Fort Worth vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$4485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	69
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	919K	385K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 15% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1451st and 719th ($2219 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th and 625th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 40th vs 32nd best cities to live in the United States, and 163rd vs 151st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Tampa

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	Fort Worth	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$16676

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285