Fort Worth vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fort Worth	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2173	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5404	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$2254	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4439	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	919K	24.9M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 83% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1353rd and 4461st ($2173 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Fort Worth ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 169th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Shanghai

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	Fort Worth	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.8	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1890	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.01	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.97	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.5	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25845	$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740