Cost of living comparison
compared to
Washington vs. Fort Worth Cost of Living Summary
Washington is 31.7% more expensive than Fort Worth.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.3% more in Washington
- Groceries
-
pay 27.6% more in Washington
- Transportation
-
pay 10.7% more in Washington
- Housing
-
pay 25.2% more in Washington
- Childcare
-
pay 57.5% more in Washington
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 62.6% more in Washington
- Clothing
-
pay 7.0% more in Washington
The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation in Washington are more expensive than in Fort Worth.
Washington vs. Fort Worth Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Washington instead of Fort Worth, you would:
pay 31.3% more for restaurants
|
Fort Worth
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
|
$3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$2.79
|
|
Fort Worth vs. Washington - Cost of restaurants
pay 27.6% more for groceries
|
Fort Worth
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$4.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.98
|
$8.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
|
$4.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.44
|
$4.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.90
|
$7.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.73
|
$2.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$2.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$3.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.64
|
|
Fort Worth vs. Washington - Cost of groceries
pay 10.7% more for transportation
|
Fort Worth
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$3.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$78.26
|
$77.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.92
|
$16.73
|
|
Fort Worth vs. Washington - Cost of transportation
pay 25.2% more for housing
|
Fort Worth
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.00
|
$69.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,623.75
|
$2,568.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,250.83
|
$2,088.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$176.25
|
$146.54
|
|
Fort Worth vs. Washington - Cost of housing
pay 57.5% more for childcare
|
Fort Worth
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,853.57
|
$2,650.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,333.33
|
$40,166.67
|
|
Fort Worth vs. Washington - Cost of childcare
pay 62.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Fort Worth
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.37
|
$6.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$13.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.88
|
$103.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$16.75
|
|
Fort Worth vs. Washington - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 7.0% more for clothing
|
Fort Worth
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.85
|
$76.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.20
|
$48.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.43
|
$104.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.23
|
$133.22
|
|
Fort Worth vs. Washington - Cost of clothing
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