Fort Worth vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fort Worth Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2289
$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5688
$5530
🏠 One person rent
$1368
$1484
🏘️ Family rent
$2517
$2447
🍽️ Food expenses
$621
$625
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4336
$4749
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
82
82
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
919K
468K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 4% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1178th and 972nd ($2289 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1073rd and 892nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ranked 47th vs 51st best cities to live in the United States, and 210th vs 221st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Raleigh

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Fort Worth Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.3
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$5.88
 Cappuccino
$5.87
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1480
$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1079
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2669
$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2125
$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2229
$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2097
$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.24
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.36
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.9
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1782
$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23220
$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2616
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1836
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2229
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2335
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2315
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2290
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2140
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2169
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2184
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2052
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1733
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2144
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2100
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2091
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1764
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2011
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2117
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2076
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2014
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1934
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2058
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2169
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2100
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2136
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1952
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1819
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2117
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2136
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1752
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2147
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1976
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2144
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2332
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2182
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2269
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1682