Fort Worth vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	99
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	919K	5.45M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 22% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1451st and 348th ($2219 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Fort Worth ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 163rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Sydney

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	Fort Worth	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$21946

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864