Fort Worth vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	81
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	919K	577K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 7% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1451st and 1833rd ($2219 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th and 1456th 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 Milwaukee. Ranked 40th vs 70th best cities to live in the United States, and 163rd vs 260th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Milwaukee

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	Fort Worth	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$24369

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415