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Fort Worth vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Fort Worth is 12.9% more expensive than Australia overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.8% more in Fort Worth
Groceries: pay 17.9% more in Fort Worth
Transportation: pay 10.8% less in Fort Worth
Housing: pay 33.7% more in Fort Worth
Childcare: pay 47.1% more in Fort Worth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% less in Fort Worth
Clothing: pay 3.4% more in Fort Worth

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Fort Worth are more expensive than in Australia. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Fort Worth.

Fort Worth vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Worth instead of Australia, you would:

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pay 6.8% more for restaurants

	Australia	Fort Worth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.15 A$24.97	$18.00	+5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 A$14.04	$12.00	+24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 A$3.83	$2.68	+1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 A$3.12	$2.06	-4.2%
Average			+6.8%

Australia vs. Fort Worth - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.9% more for groceries

	Australia	Fort Worth
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 A$3.48	$3.14	+31.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 A$6.14	$4.98	+18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 A$8.51	$3.29	-43.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.36	$3.44	-21.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 A$5.64	$6.90	+78.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.16	$2.73	+84.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 A$1.85	$1.12	-11.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 A$1.92	$1.79	+36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.81	$1.82	-5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.60	$1.08	-2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 A$1.42	$1.29	+32.2%
Average			+17.9%

Australia vs. Fort Worth - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

	Australia	Fort Worth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 A$6.52	$2.81	-37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.18 A$125.51	$78.26	-9.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,666.22 A$40,294.55	$30,000.00	+8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.83 A$25.97	$16.92	-5.1%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 33.7% more for housing

	Australia	Fort Worth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.93 A$80.01	$75.00	+36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,188.50 A$1,731.00	$1,623.75	+36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$962.42 A$1,401.72	$1,250.83	+30.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.71 A$194.75	$176.25	+31.8%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 47.1% more for childcare

	Australia	Fort Worth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,475.00 A$2,148.26	$1,853.57	+25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,848.50 A$20,169.68	$23,333.33	+68.5%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Australia	Fort Worth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 A$9.42	$5.00	-22.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 A$5.19	$6.37	+78.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$41.91	$9.00	-68.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.13 A$74.47	$35.88	-29.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.10 A$19.08	$13.50	+3.1%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 3.4% more for clothing

	Australia	Fort Worth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.65 A$101.44	$60.85	-12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.53 A$70.69	$45.20	-6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.22 A$144.50	$114.43	+15.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.98 A$157.27	$127.23	+17.8%
Average			+3.4%

Australia vs. Fort Worth - Cost of clothing

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