Fort Worth vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	919K	1.6M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 15% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1451st and 742nd ($2219 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th and 648th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 40th vs 14th best cities to live in the United States, and 163rd vs 87th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Philadelphia

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	Fort Worth	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801