Fort Worth vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fort Worth	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2217	$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5435	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$1334	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$2328	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4189	$1175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	82	93
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	919K	1.98M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 156% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1434th and 6384th ($2217 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1234th 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 61st best city to live in the United States vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 213th and 985th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fort Worth	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1045	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$3056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$1519
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$9.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.8	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.1	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1925	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23437	$9002

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$681
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$584
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$704
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$643
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$689
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$771
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$519
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$657
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$552
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$552
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$771
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$598
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$701
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$754
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3201
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$466
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$542
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$460
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$509
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$570
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$592
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$449
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$592
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$756