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Triplandio Arusha guide covers 3 travel guides across 11 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Arusha with 49 POI, spanning 27.5 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Arusha
City & Country Data Tanzania (Arusha)
Key travel data for Arusha — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Tanzania
Tourists
1.5M/y
GDP/cap
$1.3k
Life Exp
67.2 yrs
Population
70.5M
Currency
TZS Tsh
Language
Swahili
Payments
Cash only
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Arusha
Coffee
$1.95
Beer
$1.20
Lunch
$6.80
Groceries
$15.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.20
Transit
$0.22
Fuel
$1.40/l
Internet
$55.00/m
Salary
$300/m
Best time to visit Arusha (Tanzania)
Now (September) avg: 20°C, mostly dry, moderate crowds. Best months to walk: Sep & Feb.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
26°C / 15°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:21 / 18:28
Local time
1:24
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Sep & Feb
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Temperature
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A rich boiled dish of beef and assorted vegetables. A savory stew of plantains and meat. A staple maize porridge served with spinach.
Traditional Local Food
Arusha (Tanzania)
Main course
Meat
Mchemsho
M-chehm-shoh
· Boiled Beef and Vegetables
Main course
Meat
Ndizi Nyama
n-DEE-zee NYAH-mah
· Plantains with Meat Stew
Main course
Vegetarian
Ugali na Mchicha
Ooh-gah-lee nah Mchee-chah
· Maize Porridge with Spinach