Malaysia vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaysia Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$709
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1625
$1806
🏠 One person rent
$319
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$511
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$804
$229
💸 GDP per capita
$11867
$1186
😃 Human freedom index
7.06
6.38
❤️ Life expectancy
76.7
67
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
41
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
78
53
😀 Quality of life
63
38
🏙️ Population
35.6M
68.6M

The average cost of living in Malaysia ($694) is 2% less expensive than in Tanzania ($709). Malaysia ranked 149th vs 145th for Tanzania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaysia compared to 0.3 months in Tanzania. Ranked 61st and 136th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaysia vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Malaysia and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 34 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Malaysia Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.21
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.97
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$2.69
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$866
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$76.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.9
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
17.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1684
$1321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$3950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$15.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.13
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.79
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$38.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6210
$14608

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malaysia

City Cost of living Population
Kuala Lumpur
$866
1.98M
Ipoh
$657
867K
Johor Bahru
$789
798K
Klang
$704
878K
George Town
$754
794K
Subang Jaya
$789
708K
Shah Alam
$681
741K
Petaling Jaya
$731
639K
Kuantan
$552
608K
Kota Bharu
$517
491K
Sandakan
$518
396K
Kota Kinabalu
$687
452K
Seremban
$643
420K
Sungai Petani
$653
545K
Alor Setar
$509
217K
Muar
$771
315K
Kuching
$642
325K
Teluk Intan
$654
233K
Malacca
$689
455K
Chukai
$598
256K
Miri
$658
235K
Kluang
$771
205K
Lahad Datu
$556
200K
Taiping
$552
245K
Kuala Terengganu
$534
255K
Sibu
$592
248K
Batu Pahat
$788
140K
Putrajaya
$584
109K
Tawau
$578
114K
Butterworth
$701
80.4K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$799
4.72M
Zanzibar
$609
710K
Mwanza
$656
706K
Morogoro
$421
207K
Tanga
$552
221K
Mbeya
$495
542K
Dodoma
$526
214K
Arusha
$612
416K
Moshi
$533
145K
Stone Town
$567
18K