Fort Worth vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$5217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	81	86
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	919K	1.39M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 35% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1371st and 52nd ($2259 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th and 39th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Ranked 28th vs 38th best cities to live in the United States, and 137th vs 155th 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	$15.3	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$22295

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826