Fort Worth vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fort Worth	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2173	$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5404	$5218
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1517
🏘️ Family rent	$2254	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4439	$4557
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	82	69
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	919K	1.61M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 9% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 1353rd and 864th ($2173 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd and 780th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Ranked 36th vs 21st best cities to live in the United States, and 169th vs 127th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Phoenix

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	Fort Worth	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.8	$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1890	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.01	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.9	$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.97	$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.5	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25845	$10488

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2084
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2108
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2139
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2059
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1807
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2236
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2053
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2143
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2021
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2338
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$1872
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1987
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$1992
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2162
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2113
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$1804
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2306
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2149
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2157
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2497
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2267
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2119
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2206
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2235
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2200
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2323
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2516
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2384
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2223

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$2339
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2381
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2315
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2425
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2485
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2428
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2347
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2427
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2392
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2379
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2414
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2275
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2105
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$2042
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2692
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1828
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$2008
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2043
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$874
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1941
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1886
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$865
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2687
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1054
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2706