Fort Worth vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$7152
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	919K	690K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 33% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1371st and 74th ($2259 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th and 56th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 2.1 months in Washington. Ranked 28th vs 6th best cities to live in the United States, and 137th vs 31st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Washington

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	Fort Worth	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$24903

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088