Dar es Salaam petrol

The regulated pump-price ceiling and its monthly path.

Dar es Salaam petrol cap

TZS 4,057

Dar es Salaam petrol cap +47.4% over one year.

Maximum regulated pump price per litre; a ceiling, not a traded price.

Freshness · breach As at 1 Oct 2026

EWURA; monthly cap prices for petroleum products (Bei Kikomo za Bidhaa za Mafuta)

Next expected 2 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC+03:00 · grace P3D.

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Visual investigation · public

Monthly movement and geographic dispersion

The time view separates product paths; the distribution shows how transport geography enters the latest schedule.

Have petrol, diesel and kerosene caps moved together through the recorded schedule?

Dar es Salaam regulated fuel caps

Monthly maximum retail cap per litre

Coverage 2025-02-01 → 2026-10-01 Vintage 2026-10 · final Revision current · v0

Dar es Salaam regulated fuel caps. Exact values underlying the chart.
Month	Product	Cap, TZS/litre
2025-02-01	Petrol	2,820
2025-02-01	Diesel	2,703
2025-02-01	Kerosene	2,710
2025-03-01	Petrol	2,996
2025-03-01	Diesel	2,885
2025-03-01	Kerosene	3,036
2025-04-01	Petrol	3,037
2025-04-01	Diesel	2,936
2025-04-01	Kerosene	3,053
2025-05-01	Petrol	2,947
2025-05-01	Diesel	2,868
2025-05-01	Kerosene	3,053
2025-06-01	Petrol	2,885
2025-06-01	Diesel	2,826
2025-06-01	Kerosene	2,877
2025-07-01	Petrol	2,877
2025-07-01	Diesel	2,767
2025-07-01	Kerosene	2,629
2025-08-01	Petrol	2,843
2025-08-01	Diesel	2,777
2025-08-01	Kerosene	2,768
2025-09-01	Petrol	2,807
2025-09-01	Diesel	2,754
2025-09-01	Kerosene	2,774
2025-10-01	Petrol	2,752
2025-10-01	Diesel	2,704
2025-10-01	Kerosene	2,774
2025-11-01	Petrol	2,752
2025-11-01	Diesel	2,704
2025-11-01	Kerosene	2,774
2025-12-01	Petrol	2,749
2025-12-01	Diesel	2,779
2025-12-01	Kerosene	2,653
2026-01-01	Petrol	2,778
2026-01-01	Diesel	2,726
2026-01-01	Kerosene	2,763
2026-02-01	Petrol	2,788
2026-02-01	Diesel	2,701
2026-02-01	Kerosene	2,746
2026-03-01	Petrol	2,864
2026-03-01	Diesel	2,858
2026-03-01	Kerosene	2,932
2026-04-01	Petrol	3,820
2026-04-01	Diesel	3,806
2026-04-01	Kerosene	3,684
2026-05-01	Petrol	4,115
2026-05-01	Diesel	4,248
2026-05-01	Kerosene	4,677
2026-06-01	Petrol	4,086
2026-06-01	Diesel	4,333
2026-06-01	Kerosene	4,685
2026-07-01	Petrol	3,990
2026-07-01	Diesel	4,182
2026-07-01	Kerosene	4,443
2026-08-01	Petrol	3,898
2026-08-01	Diesel	3,978
2026-08-01	Kerosene	4,003
2026-09-01	Petrol	3,796
2026-09-01	Diesel	3,877
2026-09-01	Kerosene	3,713
2026-10-01	Petrol	4,057
2026-10-01	Diesel	4,086
2026-10-01	Kerosene	4,067

Read: A shared scale shows both the common cost wave and the latest separation between the three products.

These are legal maximum prices, not observed pump transactions.

How widely do latest regulated petrol caps vary across pricing areas?

Petrol-cap distribution across pricing areas

2026-10 schedule · all supplied pricing areas

Coverage view-specific → 2026-10 Vintage 2026-10 · final Revision current · v0

Petrol-cap distribution across pricing areas. Exact values underlying the chart.
Pricing area	Petrol cap, TZS/litre
Dar es Salaam	4,057
Arusha	4,186
Arumeru (Usa River)	4,186
Karatu	4,205
Longido	4,197
Monduli	4,192
Monduli-Makuyuni	4,197
Ngorongoro (Loliondo)	4,278
Pwani (Kibaha)	4,072
Bagamoyo	4,078
Bagamoyo (Miono)	4,109
Bagamoyo (Mbwewe)	4,090
Chalinze Junction	4,081
Chalinze Township (Msata)	4,085
Kibiti	4,087
Kisarawe	4,074
Mkuranga	4,077
Rufiji	4,095
Dodoma	4,156
Bahi	4,163
Nagulo	4,164
Chamwino	4,151
Chamwino (Mlowa)	4,163
Dabalo	4,164
Chemba	4,182
Kondoa	4,189
Kongwa	4,153
Mpwapwa	4,157
Mpwapwa (Chipogoro)	4,169
Mtera (Makatopora)	4,175
Mvumi	4,162
Geita	4,298
Bukombe	4,277
Chato	4,319
Mbogwe	4,336
Nyang'hwale	4,313
Iringa	4,161
Ismani	4,166
Kilolo	4,166
Mufindi (Mafinga)	4,171
Mufindi (Igowole)	4,180
Mufindi (Mgololo)	4,183
Kagera (Bukoba)	4,348
Biharamulo	4,322
Karagwe (Kayanga)	4,364
Kyerwa (Ruberwa)	4,370
Muleba	4,340
Ngara	4,335
Misenyi	4,356
Katoro	4,357
Katavi (Mpanda)	4,275
Mlele (Inyonga)	4,257
Mpimbwe (Majimoto)	4,294
Tanganyika (Ikola)	4,293
Kigoma	4,284
Uvinza (Lugufu)	4,275
Muyobozi Village (Uvinza)	4,287
Ilagala Village (Uvinza)	4,289
Buhigwe	4,283
Kakonko	4,285
Kasulu	4,294
Kihungwe	4,324
Manyovu	4,291
Kibondo	4,291
Kilimanjaro (Moshi)	4,171
Hai (Bomang'ombe)	4,174
Mwanga	4,164
Rombo (Mkuu)	4,192
Same	4,157
Siha (Sanya Juu)	4,177
Lindi	4,156
Lindi-Mtama	4,174
Kilwa Masoko	4,111
Liwale	4,177
Nachingwea	4,185
Ruangwa	4,187
Manyara (Babati)	4,230
Hanang (Katesh)	4,240
Kiteto (Kibaya)	4,241
Mbulu	4,242
Simanjiro (Orkasumet)	4,262
Mara (Musoma)	4,301
Musoma Vijijini (Busekela)	4,314
Rorya (Ingirijuu)	4,308
Rorya (Shirati)	4,316
Bunda	4,282
Bunda (Kisorya)	4,305
Butiama	4,298
Serengeti (Mugumu)	4,309
Tarime	4,310
Tarime (Kewanja/Nyamongo)	4,315
Mbeya	4,219
Chunya	4,229
Chunya (Makongolosi)	4,234
Chunya (Lupa Tingatinga)	4,236
Kyela	4,235
Mbarali (Rujewa)	4,193
Rujewa (Madibira)	4,207
Rujewa (Kapunga)	4,203
Rungwe (Tukuyu)	4,228
Busokelo (lwangwa)	4,237
Morogoro	4,102
Mikumi	4,118
Kilombero (Ifakara)	4,155
Kilombero (Mlimba)	4,177
Kilombero (Mngeta)	4,167
Ulanga (Mahenge)	4,166
Malinyi	4,176
Kilosa	4,121
Gairo	4,121
Mvomero (Wami Sokoine)	4,113
Mvomero (Sanga Sanga)	4,102
Turian	4,127
Mtwara	4,170
Nanyumbu (Mangaka)	4,223
Masasi	4,195
Newala	4,202
Tandahimba	4,195
Nanyamba	4,195
Mwanza	4,272
Kwimba	4,290
Magu	4,280
Magu (Mahaha Shishani)	4,287
Misungwi	4,267
Misungwi (Mbarika)	4,277
Sengerema	4,305
Ukerewe	4,332
Njombe	4,195
Luponde	4,201
Njombe (Kidegembye)	4,220
Ludewa	4,238
Makambako	4,187
Makete	4,230
Wanging'ombe (Igwachanya)	4,192
Rukwa (Sumbawanga)	4,300
Sumbawanga Rural (Mtowisa)	4,300
Kalambo (Matai)	4,307
Nkasi (Namanyele)	4,314
Kabwe	4,328
Nkasi (Kirando)	4,323
Ruvuma (Songea)	4,241
Mbinga	4,253
Namtumbo	4,246
Nyasa (Mbamba Bay)	4,263
Tunduru	4,220
Kizuka	4,251
Shinyanga	4,248
Kahama	4,253
Burugwa	4,262
Kishapu	4,256
Ushetu (Nyamilangano)	4,264
Ushetu (Kangeme Village)	4,270
Salawe	4,262
Simiyu (Bariadi)	4,266
Busega (Nyashimo)	4,278
Itilima (Lagangabilili)	4,266
Maswa	4,260
Meatu (Mwanhuzi)	4,271
Singida	4,188
Iramba	4,200
Manyoni	4,173
Itigi (Mitundu)	4,188
Itigi (Rungwa)	4,207
Ikungi	4,183
Misigiri	4,200
Mkalama (Nduguti)	4,217
Songwe (Vwawa)	4,234
Songwe (Mkwajuni)	4,240
Ileje	4,237
Momba (Chitete)	4,243
Tunduma	4,238
Tabora	4,223
Igunga	4,223
Kaliua	4,236
Ulyankulu	4,234
Nzega	4,234
Sikonge	4,232
Urambo	4,233
Uyui	4,230
Mpyagula	4,255
Tanga	4,123
Handeni	4,103
Kilindi	4,137
Korogwe	4,116
Lushoto	4,126
Lukozi	4,131
Bumbuli	4,134
Mkinga (Maramba)	4,138
Muheza	4,123
Pangani	4,130

Read: The area distribution exposes the geography embedded in a regulated national schedule.

Each pricing area is one observation regardless of population or sales volume.

How did median regulated petrol caps vary across regions in the latest schedule?

The geography inside the petrol cap

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EWURA; monthly cap prices for petroleum products (Bei Kikomo za Bidhaa za Mafuta) · 2026-10 ↗

Table · exact regional values

The geography inside the petrol cap. Exact values; unreported regions remain absent.
Region	Value	Unit
Arusha	4197.0	TZS per litre
Dar es Salaam	4057.0	TZS per litre
Dodoma	4163.0	TZS per litre
Geita	4313.0	TZS per litre
Iringa	4168.5	TZS per litre
Kagera	4352.0	TZS per litre
Katavi	4284.0	TZS per litre
Kigoma	4288.0	TZS per litre
Kilimanjaro	4172.5	TZS per litre
Lindi	4175.5	TZS per litre
Manyara	4241.0	TZS per litre
Mara	4308.5	TZS per litre
Mbeya	4228.5	TZS per litre
Morogoro	4124.0	TZS per litre
Mtwara	4195.0	TZS per litre
Mwanza	4283.5	TZS per litre
Njombe	4201.0	TZS per litre
Pwani	4083.0	TZS per litre
Rukwa	4310.5	TZS per litre
Ruvuma	4248.5	TZS per litre
Shinyanga	4262.0	TZS per litre
Simiyu	4266.0	TZS per litre
Singida	4194.0	TZS per litre
Songwe	4238.0	TZS per litre
Tabora	4233.0	TZS per litre
Tanga	4128.0	TZS per litre

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The number

EWURA sets the maximum retail pump price by area and product.

The geography

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