Fort Worth vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fort Worth	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2173	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5404	$1779
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2254	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4439	$1229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	82	93
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	919K	1.98M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 193% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1353rd and 6605th ($2173 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd 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 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Fort Worth ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 169th and 772nd 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	$15.9	$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.8	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1890	$492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.01	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.9	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.97	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.5	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25845	$6454

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2084
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2108
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2139
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2059
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1807
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2236
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2053
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2143
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2021
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2338
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$1872
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1987
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$1992
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2162
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2113
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$1804
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2306
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2149
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2157
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2497
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2267
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2119
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2206
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2235
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2200
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2323
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2516
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2384
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2223

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$582
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$480
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$553
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$545
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$602
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$611
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$554
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$482
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$638
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$610
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$512
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$578
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$566
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3007
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$500
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$585
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$483
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$453
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$487
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$496
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$472
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$520
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$650