Tanzania Dar es salaam it depend where you stay some place is too expensive like europe but if you go to simple city like sinza,ubungo,kifamboni,magomeni,kinondoni,is not expensive it place where people leave normal life but the place you stay it like for rich people is expensive there
Great video as always. I assume that this is made for expats planning to move here and who earn more than what most Tanzanians make. However, it’s definitely not the average cost of living. Most people in Dar do not make that amount of money per month let alone spend it on shopping, going out, rent etc. Most of the grocery shopping they do is in the markets and they spend significantly less than what was stated in the video for way more. The same applies for eating out and rent. It would have been much better if you had insisted that as much as it’s your average cost of living in Dar, it’s not for most people and mentioned like average incomes and all that so that they’d be a clear distinction.
Hello I was raised in Dar Es Salaam. These prices are accurate given you live near the peninsula (east coast). If you go west into the city prices drop significantly so does the quality of live however. I am able to rent a 2 bedroom house in Sinza for 150 USD a month and it's about 15 min from the coast. Love seeing slipway again, I remember being 11 and getting my first kiss on the bench at the end of the pier. If you know you know. Drink a few safari's for me CHEERS
Us local dont go to super market, we go to flee market and buy our things there and it is so cheap and you get somethings which are actually fresh or just loaded early in the market.
All true. Then I go eat at mama's kitchen off sarengeti road in kisongo and its 1000 tzs, the amount of your change, for an entire meal! The locals live one way there and the tourists and ex-pats an entirely different one. Loved the video.
Hi @@ArchitectRussell I like the beans with a chapati and greens with some mchuzi sauce and avocado. I love Slipway, and agree with you about the food. Lots better are around, Masaki is a great place to live. We stayed across from George's. A good place for drinks is Capetown. I love the Indian food downtown. Happy to find your channel.
@@ArchitectRussell is the meat really so expensive? looking at numbeo stats beef is around 4$ per kg, same for chicken, but your prices are just like Germany high ?
I live in the UK and those prices in Tanzania were so expensive. I would never pay that much for food on some of the items but I hear what you were saying about not wanting to go to different places. £57 on the items you bought for just one person is a lot. That didn’t even include drinks, toiletries, snacks etc.
They are, and it's mostly because the people who shop there are well of financially. Alot of the food items are imported from the UK, US or South Africa that's why its expensive. If you were to go to a local market you'd probably spend a tenth of what you'd spend in that supermarket.
This is an amazing video honestly ... I've lived in Tanzania my whole life and honestly that's an accurate depiction of price when you live in those areas ... so what most guests from other countries do is when they come here they buy or build houses which actually start from as low as 30mill tshs and that eliminates all possible costs for a place of living ... and then to save money for supplies you hire a local that can move around and get you the veggies and meat and other food materials that are fresh and that allows you to personally get other canned and packaged items from the super market but fresh ones like veggies are way cheaper some places a 4 litre bucket of tomatoes can be sold for 4000 tshs which is quite a good deal so after hiring a local the local can work for sometime and leave or you can live with the local its actually a choice .... but with all that it means the cost of living is actually very low in comparison to the video but in other areas of Tanzania such as iringa it is less than daresalaam but there are only national parks and waterfalls and not many bars and clubs less urban but more relaxing ... anyways keep the videos coming this is amazing content.
Thanks a lot. Vegetables are pretty cheap anywhere wherever u go and you can’t really buy bulk because they go bad. Maybe I’ll buy local and freeze them 🤔. The difference in price is small for the amount of money u seems on them so I don’t really bother the effort. Meat on the other hand that costs more money really. I go to a local butcher nowadays. But cheaper meat is usually low quality. Generally u can buy cheaper but it’s a lot more time and effort so I don’t bother. I’ve started trying to get my housekeeper to get some stuff. But that’s an effort too! I even feel lazy and rude asking someone to get stuff for me. Honestly I don’t like it!
Thank you for your video. Living in a city in the west coast of Africa, I find life in Tanzania quite affordable. Sir, but what about the health system and security? Could you please provide us with this piece of information in your next video? Thank you in advance and may you take care.
Thanks for sharing this....it's simple mathematics.... people just need to pay attention to the conversion table of their mathematics textbook...I worked 29 years in the United States before getting hurt on the job that put me out permanently and now disabled...I can't afford to live in the United States off my monthly social security payment..but I can overseas...it's 50% less expensive for me...
I live in Masaki. Just made my total sum of living. 4200$. Family of 4, guards, cleaning lady, car, pool guy. Rent is 2500$. This area is expensive, but living here is also good for business. I am no expat. We decided to live here and live and work with the people to make a better life for everyone. Many people, when they see a muzungu, will try to make more money on you. You could add that to the list of bills 😀 Life definitely is different here and I was surprised the cost of living is so high. We started making a lot of things ourselves. Most imported goods are 4 to 5 times higher then we were used to. Only thing cheap here is labour. Inflation is also rising.
I hope you have already figured out the city and know the place where you can get domestic like a normal Tanzanian a simple advice don't close yourself in a circle of mzungu jichanganye
Am Local. In Tanzania everything you intend to buy the price is negotiable...Most of Mzungus don't know this. Vendors begin selling with the high cost of allowing you to negotiate. most local vendors know all foreigners not only Mzungu they don't understand this taboo and end up purchasing at a high price. You have to have your last price before negotiating.....karibuni Bongo...
If you wanna live the western lives in Africa it could be expensive and that is exactly what he did. I’m from Tanzania I know you can get the same things he got in about a quarter of that price he paid.
I ve been there 5 times since covid . the main problem are the hotels . when it is good it is 45€ minimum . and hard to find something at 20€ as south east asia . the service is long . in restaurant . but Nice country n people
great video mate, gave me an idea of how Tanzania looks like and the cost of living there. have an opportunity to work there in Dar Es Salam. how is there public transport like? or it is better to get Uber
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Hi Russell Videos are great, very informative. I am from the UK also and planning on moving to zanzibar. I am currently on early stage on building but I am stuck looking for glass sliding doors/bi fold manufactures tanzania dar es salaam. Do you know or worked with any companies that you recommend? I am only building a villa.
Usually have to import stuff like that - I don’t really pay attention my time actually suppliers I’m more concerned with manufacturers. But I know sliding doors expensive - usually imported from China
@@ArchitectRussell thank you for replying. I have contacted a couple off firms in dar who claim to supply sliding doors but after 3 weeks of waiting for a quote I'm starring to think they jus BS. Your content is great BTW. 👍
@@shadrackdeogratius6760 you are 7 months late 🤣 I have container coming from China. Got them made there, companies in dar and znz wamenizungusha sana.
I live in Mallorca, Spain and I cannot live on less than 2000€ per month. This is my cost of living in a tiny village and not a big city or a coastal town.
The total cost quoted here excludes the rent which he said is $800-$3000 p.m. I have a feeling this it the high end expenses for expats - not an average. btw The supermarket prices are on par with the UK!
Let me see, how do I answer you? 🤔🤔🤔. I have been to Tanzania three times, I've just returned February 19th my recent visit. This guy lives like an expat in Dar es Salaam. The average Tanzanian don't live like that. His utility bill is over $200? He's nuts. This is not the cost of living in Dar es Salaam, that's his cost of living. I can visit a local market get everything he got at the supermarket for 50k tsh. Which is about $20
Some privileged expat I know the type . I think if you visit get Airbnb and go to local market to cook back home. I want to visit, I unusually stay in Cambodia and food there is amazing, I get an Airbnb and cook saving money and eating local food
That is if you really stay at apartments or condominiums. If you stay at low cost housing, it will be cheaper esp. if you eat at low cost restaurant or food stalls. Spending $700+ a month is still way more expensive... in my country, spending money like that is considered living in luxury. That amount of money is for people who live in 1st world countries. Like us in the third world, we will choose wisely because we don't earn as much.
i brobably would go to a local market there, not for prices, but because fresh products R better (living in France 🇫🇷 i always heard it) i am African myself
It’s the same shit - it’s just all in one place more convenient- same in all countries - I’ve always found markets over rated - fun to go to - but not fun when you’ve just been working all day and you just want to buy food and eat
And it's not the average price for going out, usually spending a lot in McDonalds or kfc, it rarely goes over 10 pounds. What you bought is the average price of ordering at a high end restaurant on Uber eats.
This video is accurate if you want to spend 700-1000€ a month. However, it depends where you live and shop. You can live way cheaper too. So food/drinks at 5star hotels/restaurants will cost 20,000 TZS (10€) per person. Or even more, just like in Europe. But if you go eat Grilled Chicken with Chips, or 1 big Kebab at a normal restaurant it will cost you only 8,000 TZS (3€). You can even go to the local places and get Rice, Beans and Spinach for 3000 TZS (1.30€) Same for shopping. If you go to a Supermarket you will see expensive stuff that has been imported from Europe etc. But if you go buy from the local market you'll pay 50% less. Get your veggies and fruits from there. Not from the supermarket. Taxi is also very expensive. 15,000 TZS per 7KM I think. Maybe more nowadays. UBER ride is 30% or 40% cheaper. There is also TUKTUK which costs x3 less than Taxi I mean who goes to Tanzania to not experience something new? It doesn't matter how much money you have, don't be so boring.
sorry, you said, you dont pay a price of rent.. bcs you are employer and your company pay it .. I have rented a house in the suburbs, it has a large living room, kitchen, 4 bedrooms and two bathrooms with toilets. The water is free as it is from a local drilled source. I pay a monthly rent of 350,000 TSh, that's about 120 Pounds or about 140 USD in your conversion. If I were to live by your extremely expensive purchases, by the way I go to the local markets to buy basic groceries, to local street restaurants.. and I only need 7 USD a day and live well and healthy. So I don't have to earn at least TSh 5,000,000 a month.
Hi Martin, My husband and I are looking for an affordable home close to the price range you described. Do you have any suggestions for areas for us to look?
I would say 100 bucks for hotel and another 100 on expensive so 200 per day minimum. Depends if you want to travel like a back packer could be cheaper ..
Thanks for sharing your experience of cost of living in Dar es Salaam, nice presentation, well done. I had heard from a colleague (whose husband is from there) that I could live over there for around £300 per month including everything such as rental flat, food, utility bills but your calculation is almost 3 times more than her. So I was thinking to live over there for a few months of winter to reduce the crazy utility bills in Europe however your video told me otherwise, so I may think about some other places such as India. Also it would be good to explain how long a British passport can stay there or whether we need a visa or not. Is it possible to rent a room from a local resident in order to reduce the cost of living? Is there any British or European banks over there and what is the best way of paying bills or currency exchange. Would you categorise the country as a safe place to live for a few months during the winter months? Thank you again
Of course like anywhere u can live much cheaper than this. It’s pretty safe just petty crime really. There not really British banks here any more but even if there was it’s still locally run.
Doctor's salary per month in tz is 1.5M after all deductions such as paye, insurances,loans etc they remain with 900k-1.2M 😅, I don't know what the government is thinking as they provide salaries to employees which are below the living cost 😂
Don’t know what you are talking about - most of the stuff (if not all) I got was still local and unprocessed and fresh. It’s just quicker going to supermarket.
A lot of people probably compliment your architecture. I want to compliment your video skills. It’s really interesting and inviting to watch.
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Tanzania Dar es salaam it depend where you stay some place is too expensive like europe but if you go to simple city like sinza,ubungo,kifamboni,magomeni,kinondoni,is not expensive it place where people leave normal life but the place you stay it like for rich people is expensive there
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@@ArchitectRusselli go november to tanzania how much money do need with me 10days
Great video as always.
I assume that this is made for expats planning to move here and who earn more than what most Tanzanians make.
However, it’s definitely not the average cost of living. Most people in Dar do not make that amount of money per month let alone spend it on shopping, going out, rent etc. Most of the grocery shopping they do is in the markets and they spend significantly less than what was stated in the video for way more. The same applies for eating out and rent.
It would have been much better if you had insisted that as much as it’s your average cost of living in Dar, it’s not for most people and mentioned like average incomes and all that so that they’d be a clear distinction.
I’d rather pay more than go to a market. Same in uk I used to go to a market after a while I can’t be bothered spending the time. Time is money.
You go to one of the most expensive grocery shop in DAR and one expensive place to eat where only local rich people go or expats
@@randy23403 yes I’m an expat and I’m rich
Very true
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I'm seriously planning to migrate to Tanzania.
I visited it once and I liked it there.
Safety is my biggest concern.
Why is there(Tanzania) not safe place to be ??
Oh really who are u bro
Tanzania is arguably the safest country in Africa.
Thanks Russel.I have got an idea of cost of living in Tanzania.
No probs glad u got something 👍🏽
You still doing a very good job. Excellent blog and views. Am a fan. Just ignore the haters. They will always criticize no matter how good you’re….
Nice one British expat looking at Africa I live now in cali Colombia 🇨🇴
$1500 a month good area 2 bedroom apt penthouse..rest food and entertainment 👌
That is really good price for me in in south west in the uk its about £500 for a small shared apartment. Rent, utility bills, phone, groceries
I think I remember in UK all my Bills came to 1000 quid every month 😩
Eh if you live in the north it's a lot cheaper, I'm surprised.
Hello I was raised in Dar Es Salaam. These prices are accurate given you live near the peninsula (east coast). If you go west into the city prices drop significantly so does the quality of live however. I am able to rent a 2 bedroom house in Sinza for 150 USD a month and it's about 15 min from the coast. Love seeing slipway again, I remember being 11 and getting my first kiss on the bench at the end of the pier. If you know you know. Drink a few safari's for me CHEERS
How romantic 🙏👍🏽👌🏼
yeah prices for muzungus who have no idea
Any advise on how to find these properties for 150USD? I tried before but I had awful luck.
@@GuybrushSheepwood They tend to know since since Tanzania is still under their stewardship ie British commonwealth .
@@GuybrushSheepwood No need for Harsh Words i'm a Muzungu myself (American that was raised there)
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Us local dont go to super market, we go to flee market and buy our things there and it is so cheap and you get somethings which are actually fresh or just loaded early in the market.
That’s fine but I haven’t got the patience for that - I’d rather get everything in one place quick
All true. Then I go eat at mama's kitchen off sarengeti road in kisongo and its 1000 tzs, the amount of your change, for an entire meal! The locals live one way there and the tourists and ex-pats an entirely different one. Loved the video.
And how’s that -Beans and Ugali?
Hi @@ArchitectRussell I like the beans with a chapati and greens with some mchuzi sauce and avocado. I love Slipway, and agree with you about the food. Lots better are around, Masaki is a great place to live. We stayed across from George's. A good place for drinks is Capetown. I love the Indian food downtown. Happy to find your channel.
Great job, Enjoy this life, somehow is expensive especially if you don't adopt to our local foods.
Yes exactly - but you can live a lot cheaper if you want .
@@ArchitectRussell is the meat really so expensive? looking at numbeo stats beef is around 4$ per kg, same for chicken, but your prices are just like Germany high ?
Excellent vid. Keep the videos coming Sir Russell
Thankyou Luke 🙏🤘🏽
Thanks, not cheap living their either , plus other cost ,sport, cloth, fun , events
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I live in the UK and those prices in Tanzania were so expensive. I would never pay that much for food on some of the items but I hear what you were saying about not wanting to go to different places. £57 on the items you bought for just one person is a lot. That didn’t even include drinks, toiletries, snacks etc.
They are, and it's mostly because the people who shop there are well of financially. Alot of the food items are imported from the UK, US or South Africa that's why its expensive. If you were to go to a local market you'd probably spend a tenth of what you'd spend in that supermarket.
That supermarket was more expensive than Waitrose and half the stuff looked awful - but it might just be the lighting.
Thanks your vedio.In fact there is not cheap.It's expensive than I have thought.
I like watching your vedio,sir
Yeah it is - especially if you don’t live local style !
Thankyou
Great video......Next time....you have to do the shopping in the other side of dar......like in kisutu market and kariakoo market....dar es salaam....
Cheers Oh I already did kariakoo video 😅
This is an amazing video honestly ... I've lived in Tanzania my whole life and honestly that's an accurate depiction of price when you live in those areas ... so what most guests from other countries do is when they come here they buy or build houses which actually start from as low as 30mill tshs and that eliminates all possible costs for a place of living ... and then to save money for supplies you hire a local that can move around and get you the veggies and meat and other food materials that are fresh and that allows you to personally get other canned and packaged items from the super market but fresh ones like veggies are way cheaper some places a 4 litre bucket of tomatoes can be sold for 4000 tshs which is quite a good deal so after hiring a local the local can work for sometime and leave or you can live with the local its actually a choice .... but with all that it means the cost of living is actually very low in comparison to the video but in other areas of Tanzania such as iringa it is less than daresalaam but there are only national parks and waterfalls and not many bars and clubs less urban but more relaxing ... anyways keep the videos coming this is amazing content.
Thanks a lot. Vegetables are pretty cheap anywhere wherever u go and you can’t really buy bulk because they go bad. Maybe I’ll buy local and freeze them 🤔. The difference in price is small for the amount of money u seems on them so I don’t really bother the effort. Meat on the other hand that costs more money really. I go to a local butcher nowadays. But cheaper meat is usually low quality. Generally u can buy cheaper but it’s a lot more time and effort so I don’t bother. I’ve started trying to get my housekeeper to get some stuff. But that’s an effort too! I even feel lazy and rude asking someone to get stuff for me. Honestly I don’t like it!
Great video am in Tanzania, life is simple here , welcome guys
Awesome! Thank you!
Could you invite me
Thank you for your video. Living in a city in the west coast of Africa, I find life in Tanzania quite affordable. Sir, but what about the health system and security? Could you please provide us with this piece of information in your next video? Thank you in advance and may you take care.
Tanzania is peace country full of security health system we have private hospital aslo a lot you pay etc
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Thanks for sharing this....it's simple mathematics.... people just need to pay attention to the conversion table of their mathematics textbook...I worked 29 years in the United States before getting hurt on the job that put me out permanently and now disabled...I can't afford to live in the United States off my monthly social security payment..but I can overseas...it's 50% less expensive for me...
I had so many bills in the UK. Most of my salary went on that. But then again you get stuff like healthcare.
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I live in Masaki. Just made my total sum of living. 4200$. Family of 4, guards, cleaning lady, car, pool guy. Rent is 2500$.
This area is expensive, but living here is also good for business. I am no expat. We decided to live here and live and work with the people to make a better life for everyone.
Many people, when they see a muzungu, will try to make more money on you. You could add that to the list of bills 😀
Life definitely is different here and I was surprised the cost of living is so high.
We started making a lot of things ourselves. Most imported goods are 4 to 5 times higher then we were used to.
Only thing cheap here is labour. Inflation is also rising.
Some of words here are so funny , seeing white man is like you see money or commodity 😂😂so we must add it on a list🙌
I'm very sorry for them 😂 mzungu
I hope you have already figured out the city and know the place where you can get domestic like a normal Tanzanian a simple advice don't close yourself in a circle of mzungu jichanganye
Am Local. In Tanzania everything you intend to buy the price is negotiable...Most of Mzungus don't know this. Vendors begin selling with the high cost of allowing you to negotiate. most local vendors know all foreigners not only Mzungu they don't understand this taboo and end up purchasing at a high price. You have to have your last price before negotiating.....karibuni Bongo...
You could hire a local with Bolt/Uber to shop for groceries for you in the open markets and you'd still save a lot of money.
Dar has options but nice
I do wholesale shopping for grocery at a wholeseller I spend 300k for food to last for 2 months
If you wanna live the western lives in Africa it could be expensive and that is exactly what he did. I’m from Tanzania I know you can get the same things he got in about a quarter of that price he paid.
Yeah and about 4 times the time. Time is money
I ve been there 5 times since covid . the main problem are the hotels . when it is good it is 45€ minimum . and hard to find something at 20€ as south east asia . the service is long . in restaurant . but Nice country n people
Yeah very long service but some places ok. It’s a lot different to se Asia especially the food - it’s not as good lol
@@ArchitectRussell hahaha i agree . Tanzania IS still a gem . I wish it wont become as Thaïland
Tanzania is very cheap, just depends with where you buy. No one buys tomatoes from supermarket.
I don’t. So you are wrong for sure.
Why are your utilities that expensive? I stay in Arusha and my utilities are about $20 a month. Great video by the way!
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@@Ronaldo-i8s8d very possible and arusha might still be considered as "tourist city" other towns/cities might actually be cheaper
This is how much it will cost in many cities in USA. Its very exp considering its TZ. Expat prices for sure.
Best video so far
Cheers
Bro ya living like a tourist, half of that is enough to live comfortably here in Dar!
Comfort is different for different people
Thanks Russel for that. Am coming in November
Good luck 🙏
great video mate, gave me an idea of how Tanzania looks like and the cost of living there. have an opportunity to work there in Dar Es Salam. how is there public transport like? or it is better to get Uber
Thanks a lot. Actually I did a video about the Public Transport also it’s here: ua-cam.com/video/AlsCPyfiZ-c/v-deo.html
@@ArchitectRussell great will check it out. Cheers
@@ArchitectRussell African governments are mulling banning "foreign Vloggers" like you from entering their countries becoz you do more harm than good to the image of Africa.
Hi Russell
Videos are great, very informative. I am from the UK also and planning on moving to zanzibar. I am currently on early stage on building but I am stuck looking for glass sliding doors/bi fold manufactures tanzania dar es salaam. Do you know or worked with any companies that you recommend? I am only building a villa.
Usually have to import stuff like that - I don’t really pay attention my time actually suppliers I’m more concerned with manufacturers. But I know sliding doors expensive - usually imported from China
@@ArchitectRussell thank you for replying. I have contacted a couple off firms in dar who claim to supply sliding doors but after 3 weeks of waiting for a quote I'm starring to think they jus BS. Your content is great BTW. 👍
@@workhardplayhard3192 welcome to our company for construction work
@@shadrackdeogratius6760 you are 7 months late 🤣 I have container coming from China. Got them made there, companies in dar and znz wamenizungusha sana.
Yes ur right I also stay in dar Ae Salaam total cost same as you calculate
U spelt it wrong
I live in Mallorca, Spain and I cannot live on less than 2000€ per month. This is my cost of living in a tiny village and not a big city or a coastal town.
The total cost quoted here excludes the rent which he said is $800-$3000 p.m.
I have a feeling this it the high end expenses for expats - not an average. btw The supermarket prices are on par with the UK!
Just because it’s Tanzania doesn’t mean it should be cheaper does it?
Thanks for the video and for information ! I love your british accent (no homo)
Cheers man
Pretty cheap for most things but I spotted food some food items were the same as the UK
Yeah they have items with UK prices still on them but they cost a lot more here
Nice video Russell, your persona is nice. Do you work with Quantity Surveyors there ?
Not really 😖
Nice
Daaa nothing to say but I like your camera positions ideas
Cheers man
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A utility bill of $280 for one person which is a lot of money. Do you use heavy machinery equipment?
It is - that includes maintenance and security and parking etc
very interesting
Next video idea "eat,sleep,work as locals" and we see actual cost
Majority of local people in Tanzania get pay from their jobs about TZSH 400000-1.200000 a month equivalent $180 to $550 a month, how they make living?
No idea - live cheap !
Let me see, how do I answer you? 🤔🤔🤔. I have been to Tanzania three times, I've just returned February 19th my recent visit. This guy lives like an expat in Dar es Salaam. The average Tanzanian don't live like that. His utility bill is over $200? He's nuts. This is not the cost of living in Dar es Salaam, that's his cost of living. I can visit a local market get everything he got at the supermarket for 50k tsh. Which is about $20
@@theafricanjumbee4057 yeah. Expats like him are just giving the wrong impression and making it unaffordable for the locals
@@theafricanjumbee4057not really mzee, kwa hayo makorokoro you can get them around 70K kwa inflation ya sasa.😂
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I buy from local market 2 weeks food for family of 5 it cost me 8 pounds maximum total yr going exp places to buy yr food
And what do you eat vegetables ?
Some privileged expat I know the type . I think if you visit get Airbnb and go to local market to cook back home. I want to visit, I unusually stay in Cambodia and food there is amazing, I get an Airbnb and cook saving money and eating local food
Some cheap student brokie - I know the type
@@ArchitectRussell boom go on son get it out don’t hold back haha
Thanks for sharing. Also what about rent ?
I don’t pay so I wouldn’t know 😅
That is if you really stay at apartments or condominiums. If you stay at low cost housing, it will be cheaper esp. if you eat at low cost restaurant or food stalls. Spending $700+ a month is still way more expensive... in my country, spending money like that is considered living in luxury. That amount of money is for people who live in 1st world countries. Like us in the third world, we will choose wisely because we don't earn as much.
It’s cheap cheap
i brobably would go to a local market there, not for prices, but because fresh products R better (living in France 🇫🇷 i always heard it)
i am African myself
Time is money - why spend 3 hours when you can do it in 1
@@ArchitectRussell no wasting time if it is for your health dear !
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i heard you before my 1st comment...
It’s the same shit - it’s just all in one place more convenient- same in all countries - I’ve always found markets over rated - fun to go to - but not fun when you’ve just been working all day and you just want to buy food and eat
@@ArchitectRussellI agree . They are just cheaper but not necessarily better .
Some of it is cheap like the veg but most of it is more expensive than UK prices.
Man, man thats weird.
Because it’s imported
And it's not the average price for going out, usually spending a lot in McDonalds or kfc, it rarely goes over 10 pounds.
What you bought is the average price of ordering at a high end restaurant on Uber eats.
Of course kfc McDonald’s is fast food- I wouldn’t say that is ‘going out’
Then how local are living?🤔
Dar es salaam is pretty cheap if you're well informed, this is just a tourist lifestyle.
I’ve been here 8 years I’m not a tourist - I just not a tight arse who wants to spend their whole day trying to find cheap stuff
@@ArchitectRussell I think what he says is when you are well informed you don't need to always look for cheap stuff spots you just go to them
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If u live like locals you can save much
Hello Mr. Russell, could I know which apartment do you living? Is it convenient?
Oh I better not say that on here 😂
That's because you're living in kisutu and you're shopping at osterbay, masaki and msasani so that's right
This video is accurate if you want to spend 700-1000€ a month. However, it depends where you live and shop. You can live way cheaper too.
So food/drinks at 5star hotels/restaurants will cost 20,000 TZS (10€) per person. Or even more, just like in Europe.
But if you go eat Grilled Chicken with Chips, or 1 big Kebab at a normal restaurant it will cost you only 8,000 TZS (3€). You can even go to the local places and get Rice, Beans and Spinach for 3000 TZS (1.30€)
Same for shopping. If you go to a Supermarket you will see expensive stuff that has been imported from Europe etc. But if you go buy from the local market you'll pay 50% less. Get your veggies and fruits from there. Not from the supermarket.
Taxi is also very expensive. 15,000 TZS per 7KM I think. Maybe more nowadays.
UBER ride is 30% or 40% cheaper.
There is also TUKTUK which costs x3 less than Taxi
I mean who goes to Tanzania to not experience something new? It doesn't matter how much money you have, don't be so boring.
Do you really think it’s new to me after 10 years 🤣
@@ArchitectRussell hit him uncle Russell
May I ask you what camera using
That’s was mostly Sony 6400 and latest iPhone
Not bad..
This stuff is more expensive than organic food in usa
Are they in big inflation or what
I mean capital is expensive but this is way expensive
sorry, you said, you dont pay a price of rent.. bcs you are employer and your company pay it .. I have rented a house in the suburbs, it has a large living room, kitchen, 4 bedrooms and two bathrooms with toilets. The water is free as it is from a local drilled source. I pay a monthly rent of 350,000 TSh, that's about 120 Pounds or about 140 USD in your conversion. If I were to live by your extremely expensive purchases, by the way I go to the local markets to buy basic groceries, to local street restaurants.. and I only need 7 USD a day and live well and healthy. So I don't have to earn at least TSh 5,000,000 a month.
I spend more than that on deodorant and socks. I never wear the same pair twice.
Hi Martin, My husband and I are looking for an affordable home close to the price range you described. Do you have any suggestions for areas for us to look?
Go shop at kariakoo and at mnazi mmoja
$750 USD for food, shopping, entertainment, elec, phone, internet.
$550 rent
$1300 all in
With all the beautiful markets and fish market this dude takes us to a boring overpriced supermarket 😂
Can't change the western mind
I would say the fish market in Dar Es Salaam is the most un-beautiful place in the whole city 🤣 . Not exactly a pleasant experience at all.
Please give me idea one month tour in Tanzania how much amount by USD
I would say 100 bucks for hotel and another 100 on expensive so 200 per day minimum. Depends if you want to travel like a back packer could be cheaper ..
Thanks for sharing your experience of cost of living in Dar es Salaam, nice presentation, well done. I had heard from a colleague (whose husband is from there) that I could live over there for around £300 per month including everything such as rental flat, food, utility bills but your calculation is almost 3 times more than her. So I was thinking to live over there for a few months of winter to reduce the crazy utility bills in Europe however your video told me otherwise, so I may think about some other places such as India.
Also it would be good to explain how long a British passport can stay there or whether we need a visa or not. Is it possible to rent a room from a local resident in order to reduce the cost of living? Is there any British or European banks over there and what is the best way of paying bills or currency exchange. Would you categorise the country as a safe place to live for a few months during the winter months?
Thank you again
Of course like anywhere u can live much cheaper than this. It’s pretty safe just petty crime really. There not really British banks here any more but even if there was it’s still locally run.
Bro went to all expensive places. like come on man. that's not the REAL cost of living. Come on man
You can stick to the REAL places if you like. I can’t be bothered any more.
Hay quá
Expensive!
Doctor's salary per month in tz is 1.5M after all deductions such as paye, insurances,loans etc they remain with 900k-1.2M 😅, I don't know what the government is thinking as they provide salaries to employees which are below the living cost 😂
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Why not?
Would love to visit Tanzania. Help
Welcome Karibu
Thank you
I definitely can help you out with ideas to visit my country Tanzania
@@videocreatorzz please help 🙏🙏
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They don't have a problem with customers stealing bascarts over there?
roughly what do you earn?
That’s private
I'm Tanzanian
Congrats
I really feel like throughout the video you could have saved a lot of money, maybe even half if you were smart with it.
please help me understand why finding Thai food is weird in Africa but ok in the UK? What century are you in?
I don’t think you will ever understand
The English and their stupid assumptions....
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Imagine how locals can afford so!..even living simple.....👀
Bro welcome to India🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 please vijit
You can't come in here and live like in western, just be like us maisha hayo tuna ishi tukijipata 😅😊😅
I can. And do.
Why would anyone visiting Africa, shop and eat processed foods. Leave the junk food in the West. Go buy local fresh food
Don’t know what you are talking about - most of the stuff (if not all) I got was still local and unprocessed and fresh. It’s just quicker going to supermarket.
Have u ever been in bagamoyo
Yes I went 3 times
Still cheaper than than living in USA.That total cost of living is not enough to for one bedroom apartment 😢
Africa is note cheeper 😂😂
That's very expensive, come to South east Asia is very cheap,
u forgot to add house rents
I mentioned it in the video - I don’t pay rent - you can add it if you want I gave the approx price
The cost of living in Dar is a way cheaper than what you have mentioned. With 500,000 tsh / 200 usd you can live a decent life here
Decent means different to different people