Explore Guides
AFRICA / TANZANIA
Triplandio Dar es Salaam guide covers 3 travel guides across 11 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Dar es Salaam with 44 POI, spanning 46.4 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Dar es Salaam
City & Country Data Tanzania (Dar es Salaam)
Key travel data for Dar es Salaam — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Tanzania
Tourists
1.5M/y
GDP/cap
$1.3k
Life Exp
67.2 yrs
Population
70.5M
Currency
TZS Tsh
Language
Swahili
Payments
Cash only
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Dar es Salaam
Coffee
$2.19
Beer
$1.08
Lunch
$3.46
Groceries
$10.00/w
Taxi/km
$0.43
Transit
$0.43
Fuel
$1.08/l
Internet
$40.00/m
Salary
$248/m
Best time to visit Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
Now (July) avg: 25°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Jul & Jun.
Live Temp
…
~Day / Night Temp
29°C / 22°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:36 / 18:21
Local time
10:15
Sea Temp
27°C
Best Months 
Jul & Jun
Jul & Jun
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
Check Dar es Salaam hotels
Dar es Salaam guides →
Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Dar es Salaam —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A rich stew made from cassava leaves and coconut. Lightly sweetened, aromatic fried pastry. Street food of marinated and grilled meat skewers. A tender octopus dish cooked with spices and coconut, typical of Zanzibar. A spicy, tangy soup with chickpeas and mango.
Traditional Local Food
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
🌱
Main course
Vegan
Kisamvu
kee-sahm-voo
· Cassava leaf stew
Snack
Vegetarian
Mandazi
man-dah-zee
· Fried coconut and cardamom doughnuts
Street food
Meat
Mshikaki
m-shee-kah-kee
· Grilled skewered meat
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Octopus Curry
Mchuzi wa Pweza
m-choo-zee wa pwe-zah
· Spiced coconut octopus curry
Soup
Vegan
Zanzibar Mix
zan-zih-bar miks
· Tangy mango and chickpea soup
