Common information
- Country
- Tanzania
- Population
- 2 698 652
Cost of living and prices in Dar es Salaam
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre267USD/month
- in city centre501USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre708USD/month
- in city centre1,159USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 3 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 19 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 7 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 8 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 0 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 7 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 2 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 20 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 6 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 15,803 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 5,826 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 58 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 9 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 4 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 11 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 22 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 52 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 49 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 63 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 11 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 501 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 267 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,159 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 708 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 5,129 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 6,026 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 279 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 18 |
Ratings
Main factors in Dar es Salaam
- Leisure quality
- 5.1
- Quality of life
- 7.3
- Travelers rating
- 4.8
- Travelers rating
- 2.2
- English speaking
- 2.8
- Nightlife
- 4.6
- Coworking spaces
- 2.8
- Traffic
- 5.5
- Free WIFI
- 4.6
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 0.9
Safety in Dar es Salaam
Availability of prices in Dar es Salaam
Comfort in Dar es Salaam
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Dar es Salaam
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 32 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 38 |
| Average high, °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
| Average temperature, °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
| Average low, °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| Record low, °C | 12 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 10 |
| Fog, days | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 25 | 49 | 106 | 114 | 70 | 49 | 120 | 229 | 153 | 41 | 26 | 23 | 1004 |
| Relative humidity, % | 77 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 79 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 97 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 96 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 54 | 57 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 67 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 61 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 53 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 37 | 35 | 44 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 47 |
| Day Length, часов | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 264 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 435 | 481 | 492 | 533 | 546 | 503 | 543 | 501 | 487 | 435 | 431 | 434 | 5819 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 |