Fort Worth vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fort Worth Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2195
$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5551
$4836
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$998
🏘️ Family rent
$2412
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4243
$3778
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
82
46
😀 Quality of life
89
81
🏙️ Population
919K
398K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 21% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1378th and 2435th ($2195 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1201st and 1891st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 2.1 months in Wichita. Ranked 46th vs 124th best cities to live in the United States, and 195th vs 488th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Wichita

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Fort Worth Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.35
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$5.87
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1458
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2295
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2084
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2321
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2018
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.3
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.32
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.3
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.9
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1825
$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22657
$16129

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Haltom
$2105
12 km or 7.5 mi Saginaw
$2125
14 km or 8.8 mi Benbrook
$2118
15 km or 9.3 mi Watauga
$2127
15 km or 9.5 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
17 km or 10 mi Hurst
$2100
21 km or 13 mi Arlington
$1869
21 km or 13 mi Bedford
$2096
21 km or 13 mi Keller
$2103
22 km or 14 mi Colleyville
$2103
25 km or 15 mi Burleson
$2158
25 km or 15 mi Euless
$2085
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2111
28 km or 17 mi Mansfield
$2299
30 km or 19 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
30 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
36 km or 23 mi Irving
$1887
37 km or 23 mi Coppell
$2122
39 km or 24 mi Flower Mound
$2140
41 km or 25 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
41 km or 26 mi Duncanville
$2159
42 km or 26 mi Weatherford
$2087
44 km or 27 mi Lewisville
$2102
45 km or 28 mi Midlothian
$2189
45 km or 28 mi Cleburne
$2145
47 km or 29 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
48 km or 30 mi DeSoto
$2175
49 km or 30 mi Carrollton
$2236
49 km or 30 mi Dallas
$2550
49 km or 31 mi Corinth
$2196
52 km or 32 mi University Park
$2243
54 km or 34 mi Denton
$2071
55 km or 34 mi Lancaster
$2188
56 km or 35 mi The Colony
$2336
58 km or 36 mi Little Elm
$2284
60 km or 38 mi Waxahachie
$2173
62 km or 39 mi Richardson
$2282
63 km or 39 mi Plano
$2506
65 km or 40 mi Frisco
$2602
67 km or 42 mi Balch Springs
$2150

Cities near Wichita

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1843
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1727
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1243
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1685
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1500
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1596
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1832
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$2026
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1841
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1755
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1807
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1732
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1577
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1835
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1772
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1854
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1515
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1580
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1840
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1690
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1899
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1765
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2100
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1864
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1919
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1953
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1931
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2258
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1874
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2045
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1909
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2308
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2231
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2316
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2179
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1802
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2287