Fort Worth vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$468
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$1331
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	81	93
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	919K	9M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 126% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1451st and 5802nd ($2219 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th and 1st in the United States and Malaysia, respectively. Check the United States vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Fort Worth ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 163rd and 520th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Fort Worth	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$3532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$1566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$10356

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$750
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$762
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$678
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$736
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$788
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$513
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$696
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$588
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$572
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$770
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$740
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$792
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3119
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$461
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$533
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$458
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$564
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$628
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$634
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$451
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$622
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$790