Plan your move in Dar es Salaam
Current signals suggest roughly TZS 200,000–700,000/month for many ordinary long-stay products, with hostel-style signals around TZS 120,000 and premium furnished Msasani or Kinondoni products at TZS 1,000,000–2,350,000+.
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At a glance
Dar es Salaam room-search snapshot
- Ordinary shared/private signal
- Roughly TZS 200k–700k/month
- Low hostel/basic signal
- Around TZS 120k
- Premium furnished/coastal
- TZS 1m–2.35m+
- Deposit
- No verified universal current private-tenancy ceiling
- Old Rent Restriction Act
- Repealed in 2005; not current general law
- DART feeder/trunk
- TZS 500 / TZS 1,000
- DART student
- TZS 200
- Mloganzila feeder
- TZS 700
- Main trap
- USD and TZS products mixed without dated FX
Neighborhood starting points and current rooms
Use the neighborhood guide for editorial context. Room areas below are provider-supplied privacy groupings and are shown separately.
Mikocheni
- Good for
- Professionals, students and remote workers
- Price
- Wide spread
- What works
- Large market and central-north access
- Watch for
- Product variation
Kijitonyama
- Good for
- Professionals and students
- Price
- Mixed
- What works
- Services and central-north access
- Watch for
- Traffic
Sinza
- Good for
- Students and value professionals
- Price
- Value-oriented
- What works
- Housing and transport corridors
- Watch for
- Dense traffic
Ubungo
- Good for
- Value commuters
- Price
- Value
- What works
- DART and major road connections
- Watch for
- Busy hub
Kinondoni
- Good for
- Professionals
- Price
- Mixed to premium
- What works
- Central services
- Watch for
- Large price dispersion
Msasani
- Good for
- International and remote workers
- Price
- Furnished premium
- What works
- Coastal services
- Watch for
- Not ordinary room benchmark
Masaki / Oyster Bay
- Good for
- High-budget professionals
- Price
- Major premium
- What works
- International offices and services
- Watch for
- Not representative
Upanga
- Good for
- Central professionals
- Price
- Higher central pricing
- What works
- CBD and hospital access
- Watch for
- Cost
Kigamboni
- Good for
- Space and value seekers
- Price
- Different market
- What works
- More space
- Watch for
- Crossing logistics
Best starting areas for
Students
Compare Mikocheni, Kijitonyama, Sinza and campus corridors before premium coastal areas.
Remote workers
Mikocheni and Kinondoni can balance services and rent; Msasani or Masaki only make sense when the premium is intentional.
Newcomers
Start from the work or study corridor and DART access rather than the beach or coastline.
Professionals
A lower rent across a difficult daily corridor can be false economy.
Current rooms
38 rooms currently listedSource: Homestay · Last successful refresh: Oct 22, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC
Current rooms
Prices are shown in their original currencies and are not converted for comparison.
Private room
I love fun and lerning new cultures
Approximate location in Dar es Salaam
Exact address hidden
- TV
- Computer
- Barbecue
From USD $20.00 / night
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Simple, clean warm, friendly home
Approximate location in Dar es Salaam
Exact address hidden
- TV
- Computer
- Barbecue
From USD $9.33 / night
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a friendly family
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Exact address hidden
From TZS TZS 45,714.29 / night
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Nice family living in birdy environ
Approximate location in Dar es Salaam
Exact address hidden
- TV
- Computer
- Patio
From TZS TZS 25,000.00 / night
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Private Room Available in Dar
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Exact address hidden
- Garden
- Parking
From TZS TZS 23,571.43 / night
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Host available at Dar es Salaam
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Exact address hidden
- Garden
From USD $31.83 / night
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A cool, small house at the village.
Approximate location in Dar es Salaam
Exact address hidden
- Internet Access
- Garden
- Parking
From TZS TZS 48,000.00 / night
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Downhill Home
Approximate location in Dar es Salaam
Exact address hidden
- Internet Access
- Laundry
- Garden
From USD $32.74 / night
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comfy home on the move
Approximate location in Dar es Salaam
Exact address hidden
- Internet Access
- Laundry
From USD $18.00 / night
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COME AND EXPERIENCE OUR CULTURE
Approximate location in Dar es Salaam
Exact address hidden
- TV
- Computer
- Bikes for use
From USD $12.80 / night
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Quite Neighborhood
Approximate location in Dar es Salaam
Exact address hidden
- Laundry
- Garden
- Parking
From USD $105.00 / night
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Head of the family house
Approximate location in Dar es Salaam
Exact address hidden
- Garden
From TZS TZS 28,000.00 / night
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Local, ordinary and premium segments
Current examples include Mikocheni female-share around TZS 200,000, hostel-type around TZS 120,000, furnished/shared products around TZS 600,000–900,000, Kinondoni around TZS 1.2m and Msasani around TZS 2.35m. Keep local/basic, ordinary private and premium furnished segmentation.
DART fares and phase recheck
Current official references are TZS 500 feeder, TZS 1,000 trunk, TZS 200 student and TZS 700 Mloganzila feeder. DART Phase 2 launched in August 2026; verify current service and routing before deployment rather than relying on old maps.
Do not revive repealed rent law
The Rent Restriction Act 1984 was repealed by the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Act 2005. Do not quote its historic two-month advance restriction or rent-control provisions as current general private-rental law.
No universal modern private-market deposit ceiling is verified here. Get deposit, advance, refund, condition and authority terms in writing under the current Land Act and contract framework.
Currency, power and water
Keep USD and TZS separate unless a dated FX source is explicitly applied. Verify water storage, electricity, backup, internet, furnishing, service charges and minimum stay.
Dar es Salaam rental and payment risks
Obsolete legal claims and mixed currencies are high-risk shortcuts.
- Repealed Rent Restriction Act is quoted as current.
- USD and TZS prices are mixed without currency or dated FX.
- Monthly and short-stay furnished products are combined.
- Large advance has no contract.
- Agent or head tenant cannot prove authority.
- Water, storage or power costs are omitted.
- DART phase or route is assumed from an old map.
- Flood or drainage conditions are generalized by district.
Before you pay for a room in Dar es Salaam
- Product type and rent period are explicit.
- Currency is explicit.
- I verified current DART and road commute.
- Deposit and advance terms are written.
- No one relies on the repealed Rent Restriction Act.
- I verified owner, sublet or agent authority.
- Utilities and water are clear.
- I retained receipts.
Research sources
Last checked: . Prices are planning ranges or live asking-price examples, not promises or citywide averages. Contract information is practical orientation, not legal advice.
Prices verified: September 2026 · Transport verified: September 2026 · Legal verified: September 2026