🇰🇪 KES to 🇹🇿 TZS — Kenyan Shilling to Tanzanian Shilling Rate Today
Indicative interbank rate. Interbank rate updated 2 Aug 03:00 UTC (3h ago) · ExchangeRate-API (interbank)
Convert Kenyan Shilling to Tanzanian Shilling using the live indicative interbank rate and the converter below. Covers the cost of sending to Tanzania via the major mobile money apps.
KES to TZS rate change
Rate tracking started 5 June 2026. Longer windows fill in as history grows.
Change in the KES→TZS rate. + means the Tanzanian Shilling weakened against the Kenyan Shilling; − means it strengthened.
Why the KES–TZS route matters
The East African Community's core corridor: the Mombasa–Dar es Salaam logistics axis, heavy informal border trade and cross-border M-Pesa make this the region's most-converted local pair.
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KES → TZS conversion table
| KES | TZS |
|---|---|
| 1 | 20 |
| 5 | 102 |
| 10 | 204 |
| 20 | 408 |
| 50 | 1,021 |
| 100 | 2,041 |
| 200 | 4,082 |
| 500 | 10,205 |
| 1,000 | 20,410 |
| 2,000 | 40,820 |
| 5,000 | 102,050 |
| 10,000 | 204,100 |
Table computed at the indicative rate of 1 KES = 20 TZS. Real operator-side values include a 1%-4% spread.
Kenyan Shilling to Tanzanian Shilling exchange rate history
What moves the Kenyan Shilling rate
The Kenyan shilling is shaped by the CBK's inflation-targeting policy. Diaspora remittances (the country's top FX earner), tourism and tea receipts and Eurobond flows move it. It is a relatively managed currency, less volatile than the rand.
About the Kenyan Shilling
The Kenyan Shilling (KES, KSh) is the official currency of Kenya, issued by the Central Bank of Kenya. Subdivided into 100 cents, the Shilling is one of East Africa's most-traded currencies and the de facto settlement unit for many cross-border flows in the EAC region. Kenya's outsized digital-payments ecosystem — anchored by Safaricom's M-Pesa, which clears a transaction volume equivalent to a substantial share of Kenyan GDP each year — means the KES is among the most active African currencies for mobile-money rails. The Central Bank of Kenya runs a managed-float regime with periodic interventions to smooth volatility, and the Shilling has generally tracked broader sub-Saharan currency trends against the USD. For inbound USD remittances to M-Pesa, formal-channel rates typically sit within 1%-2% of the interbank reference.
About the Tanzanian Shilling
The Tanzanian Shilling (TZS, TSh) is the official currency of Tanzania, issued by the Bank of Tanzania and notionally subdivided into 100 cents — though the cent denomination is no longer in circulation. Tanzania operates a managed-float regime, and the Shilling has been comparatively stable against the USD over the 2020s relative to peers, partly because of consistent gold-export revenue and a current-account balance closer to neutral. M-Pesa, Mixx by Yas (ex Tigo Pesa) and Airtel Money dominate the in-country mobile-money landscape, and the Bank of Tanzania has been progressive in enabling cross-border M-Pesa Global transfers to Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and beyond. Tanzania scrapped the 2021 transfer levy on P2P sends from 1 October 2022 but kept a banded withdrawal levy on cash-out at a mobile-money agent, from TZS 10 up to a maximum of TZS 2,000.
How to send Kenyan Shilling to Tanzania
For transfers from Kenya to Tanzania, the competitive options in 2026 are mobile-first remitters (Sendwave, LemFi, TapTap Send, Lemonade Finance), aggregators (Wise, WorldRemit, Remitly) and direct operator rails (MTN MoMo, Orange Money, M-Pesa Global). All-in cost depends on amount, receiving wallet and day. Compare options side by side on our Tanzania inbound transfer page.
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Why is the rate I see on my mobile money operator different?
Rates shown on this page are indicative interbank reference rates updated daily. Operator send rates typically include a 1%-4% spread above this reference, which covers FX hedging cost, settlement risk and commercial margin. For exact send rates via M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Sendwave, LemFi, WorldRemit, Wise or TapTap Send to Tanzania, see the inbound transfer comparison.