Fort Worth vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$6139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	81	87
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	919K	1.01M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 43% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1371st and 8th ($2259 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th and 5th 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 Jose, United States. Ranked 28th vs 25th best cities to live in the United States, and 137th vs 126th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs San Jose, United States

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	Fort Worth	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$23151

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273