Fort Worth vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fort Worth Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2195
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5551
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$2412
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4243
$1450
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
82
93
😀 Quality of life
89
76
🏙️ Population
919K
1.98M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 146% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1378th and 6160th ($2195 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1201st 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 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Fort Worth ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 195th and 883rd 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
$19.9
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.35
$4.99
 Cappuccino
$5.87
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1458
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2295
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2084
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2321
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2018
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.3
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$9.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.32
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.3
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1825
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22657
$9485

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Haltom
$2105
12 km or 7.5 mi Saginaw
$2125
14 km or 8.8 mi Benbrook
$2118
15 km or 9.3 mi Watauga
$2127
15 km or 9.5 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
17 km or 10 mi Hurst
$2100
21 km or 13 mi Arlington
$1869
21 km or 13 mi Bedford
$2096
21 km or 13 mi Keller
$2103
22 km or 14 mi Colleyville
$2103
25 km or 15 mi Burleson
$2158
25 km or 15 mi Euless
$2085
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2111
28 km or 17 mi Mansfield
$2299
30 km or 19 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
30 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
36 km or 23 mi Irving
$1887
37 km or 23 mi Coppell
$2122
39 km or 24 mi Flower Mound
$2140
41 km or 25 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
41 km or 26 mi Duncanville
$2159
42 km or 26 mi Weatherford
$2087
44 km or 27 mi Lewisville
$2102
45 km or 28 mi Midlothian
$2189
45 km or 28 mi Cleburne
$2145
47 km or 29 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
48 km or 30 mi DeSoto
$2175
49 km or 30 mi Carrollton
$2236
49 km or 30 mi Dallas
$2550
49 km or 31 mi Corinth
$2196
52 km or 32 mi University Park
$2243
54 km or 34 mi Denton
$2071
55 km or 34 mi Lancaster
$2188
56 km or 35 mi The Colony
$2336
58 km or 36 mi Little Elm
$2284
60 km or 38 mi Waxahachie
$2173
62 km or 39 mi Richardson
$2282
63 km or 39 mi Plano
$2506
65 km or 40 mi Frisco
$2602
67 km or 42 mi Balch Springs
$2150

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742