Dar es Salaam
Tanzania · UTC+3
The eight criteria
7 working hours shared with Western Europe.
1 with the US east coast.
Climatically workable months: January, February, June, July, August, September, October, December.
Dar es Salaam has no hand-written dossier: we measure neither its real speeds, nor its coworking spaces, nor its community on the ground. The figures above are computed — the label under each says where it comes from. What is certain: the entry right, the shared working hours and the season.
Where Dar es Salaam stands
68/100 — rank 626 of the 834 cities scored, and 81 of the 146 in Africa. A score on its own says nothing; its position explains it.
What carries it: Climat (80/100, rank 16), Coût de vie (92/100, rank 99). What holds it back: Qualité Internet (55/100, rank 696), Sécurité (58/100, rank 672).
The six closest profiles
Closeness is computed across all eight scores, not the overall one: two cities at 80 may have nothing in common — one expensive and safe, the other cheap and loud. It is the shape of the profile that matches.
- Arusha — Tanzania, 68/100
- Mbeya — Tanzania, 68/100
- Morogoro — Tanzania, 68/100
- Paje & the east coast — Tanzania, 69/100
- Serengeti National Park — Tanzania, 68/100
- Stone Town — Tanzania, 68/100
Dar es Salaam, beyond the score
What the score leaves out and the city file already knows: where to sleep, where to eat, what to see after work, when to come, how to get there.
Tanzania's largest city and commercial capital sprawls along a natural harbour on the Indian Ocean. A city of contrasts — crumbling colonial architecture beside gleaming glass towers, packed Kariakoo market beside beachside seafood restaurants, and the gateway to Zanzibar, Kilimanjaro, and the Serengeti. Swahili culture thrives in the streets, food, and music.
In the country
3rd (tied) of the 9 destinations scored in Tanzania.
The others: Zanzibar 71, Paje & the east coast 69, Arusha 68, Mbeya 68, Morogoro 68, Serengeti National Park 68, Stone Town 68, Nungwi & the Zanzibar beaches 67.
Where to sleep
- The Slipway Hotel
- Hyatt Regency Dar es Salaam, The Kilimanjaro
- Southern Sun Dar es Salaam
Where to eat
- The Waterfront
- Mamboz Corner BBQ
- Karambezi Café
After work
National Museum & House of Culture · Coco Beach (Oyster Bay) · Village Museum (Makumbusho) · Zanzibar Ferry & Day Trip
When to come
June–October (cool dry season) and January–February (short dry season, whale sharks off Zanzibar).
Getting there
Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), 12 km from the centre.
The nearest scored destinations
- Paje & the east coast — Tanzania, 69/100, 68 km as the crow flies
- Stone Town — Tanzania, 68/100, 74 km as the crow flies
- Zanzibar — Tanzania, 71/100, 74 km as the crow flies
- Nungwi & the Zanzibar beaches — Tanzania, 67/100, 122 km as the crow flies
- Morogoro — Tanzania, 68/100, 177 km as the crow flies
Dar es Salaam: the full city file →
Addresses, season and airport: the city file and the site’s airport index. Ranks and distances: computed across the 834 Nomad Score profiles.