Fort Worth vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fort Worth	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2195	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5551	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$1287	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$2412	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4243	$5772
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	82	87
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	919K	1.39M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 34% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1378th and 45th ($2195 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1201st and 36th 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 San Diego. Ranked 46th vs 12th best cities to live in the United States, and 195th vs 75th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs San Diego

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	Fort Worth	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.35	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$985	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2295	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2084	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2321	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2018	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.3	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.89	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1825	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22657	$21468

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2105
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2118
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2127
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1869
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2096
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2103
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2103
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2158
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2085
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2299
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1887
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2122
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2159
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2087
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2102
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2189
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2145
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2175
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2236
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2550
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2196
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2243
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2071
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2188
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2336
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2284
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2282
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2506
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2602
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2150

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647