Cost of living comparison

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Fort Worth vs. France Cost of Living Summary

Fort Worth is 35.5% more expensive than France overall.

Groceries
pay 14.3% more in Fort Worth
Transportation
pay 14.3% less in Fort Worth
Housing
pay 83.1% more in Fort Worth
Childcare
pay 2.3 times more in Fort Worth
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.5% more in Fort Worth
Clothing
pay 4.2% less in Fort Worth

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

Fort Worth vs. France Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
France
Fort Worth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.40
€15.13
$18.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.58
€10.94
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.85
€2.48
$2.68
 

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pay 14.3% more for groceries

 
France
Fort Worth
Bread
1 loaf
$2.00
€1.74
$3.14
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.90
€8.60
$4.98
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.07
€4.41
$3.29
 

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

 
France
Fort Worth
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.83
€6.81
$2.81
 
Monthly public transit pass $55.31
€48.09
$78.26
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,101.00
€30,521.44
$30,000.00
 

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pay 83.1% more for housing

 
France
Fort Worth
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.49
€28.25
$75.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $812.51
€706.50
$1,623.75
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $661.67
€575.34
$1,250.83
 

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
France
Fort Worth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $772.72
€671.91
$1,853.57
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,376.63
€9,022.81
$23,333.33
 

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
France
Fort Worth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
€6.09
$5.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
€3.10
$6.37
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.51
€11.75
$9.00
 

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pay 4.2% less for clothing

 
France
Fort Worth
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$95.54
€83.07
$60.85
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.45
€36.04
$45.20
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.85
€86.83
$114.43
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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