Fort Worth vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$2346
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$483
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$1014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	81	93
😀 Quality of life	91	82
🏙️ Population	919K	9M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 128% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1371st and 5636th ($2259 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th 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 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 1 months in Kuala Lumpur. Fort Worth ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 137th and 555th 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	$15.3	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$4.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$1476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$66.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$11913

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$741
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$610
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$743
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$617
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$707
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$759
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$488
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$677
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$576
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$717
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$720
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$762
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3105
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$453
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$501
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$449
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$545
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$592
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$616
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$439
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$588
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$747