Cost of living comparison

Fort Worth (TX), United States

compared to

London, United Kingdom

London vs. Fort Worth Cost of Living Summary

London is 41.1% more expensive than Fort Worth.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% more in London
Groceries: pay 3.5% less in London
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in London
Housing: pay 44.2% more in London
Childcare: pay 24.9% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.2% more in London
Clothing: pay 31.7% more in London

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, childcare, and restaurants in London are more expensive than in Fort Worth. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Fort Worth Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.4% more for restaurants

	Fort Worth	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$25.83 £19.09	+29.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$10.33 £7.64	+3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.45	$2.46 £1.82	+0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.77	$1.85 £1.37	+4.5%
Average			+9.4%

Fort Worth vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5% less for groceries

	Fort Worth	London
Bread 1 loaf	$3.31	$2.07 £1.53	-37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08	$5.65 £4.17	+11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52	$6.31 £4.67	+79.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83	$4.45 £3.29	+57.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.81	$4.26 £3.15	-37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31	$1.56 £1.15	-32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75	$0.75 £0.56	+0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96	$1.44 £1.06	-26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52	$1.79 £1.32	+17.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05	$0.69 £0.51	-34.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10	$0.70 £0.52	-36.4%
Average			-3.5%

Fort Worth vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Fort Worth	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.00	$7.39 £5.46	+146.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.00	$258.31 £190.94	+222.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,576.00	$36,531.14 £27,004.11	+48.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.92	$35.26 £26.06	+108.4%
Average			+131.5%

Fort Worth vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.2% more for housing

	Fort Worth	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.00	$41.63 £30.77	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,611.25	$2,834.46 £2,095.26	+75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,092.50	$2,063.73 £1,525.53	+88.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$176.21	$263.90 £195.08	+49.8%
Average			+44.2%

Fort Worth vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 24.9% more for childcare

	Fort Worth	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,825.00	$2,333.60 £1,725.02	+27.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,880.00	$27,892.30 £20,618.21	+21.9%
Average			+24.9%

Fort Worth vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Worth	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.30	$8.27 £6.11	+56.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.09	$4.80 £3.55	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.88	$19.76 £14.61	+122.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.83	$65.66 £48.54	+69.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50	$16.14 £11.93	+19.6%
Average			+49.2%

Fort Worth vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.7% more for clothing

	Fort Worth	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.54	$96.94 £71.66	+60.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.32	$50.55 £37.37	+35.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.94	$114.87 £84.92	+26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.03	$135.36 £100.06	+4.9%
Average			+31.7%

Fort Worth vs. London - Cost of clothing

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