Fort Worth vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fort Worth	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2289	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5688	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$1368	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$2517	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$5544
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	919K	8.8M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 48% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1178th and 3rd ($2289 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1073rd and 1st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Ranked 47th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 210th vs 22nd 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	$18	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1480	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1079	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2669	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2125	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2229	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2097	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.36	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.9	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1782	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23220	$21465

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2143
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2148
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2165
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2126
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2093
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1883
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2086
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2079
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2105
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2159
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2305
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1808
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2095
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2149
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2111
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2025
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2224
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2155
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2164
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2471
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2219
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2014
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2176
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2246
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2242
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2538
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2395
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2158

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111