Fort Worth vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fort Worth	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2173	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5404	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$2254	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4439	$5439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	82	87
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	919K	1.39M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 37% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1353rd and 26th ($2173 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd and 23rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Ranked 36th vs 15th best cities to live in the United States, and 169th vs 107th 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	$15.9	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.8	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1890	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.01	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.9	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.97	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.5	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25845	$18429

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606