 169th vs 173rd 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	$15.9	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.8	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$4.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1890	$1364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$1361
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.01	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.9	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.97	$7.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.5	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$1447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25845	$27049

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Cities near Fort Worth

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

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$1841
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$1834
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2153
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2138
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1830
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$1842
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$1867
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2187
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1715
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1827
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1972
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1785
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$2117
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1864
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1800
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1915
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1985
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$2038
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1650
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1875
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2074
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1313
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$2030
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2075
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1819
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1834
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1888
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1460
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1742
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$1968
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$2123
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$2045
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1987
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2534
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1534
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1368
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1766
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2300