Cost of living comparison
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Los Angeles vs. Fort Worth Cost of Living Summary
Los Angeles is 31.8% more expensive than Fort Worth.
Los Angeles vs. Fort Worth Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Los Angeles instead of Fort Worth, you would:
pay 27.5% more for restaurants
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Fort Worth
|
Los Angeles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$26.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$15.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.86
|
$3.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
|
$2.72
|
|
Fort Worth vs. Los Angeles - Cost of restaurants
pay 8.5% more for groceries
|
Fort Worth
|
Los Angeles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.97
|
$4.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.44
|
$5.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$4.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
|
$5.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.83
|
$7.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.93
|
$2.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$1.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$2.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$2.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$1.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$1.30
|
|
Fort Worth vs. Los Angeles - Cost of groceries
pay 28.5% more for transportation
|
Fort Worth
|
Los Angeles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
|
$5.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$78.26
|
$105.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,732.20
|
$36,998.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.92
|
$17.91
|
|
Fort Worth vs. Los Angeles - Cost of transportation
pay 58.3% more for housing
|
Fort Worth
|
Los Angeles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.50
|
$80.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.00
|
$2,544.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,313.43
|
$2,413.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.40
|
$217.11
|
|
Fort Worth vs. Los Angeles - Cost of housing
pay 0.1% more for childcare
|
Fort Worth
|
Los Angeles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,912.50
|
$1,676.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,133.33
|
$32,155.00
|
|
Fort Worth vs. Los Angeles - Cost of childcare
pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Fort Worth
|
Los Angeles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.22
|
$5.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.46
|
$13.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.66
|
$75.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.62
|
$19.75
|
|
Fort Worth vs. Los Angeles - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 30.3% more for clothing
|
Fort Worth
|
Los Angeles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.50
|
$89.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.00
|
$64.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.17
|
$119.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.23
|
$205.45
|
|
Fort Worth vs. Los Angeles - Cost of clothing
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