Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 11.3% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 21.0% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR12.29
|
$3.77
TZS9,941.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR17.78
|
$6.04
TZS15,927.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR3.10
|
$0.59
TZS1,547.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
$0.35
TZS928.63
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
Malaysia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.88
|
$0.76
TZS1,994.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR33.08
|
$3.54
TZS9,330.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR26.78
|
$4.49
TZS11,836.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.81
|
$1.87
TZS4,939.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR8.22
|
$2.23
TZS5,879.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR5.02
|
$1.14
TZS2,996.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.52
|
$0.40
TZS1,057.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.35
|
$0.38
TZS1,000.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.70
|
$0.39
TZS1,024.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
$0.28
TZS738.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.26
|
$0.40
TZS1,060.72
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.74
|
$4.34
TZS11,456.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR66.09
|
$11.63
TZS30,683.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR154,672.33
|
$15,997.25
TZS42,189,676.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR30.04
|
$11.49
TZS30,293.31
|
|
pay 37.1% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR112.56
|
$54.88
TZS144,728.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,341.01
|
$299.88
TZS790,887.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR904.91
|
$204.77
TZS540,036.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR152.59
|
$35.19
TZS92,799.61
|
|
pay 29.9% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR716.31
|
$239.74
TZS632,257.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR27,783.22
|
$6,071.51
TZS16,012,438.62
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR15.35
|
$1.16
TZS3,057.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.55
|
$1.86
TZS4,897.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR17.44
|
$1.68
TZS4,437.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR147.96
|
$37.00
TZS97,575.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR16.96
|
$4.83
TZS12,744.27
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR235.32
|
$16.50
TZS43,502.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR122.14
|
$33.56
TZS88,499.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR278.26
|
$50.99
TZS134,488.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR241.55
|
$48.03
TZS126,676.56
|
|
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