Fort Worth vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$4054
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	85
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	919K	384K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 0.8% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1371st and 1402nd ($2259 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th and 1171st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Ranked 28th vs 85th best cities to live in the United States, and 137th vs 290th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs New Orleans

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	Fort Worth	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$10142

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940