Fort Worth vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$8550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	81	82
😀 Quality of life	91	97
🏙️ Population	919K	452K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 41% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1371st and 11th ($2259 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Fort Worth ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 137th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Zurich

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	Fort Worth	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117