Places · Tanzania
Living in Dar es Salaam
Tanzania · tropical
Dar es Salaam is a big city of roughly 5,400,000 people right by the sea in Tanzania. The climate is tropical. It has a lively, popular feel with average safety for the region. A typical month of living costs around $1,200. Healthcare is reasonable, and the internet is fast enough for full-time remote work. People come here for diving, swimming, quiet days.
Entro il 2029 qui è atteso un cambiamento concreto: standard gauge railway verso ruanda e rd congo.
At a glance
Who tends to love Dar es Salaam
- Making a budget stretch further
- Working remotely with reliable internet
- Getting around on foot
- Anyone into diving
- Anyone into swimming
All parameters
📈 Popularity & prices: Growing
Accommodation prices have moved about +41% in the last 5 years.
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Good to know
- • Can get busy with visitors in peak season.
⚠️ The honest downsides
- •Malaria is present, mostly in rural areas and the wet season.
- •Rabies risk from stray dogs, think twice before petting animals.
- •Tap water isn't reliably drinkable, budget for filtered or bottled.
- •Air quality: PM2.5 averages ~22 µg/m³ (WHO guideline is 5).
Health, air (WHO PM2.5), water & crime figures are rough country-level estimates, verify for your case.
On the map
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