Cost of living and expenses in Tanzania

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What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Tanzania? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Tanzania, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Tanzania (The last update: today)

See also: food prices   Prices in restaurants   entertainment costs  

Currency in Tanzania Tanzanian shilling (TZS). For 10 US dollars you can get 26.6 thousand Tanzanian shillings. For 100 US dollars you can get 266 thousand Tanzanian shillings. And the other way around: For 100 Tanzanian shillings you can get 0.0376 US dollars.


See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Tanzania


What are the different prices in the cities in Tanzania? Look here: Prices in cities in Tanzania

Prices: Dar es Salaam   Arusha   Dodoma   Zanzibar   Morogoro   Bagamoyo   Kilosa   Mwanza   Tanga   Moshi  


Price fees $48 ($30 - $75)

fees

$48 ($30 - $75)
77% is less expensive than in United States

Price internet $47 ($26 - $75)

internet

$47 ($26 - $75)
34% is less expensive than in United States

Price jeans $11.4 ($7.5 - $15)

jeans

$11.4 ($7.5 - $15)
78% is less expensive than in United States

Price average earnings $227

average earnings

$227
95% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $321 ($113 - $669)

renting a small apartment in the center

$321 ($113 - $669)
82% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $466 ($169 - $789)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$466 ($169 - $789)
81% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Tanzania:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.23 (TZS 600)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $8.5 (TZS 22.5K)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $1.2 (TZS 3.06K)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $13.2K (TZS 35M)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $321 (TZS 854K)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $196 (TZS 523K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $706 (TZS 1.88M)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $466 (TZS 1.24M)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $48 (TZS 127K)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $47 (TZS 125K)
  11. numb_34 $11.3 (TZS 30K)
  12. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $11.4 (TZS 30.4K)
  13. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $22 (TZS 58.1K)
  14. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $50 (TZS 133K)
  15. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $44 (TZS 117K)
  16. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $6.95K (TZS 18.5M)
  17. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $206 (TZS 547K)
  18. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $4.21K (TZS 11.2M)
  19. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $4.87K (TZS 13M)
  20. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $4.54K (TZS 12.1M)
  21. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $227 (TZS 605K)
  22. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 16%
  23. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1.5 (TZS 4K)
  24. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.1 (TZS 3K)
  25. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $3.8 (TZS 10K)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Price changes in previous years in Tanzania

Have earnings increased in Tanzania?
See the average salary in previous years in 2012: $412(TZS 1.1M) and 2013: $310(TZS 825K)

Tanzania price changes: Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 2012-2013
Tanzania price changes Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) hikersbay.com

Price changes in Fees over the years: 2012: $71(TZS 188K), 2013: $48(TZS 127K), 2015: $71(TZS 190K), and 2018: $60(TZS 160K)

Tanzania price changes: Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment 2012-2018
Tanzania price changes Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment hikersbay.com

Price changes in Internet over the years: 2012: $10.6(TZS 28.2K), 2013: $36(TZS 95.2K), 2015: $118(TZS 313K), and 2018: $55(TZS 146K)

Tanzania price changes: Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) 2012-2018
Tanzania price changes Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) hikersbay.com

Have prices changed in clothing stores in Tanzania in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2012: $28(TZS 74.3K), 2015: $24(TZS 64.3K), and 2018: $23(TZS 61.3K)

Tanzania price changes: 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) 2012-2018
Tanzania price changes 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) hikersbay.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

Price Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda $0.58 ($0.38 - $0.94)

Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda

$0.58 ($0.38 - $0.94)
77% is less expensive than in United States

Price fees $48 ($30 - $75)

fees

$48 ($30 - $75)
77% is less expensive than in United States

Price bananas $0.87 ($0.56 - $1.9)

bananas

$0.87 ($0.56 - $1.9)
by half less than in United States

Price rice $0.99 ($0.75 - $1.3)

rice

$0.99 ($0.75 - $1.3)
78% is less expensive than in United States

Price wine $5.6 ($3.8 - $11.3)

wine

$5.6 ($3.8 - $11.3)
62% is less expensive than in United States

Price bread $0.78 ($0.41 - $1.9)

bread

$0.78 ($0.41 - $1.9)
78% is less expensive than in United States