Dodoma vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dodoma	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$502	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1420	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$169	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$241	$1392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	19	93
😀 Quality of life	24	77
🏙️ Population	214K	1.98M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 38% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6403rd ($502 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Malaysia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 8698th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Dodoma	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.79	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.8	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$258	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.88%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3085	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8420	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.47	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.6	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8092	$8723

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$486
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$638
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$561
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$523
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$552
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$461
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$545
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$580
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$625
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$408
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$760
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$498
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$589
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$500
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$748
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$566
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$648
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$648
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$522
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$647
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$650
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$651
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$747
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$541
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$490
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$483
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$648
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$719
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$413
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$648
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$558
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$771
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$602
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$518
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$562
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$803
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$698
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$646

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719