Fort Worth vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fort Worth	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2289	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5688	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1368	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$2517	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$1392
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	82	93
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	919K	1.98M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 183% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1178th and 6403rd ($2289 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1073rd 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 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Fort Worth ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 210th and 811th 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	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1480	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1079	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2669	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2125	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2229	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2097	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.36	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1782	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23220	$8723

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2143
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2148
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2165
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2126
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2093
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1883
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2086
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2079
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2105
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2159
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2305
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1808
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2095
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2149
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2111
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2025
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2224
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2155
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2164
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2471
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2219
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2014
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2176
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2246
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2242
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2538
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2395
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2158

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719