A study last year by a Western donor said that a family of five needs 300 Tanzanian shillings, or about $1.50, to meet its daily food requirements.
Government spending is being cut, the Tanzanian shilling devalued, price controls lifted and foreign investment encouraged.
As of 1994, Arusha District was the wealthiest district in Tanzania with 91,024 Tanzanian shillings.
The tuition for day students is 380,000 Tanzanian shillings per year, (approximately $300) and boarders pay 700,000 shillings per year ($560).
It is responsible for issuing the national currency, the Tanzanian shilling.
The company has been focusing on connecting rural areas while offers its services in Tanzanian shillings (TSH).
It is probably a good idea to take with you only tanzanian shillings.
In order to reconvert Tanzanian shillings to hard currency, it's a good idea to save at least some of your exchange receipts, although they are seldom checked.
The Tanzanian shilling replaced the East African shilling on 14 June 1966 at par.
Double rooms start at 94,500 Tanzanian shillings, or $105, at about 1,220 shillings to the dollar, year round.