Cities / Middle East & Africa / Tanzania

Dar es Salaam

Tanzania

One person needs about TZS 2,973,805 a month here, renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre. A family of four needs about TZS 8,307,393.

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Starting estimate: about TZS 3,116 to TZS 4,366. Nobody has reported this here yet.

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Renting in the city centre. Built from the prices below. What we count

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Item	Typical	Reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	TZS 1,579,207	0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	TZS 1,137,029	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	TZS 3,316,335	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	TZS 2,368,811	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated	TZS 1,727	0 reports
Fresh white bread, 500 gEstimated	TZS 4,742	0 reports
White rice, 1 kgEstimated	TZS 6,643	0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated	TZS 5,927	0 reports
Local cheese, 1 kgEstimated	TZS 19,928	0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated	TZS 17,271	0 reports
Beef, round or similar, 1 kgEstimated	TZS 23,914	0 reports
Apples, 1 kgEstimated	TZS 6,520	0 reports
Bananas, 1 kgEstimated	TZS 2,391	0 reports
Oranges, 1 kgEstimated	TZS 5,927	0 reports
Tomatoes, 1 kgEstimated	TZS 6,520	0 reports
Potatoes, 1 kgEstimated	TZS 4,149	0 reports
Onions, 1 kgEstimated	TZS 4,149	0 reports
Lettuce, 1 headEstimated	TZS 3,319	0 reports
Bottled water, 1.5 LEstimated	TZS 2,923	0 reports
Bottle of mid-range wineEstimated	TZS 26,696	0 reports
Local beer, 0.5 L, from a shopEstimated	TZS 3,986	0 reports
Cigarettes, pack of 20Estimated	TZS 23,822	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated	TZS 14,960	0 reports
Three-course dinner for two, mid-range restaurantEstimated	TZS 59,839	0 reports
Fast-food combo mealEstimated	TZS 11,327	0 reports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated	TZS 3,688	0 reports
Local draft beer, 0.5 LEstimated	TZS 7,580	0 reports
Soft drink, 0.33 L, in a caféEstimated	TZS 2,645	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
One-way local transit ticketEstimated	TZS 2,443	0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated	TZS 111,176	0 reports
Taxi, starting fareEstimated	TZS 2,948	0 reports
Taxi, per kmEstimated	TZS 1,600	0 reports
Petrol, 1 LEstimated	TZS 1,870	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated	TZS 222,139	0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated	TZS 71,127	0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated	TZS 77,055	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated	TZS 84,951		0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated	TZS 16,990		0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated	TZS 128,674	0 reports
Summer dress from a chain storeEstimated	TZS 84,148	0 reports
Running shoes, mid-rangeEstimated	TZS 217,754	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Private full-day preschool, monthly, one childEstimated	TZS 1,542,385		0 reports
International primary school, yearly, one childEstimated	TZS 47,031,423		0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, centreEstimated	TZS 7,580,195		0 reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, outside the centreEstimated	TZS 4,895,542		0 reports

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