Fort Worth vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$1512
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$335
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	81	68
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	919K	12.6M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 332% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1371st and 8548th ($2259 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th and 485th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Fort Worth ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 137th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Zhengzhou

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	Fort Worth	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$0.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$21955

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$520
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$520
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$514
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$504
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$457
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$484
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$522
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$516
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$513
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$502
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$524
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$491
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$487
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$513
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$529
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$525
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$555
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$538
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$540
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$533
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$519
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$540
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$610
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$507
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$521
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$589
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$637
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$612
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$599
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$556
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$575
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$549
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$567