Fort Worth vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fort Worth	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2217	$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5435	$2692
🏠 One person rent	$1334	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2328	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4189	$1459
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	82	85
😀 Quality of life	90	83
🏙️ Population	919K	3.03M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 120% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1434th and 5518th ($2217 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1234th and 4th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Fort Worth ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 213th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Taichung

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	Fort Worth	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1045	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.8	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.1	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1925	$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23437	$19915

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$914
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$894
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$695
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$894
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$914
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$993
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$868
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$942
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1135
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$802
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1313
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$894
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$1030
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$854
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$634
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$615
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$621
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$901
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$707
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$628
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$671
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$697
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$616
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$700
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$589
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$454
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$451
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$579
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$677
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$600
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$696
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$666
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$650