Fort Worth vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	81	95
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	919K	6.21M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 106% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1371st and 5029th ($2259 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th and 2nd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Fort Worth ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 137th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Fort Worth	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$12842

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634