Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 15.2% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,754.71
|
$2.62
MYR12.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,628.12
|
$3.79
MYR17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,518.75
|
$0.66
MYR3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS911.14
|
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,957.22
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,154.61
|
$7.05
MYR33.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,613.74
|
$5.70
MYR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,846.48
|
$1.88
MYR8.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,768.42
|
$1.75
MYR8.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,940.14
|
$1.07
MYR5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,037.94
|
$0.54
MYR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS982.00
|
$1.14
MYR5.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,004.72
|
$0.58
MYR2.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS724.66
|
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,040.75
|
$0.48
MYR2.28
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,240.69
|
$1.65
MYR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,105.74
|
$14.08
MYR66.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,395,387.43
|
$32,947.56
MYR156,138.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,722.99
|
$6.40
MYR30.33
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS142,004.08
|
$23.98
MYR113.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS775,998.06
|
$285.65
MYR1,353.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS529,869.13
|
$192.76
MYR913.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS91,052.50
|
$32.50
MYR154.04
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS620,354.70
|
$152.58
MYR723.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,710,978.61
|
$5,918.25
MYR28,046.58
|
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,999.98
|
$3.27
MYR15.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,805.21
|
$2.46
MYR11.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,353.58
|
$3.72
MYR17.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,738.53
|
$31.52
MYR149.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,504.34
|
$3.61
MYR17.12
|
|
pay 51.2% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,683.61
|
$50.13
MYR237.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,833.35
|
$26.02
MYR123.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,956.89
|
$59.27
MYR280.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS124,291.67
|
$51.45
MYR243.84
|
|
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