Cost of Living Comparison Between Njombe and Dar es Salaam Cost of Living Comparison Between Njombe and Dar es Salaam

🙂 Solo nomad: Njombe is 43% cheaper than Dar es Salaam without rent, and 62.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Njombe is 57.5% cheaper than Dar es Salaam without rent, and 64.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.81 TZS 6,960

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.57 TZS 48.4K

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.92 TZS 19.6K

Cappuccino

$2.03 TZS 5,007

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 TZS 884

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 TZS 540

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.04 TZS 2,563

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 TZS 4,861

Milk (1 liter)

$0.99 TZS 2,440

$1.08 TZS 2,659

-8.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 TZS 1,385

$0.83 TZS 2,044

-32.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.99 TZS 2,458

$1.14 TZS 2,809

-13.16%

Eggs

$1.35 TZS 3,347

$1.97 TZS 4,881

-31.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.71 TZS 24.0K

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.96 TZS 9,798

$5.83 TZS 14.4K

-32.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.17 TZS 7,827

$4.29 TZS 10.6K

-26.11%

Apples (1kg)

$1.57 TZS 3,871

$2.52 TZS 6,236

-37.70%

Banana (1kg)

$1.77 TZS 4,378

$1.06 TZS 2,620

66.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.83 TZS 4,517

$1.06 TZS 2,615

72.64%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.95 TZS 2,341

$1.03 TZS 2,551

-7.77%

Potato (1kg)

$1.39 TZS 3,425

$0.94 TZS 2,320

47.87%

Onion (1kg)

$2.47 TZS 6,098

$1.53 TZS 3,791

61.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.40 TZS 992

$0.88 TZS 2,184

-54.55%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.38 TZS 928

$0.40 TZS 999

-5.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.75 TZS 4,329

$2.06 TZS 5,095

-15.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$2.01 TZS 4,982

$7.40 TZS 18.3K

-72.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.38 TZS 3,420

$0.94 TZS 2,331

46.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 TZS 5,294

$1.60 TZS 3,968

33.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 TZS 638

$0.24 TZS 589

8.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$20.50 TZS 50.7K

$17.35 TZS 42.9K

18.16%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.57 TZS 3,890

$1.41 TZS 3,480

11.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.13 TZS 2,796

$1.51 TZS 3,723

-25.17%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.92 TZS 14.6K

$13.59 TZS 33.6K

-56.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 TZS 3,080

$1.25 TZS 3,093

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$18.5K TZS 45.7M

$16.9K TZS 41.8M

9.26%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$11.4K TZS 28.2M

$17.1K TZS 42.3M

-33.42%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$21.60 TZS 53.4K

$96.2 TZS 237.8K

-77.55%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$15.51 TZS 38.3K

$10.75 TZS 26.6K

44.28%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$58.3 TZS 144.1K

$32.38 TZS 80.1K

80.05%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.19 TZS 57.3K

$95.1 TZS 235.1K

-75.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.60 TZS 18.8K

$4.72 TZS 11.7K

61.02%

Cinema Ticket

$3.82 TZS 9,455

$4.76 TZS 11.8K

-19.75%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$323 TZS 799.4K

$255 TZS 629.8K

26.93%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$19.0K TZS 47.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.73 TZS 38.9K

$26.53 TZS 65.6K

-40.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.16 TZS 52.3K

$42.34 TZS 104.7K

-50.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$17.06 TZS 42.2K

$45.73 TZS 113.1K

-62.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$15.18 TZS 37.5K

$83.7 TZS 207.0K

-81.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$114 TZS 282.0K

$588 TZS 1.5M

-80.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$37.89 TZS 93.7K

$258 TZS 638.0K

-85.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$195 TZS 481.3K

$1,300 TZS 3.2M

-85.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$117 TZS 288.5K

$660 TZS 1.6M

-82.32%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,552 TZS 3.8M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,106 TZS 2.7M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$276 TZS 681.9K

$279 TZS 690.6K

-1.25%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

19.67

-38.99%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Njombe: January 13, 2026

Last update for Dar es Salaam: January 13, 2026

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