Cost of living comparison

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

Selangor is 21.1% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 10.9% less in Selangor
Groceries
pay 63.8% more in Selangor
Transportation
pay 56.3% less in Selangor
Housing
pay 15.2% less in Selangor
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Selangor

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

Selangor vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay 10.9% less for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Selangor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS5,023.36
$2.39
MYR10.09
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS20,093.45
$3.86
MYR16.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,841.90
$0.61
MYR2.59

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pay 63.8% more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Selangor
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,511.68
$0.90
MYR3.82
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,535.04
$5.87
MYR24.83
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,944.70
$7.15
MYR30.26

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pay 56.3% less for transportation

 
Dodoma
Selangor
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,927.06
$1.77
MYR7.49
Monthly public transit pass ?? $11.36
MYR48.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $37,478.71
MYR158,572.40

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pay 15.2% less for housing

 
Dodoma
Selangor
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS80,373.78
$25.27
MYR106.90
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $442.93
MYR1,874.04
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $333.14
MYR1,409.53

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Selangor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $181.71
MYR768.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,192.88
MYR30,433.09

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Selangor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS3,014.02
$4.20
MYR17.78
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,869.93
$2.23
MYR9.42
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS5,023.36
$4.09
MYR17.30

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Selangor
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $57.74
MYR244.29
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $35.00
MYR148.09
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $66.89
MYR283.03

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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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