Fort Worth vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	919K	8.8M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 46% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1371st and 4th ($2259 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th and 1st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Ranked 28th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 137th vs 15th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs New York City

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	Fort Worth	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$21713

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192