Dar es Salaam petrol

The regulated pump-price ceiling, not an observed transaction price, with the monthly path kept in view.

Dar es Salaam petrol cap

TZS 3,990

Dar es Salaam petrol cap +38.7% over one year.

Maximum regulated pump price per litre. Retailers may charge less; the figure is a ceiling, not a traded market price.

Freshness · fresh As at 1 Jul 2026

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

Next expected 5 Aug 2026, 12:00 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 → 2026-07-01 Vintage 2026-07 · 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
2026-07-01	Petrol	3,990
2026-07-01	Diesel	4,182
2026-07-01	Kerosene	4,443

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

2026-07 schedule · all supplied pricing areas

Coverage view-specific → 2026-07 Vintage 2026-07 · final Revision current · v0

Petrol-cap distribution across pricing areas. Exact values underlying the chart.
Pricing area	Petrol cap, TZS/litre
Dar es Salaam	3,990
Arusha	4,099
Arumeru (Usa River	4,099
Karatu	4,118
Longido	4,110
Monduli	4,105
Monduli-Makuyuni	4,110
Ngorongoro (Loliondo	4,181
Pwani (Kibaha	4,005
Bagamoyo	4,011
Bagamoyo (Miono	4,042
Bagamoyo (Mbwewe	4,023
Chalinze Junction	4,014
Chalinze Township (Msata	4,019
Kibiti	4,021
Kisarawe	4,007
Mkuranga	4,010
Rufiji	4,028
Dodoma	4,069
Bahi	4,076
Nagulo	4,077
Chamwino	4,064
Chamwino (Mlowa	4,076
Dabalo	4,077
Chemba	4,096
Kondoa	4,102
Kongwa	4,066
Mpwapwa	4,070
Mpwapwa (Chipogoro	4,082
Mtera (Makatopora	4,088
Mvumi	4,076
Geita	4,191
Bukombe	4,180
Chato	4,212
Mbogwe	4,229
Nyang'hwale	4,206
Iringa	4,074
Ismani	4,080
Kilolo	4,079
Mufindi (Mafinga	4,084
Mufindi (Igowole	4,093
Mufindi (Mgololo	4,096
Kagera (Bukoba	4,241
Biharamulo	4,215
Karagwe (Kayanga	4,257
Kyerwa (Ruberwa	4,263
Muleba	4,233
Ngara	4,229
Misenyi	4,249
Katoro	4,251
Katavi (Mpanda	4,178
Mlele (Inyonga	4,160
Mpimbwe (Majimoto	4,197
Tanganyika (Ikola	4,196
Kigoma	4,188
Uvinza (Lugufu	4,178
Muyobozi Village (Uvinza	4,190
Ilagala Village (Uvinza	4,192
Buhigwe	4,186
Kakonko	4,188
Kasulu	4,197
Kihungwe	4,217
Manyovu	4,194
Kibondo	4,194
Kilimanjaro (Moshi	4,084
Hai (Bomang'ombe	4,087
Mwanga	4,077
Rombo (Mkuu	4,105
Same	4,070
Siha (Sanya Juu	4,091
Lindi	4,069
Lindi-Mtama	4,087
Kilwa Masoko	4,044
Liwale	4,090
Nachingwea	4,098
Ruangwa	4,100
Manyara (Babati	4,133
Hanang (Katesh	4,143
Kiteto (Kibaya	4,144
Mbulu	4,145
Simanjiro (Orkasumet	4,165
Mara (Musoma	4,194
Musoma Vijijini (Busekela	4,207
Rorya (Ingirijuu	4,201
Rorya (Shirati	4,209
Bunda	4,185
Bunda (Kisorya	4,198
Butiama	4,191
Serengeti (Mugumu	4,202
Tarime	4,203
Tarime (Kewanja/Nyamongo	4,208
Mbeya	4,122
Chunya	4,132
Chunya (Makongolosi	4,137
Chunya (Lupa Tingatinga	4,139
Kyela	4,138
Mbarali (Rujewa	4,107
Rujewa (Madibira	4,120
Rujewa (Kapunga	4,116
R ungwe (Tukuyu	4,131
B usokelo (lwangwa	4,140
M orogoro	4,030
M ikumi	4,046
K ilombero (Ifakara	4,068
K ilombero (Mlimba	4,091
K ilombero (Mngeta	4,080
U langa (Mahenge	4,079
M alinyi	4,089
K ilosa	4,049
G airo	4,049
M vomero (Wami Sokoine	4,041
M vomero (Sanga Sanga	4,030
T urian	4,055
M twara	4,083
N anyumbu (Mangaka	4,132
M asasi	4,108
N ewala	4,115
T andahimba	4,108
N anyamba	4,108
M wanza	4,175
K wimba	4,193
M agu	4,184
M agu (Mahaha Shishani	4,190
M isungwi	4,170
M isungwi (Mbarika	4,180
S engerema	4,208
U kerewe	4,235
N jombe	4,108
L uponde	4,114
N jombe (Kidegembye	4,128
L udewa	4,146
M akambako	4,100
M akete	4,139
W anging'ombe (Igwachanya	4,106
R ukwa (Sumbawanga	4,193
S umbawanga Rural (Mtowisa	4,193
K alambo (Matai	4,200
N kasi (Namanyele	4,207
K abwe	4,221
N kasi (Kirando	4,216
R uvuma (Songea	4,144
M binga	4,156
N amtumbo	4,149
N yasa (Mbamba Bay	4,167
T unduru	4,124
K izuka	4,155
S hinyanga	4,151
K ahama	4,156
B urugwa	4,163
K ishapu	4,159
U shetu (Nyamilangano	4,168
U shetu (Kangeme Village	4,173
S alawe	4,165
S imiyu (Bariadi	4,169
B usega (Nyashimo	4,181
I tilima (Lagangabilili	4,169
M aswa	4,163
M eatu (Mwanhuzi	4,174
S ingida	4,101
I ramba	4,113
M anyoni	4,086
I tigi (Mitundu	4,101
I tigi (Rungwa	4,120
I kungi	4,096
M isigiri	4,113
M kalama (Nduguti	4,126
S ongwe (Vwawa	4,137
S ongwe (Mkwajuni	4,144
I leje	4,141
M omba (Chitete	4,146
T unduma	4,141
T abora	4,127
I gunga	4,126
K aliua	4,140
U lyankulu	4,137
N zega	4,137
S ikonge	4,135
U rambo	4,136
U yui	4,133
M pyagula	4,158
T anga	4,051
H andeni	4,031
K ilindi	4,065
K orogwe	4,044
L ushoto	4,054
L ukozi	4,059
B umbuli	4,063
M kinga (Maramba	4,066
M uheza	4,051
P angani	4,058

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) · 2026-07 ↗

Table · exact regional values

The geography inside the petrol cap. Exact values; unreported regions remain absent.
Region	Value	Unit
Arusha	4110.0	TZS per litre
Dar es Salaam	3990.0	TZS per litre
Dodoma	4076.0	TZS per litre
Geita	4206.0	TZS per litre
Iringa	4082.0	TZS per litre
Kagera	4245.0	TZS per litre
Katavi	4187.0	TZS per litre
Kigoma	4191.0	TZS per litre
Kilimanjaro	4085.5	TZS per litre
Lindi	4088.5	TZS per litre
Manyara	4144.0	TZS per litre
Mara	4201.5	TZS per litre
Mbeya	4131.5	TZS per litre
Morogoro	4052.0	TZS per litre
Mtwara	4108.0	TZS per litre
Mwanza	4187.0	TZS per litre
Njombe	4114.0	TZS per litre
Pwani	4016.5	TZS per litre
Rukwa	4203.5	TZS per litre
Ruvuma	4152.0	TZS per litre
Shinyanga	4163.0	TZS per litre
Simiyu	4169.0	TZS per litre
Singida	4107.0	TZS per litre
Songwe	4141.0	TZS per litre
Tabora	4136.0	TZS per litre
Tanga	4056.0	TZS per litre

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The number

EWURA sets a maximum retail pump price for each pricing area and product.

The geography

Dar es Salaam is the port reference; inland caps also carry distribution geography.

The gap

A missing monthly schedule remains a visible break in the series and is never filled by estimation.

The Brief

What this observation says—and what it does not

Signal

The latest Dar es Salaam cap is shown against its own recorded monthly history, so a step change is visible without turning the cap into a market quote.

Why it matters

Fuel caps provide public context for transport costs and the cost chain around moving goods.

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