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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fort Worth	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2173	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5404	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$2254	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4439	$6928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	87
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	919K	1.01M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 38% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1353rd and 22nd ($2173 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd and 20th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Ranked 36th vs 9th best cities to live in the United States, and 169th vs 69th 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	$15.9	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.8	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1890	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.01	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.9	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.97	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.5	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25845	$15889

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123