Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
 Bintulu, Malaysia
Bintulu vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Bintulu is 14.3% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 14.0% more in Bintulu
Groceries
pay 33.2% more in Bintulu
Transportation
pay 52.6% less in Bintulu
Housing
pay 4.7% less in Bintulu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 81.6% more in Bintulu

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Bintulu are more expensive than in Dodoma. Expenses including transportation and housing are lower in Bintulu. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Bintulu.

Bintulu vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bintulu instead of Dodoma, you would:

pay 14.0% more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Bintulu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS5,023.36
$3.63
MYR15.38
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS20,093.45
$5.45
MYR23.07
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,841.90
$0.61
MYR2.59

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pay 33.2% more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Bintulu
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,511.68
$1.29
MYR5.45
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,535.04
$7.95
MYR33.64
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,944.70
$5.99
MYR25.33

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pay 52.6% less for transportation

 
Dodoma
Bintulu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,927.06
$1.92
MYR8.12
Monthly public transit pass ?? $15.14
MYR64.07
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $37,125.27
MYR157,077.02

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pay 4.7% less for housing

 
Dodoma
Bintulu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS80,373.78
$28.39
MYR120.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $204.43
MYR864.94
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $144.80
MYR612.67

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Bintulu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $117.36
MYR496.54
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,814.31
MYR28,831.35

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pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Bintulu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS3,014.02
$2.73
MYR11.53
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,869.93
$2.73
MYR11.53
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS5,023.36
$3.86
MYR16.34

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Bintulu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $60.19
MYR254.68
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $32.82
MYR138.87
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $73.82
MYR312.34

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025
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