Cost of living comparison

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

Sungai Petani is 16.2% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 14.7% less in Sungai Petani
Groceries
pay 48.0% more in Sungai Petani
Transportation
pay 56.4% less in Sungai Petani
Housing
pay 4.2% less in Sungai Petani
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Sungai Petani

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

Sungai Petani vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sungai Petani instead of Dodoma, you would:

pay 14.7% less for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Sungai Petani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,947.24
$2.95
MYR12.48
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,788.96
$4.09
MYR17.28
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,813.99
$0.45
MYR1.92

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pay 48.0% more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Sungai Petani
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,473.62
$0.72
MYR3.02
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,420.86
$4.51
MYR19.05
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,733.38
$5.16
MYR21.81

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pay 56.4% less for transportation

 
Dodoma
Sungai Petani
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,761.48
$1.76
MYR7.46
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $37,958.60
MYR160,469.97

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pay 4.2% less for housing

 
Dodoma
Sungai Petani
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS79,155.82
$28.54
MYR120.65
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? ??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Sungai Petani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $68.14
MYR288.07
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,195.91
MYR21,965.72

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Sungai Petani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,968.34
$4.09
MYR17.28
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,750.67
$1.36
MYR5.76
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,947.24
$3.95
MYR16.71

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Sungai Petani
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $56.79
MYR240.06
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $26.80
MYR113.31
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $56.79
MYR240.06

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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: June 2025
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