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"Cost of Living in Tanzania"

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"Cost of Living in Tanzania"
Posted by Business_Consultant on Jul-03-07 at 02:25 PM (GMT)
LAST EDITED ON Jul-03-07 AT 03:20 PM (GMT)

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Cauliflower 2000Tshs per kgs
Cabbage 300Tshs pc
Oriented mustard 3000Tshs per kgs
Potato 600Tshs kgs
Pumpkin 2000 tshs kgs
Carrot 1200 tshs kgs
Meant leaves Tshs 400 bunch
Correndal 500Tshs bunch
Tomato 1200 tshs kgs
Radish 500 Tshs kgs
Brinjal 1000 Tshs kgs
Lemon 800 Tshs kgs
Onion 1000 Tshs kgs
Green Chilly 3000 Tshs kgs
Red Chili powder 5000 Tshs kgs
Tamarind 700 Tshs pc
Salt 500 Tshs pkt
Rice 1200 Tshs kgs
Wheat 800 Tshs kgs
Sugar 1200 Tshs kgs
Tea powder 3000 Tshs 1/2kgs
Coffee 6000 Tshs 250 gm
Milk 700 Tshs 1 litre
Yogurt 500 Tshs 1 litre
Egg 2500 Tshs 1 tray Qty ?
Cooking oil 29000 Tshs 20 litres
Ladies finger Ths 1000 kgs
Turmeric 4000 Tshs kgs
Beef (Cow) 3000 Tshs kgs
Meat (goat/sheep) Tshs 3000 kgs
Fish in fresh water(Tshs2500)kgs
in sea water(Tshs 3500)kgs
Honey Tshs 4000 litre
Mineral water Tshs 1800 per caton. Qty ?
Apple Tshs 500 pc
Mango Tshs 600 pc
Banana Tshs 50 pc
Orange Tshs 50 pc
Garlic Tshs3500 kgs
Ginger Tshs 2000 kgs
Kidney pees - Pulses Tshs 1000kgs
Moong - Pulses Tshs1500 kgs
Toor - Pulses Tshs1400 kgs
Cucumber Tshs1000kgs
Ghee Tshs 850 kg
Cashew nut Tshs 4000 kg

Cress ?
Soya bean – Pulses ?
Bitter leaves 500 bunch ?
Bread ?
Chicken (per kg) ?
Shrimp / Prawn (per kg) ?

Petrol $1.5/liter
Diesel $1.5/liter
Domestic Gas cylinder and capacity?
Cost of Internet at cyber café per hour?
Cost of internet at home connection speed and price ?
Cost of SIM card for mobile?
Cost of per unit local call / SMS / International call / international SMS ?

Transport Vehicles Cost:
Car (New / Used)
4x4 (New / Used)
2 wheeler (New / Used)
Car rental (per 8 hrs / per monthly also)
4x4 rental (per 8 hrs / per monthly also)

Average furniture price like:
Bed ?
Sofa ?
Chair ?
Table ?
Cupboard wood/steel ?
Fan ?
Air conditioner 1ton capacity ?
Cooking gas stove ?
Cooking range ?
General cooking utensils ?
Water heating Gezer 1.5 or 5 liter capacity ?
Television 21inch and 29inch (any good brand) ?
Television Cable connection/subscription charges ?
Satellite TV receiver ?
Electricity price per kW usage ?
Land line Telephone price and duration of average installation?

Land price Urban/Rural, both lease as well as purchase. Looking for good deals ?

Hotel room in Arusha, Dar, Zanzibar etc. Minimum twin bed, economical, AC and non AC rooms ?

House rent for 2 b/r $200/month unfurnished, with condition of 6 months advance. Any good deals available ?

Timber cost is as follows in Dar es salaam City, for beams:
6in*1in*12ft pc each Tshs 2200/=
4in*2in*12ft pc each Tshs 2200/=

Steel load is given variably depending on sizes
10mm = Tsh 6,500/= per pc
12mm = Tsh 9,500/= per pc of 40ft length.

$1 bricks are electric manufactured. These are the toughest bricks. However for ordinary bricks the price is Tsh 400 per unit. These are made of sand and cement.

Local personnel hire: Average Salary figures require per month?
Security guard (without gun / with gun)
Driver (light 4 wheeler)
Cook
House servant (full time / day time)
Rough Labor (per day charges / per month)
Animal handlers
Mine digging labor
Graduates for clerical and supervising jobs
Guides
Translators / Interpreters
Electrician

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1 . "Cost of Living in Tanzania"
Posted by gastolekule on Jul-06-07 at 07:53 AM (GMT)
Hello,

I am a Tanzanian man living in Arusha.

I work for a Danish International NGO called MS-Training Centre for Development Cooperation as a marketing officer. Kindly visit our website at www.mstcdc.or.tz.

Did you get the information you needed yet?

If you have not yet got the info, just let me know and I will assist.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Thanks.

Gasto.

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