Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 172 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Tanzania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 12 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌤 33°C 91°F + 💦 Humid (75%) + 💨 8km/h = Feels like 44°C 111°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Vodacom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 10,000 TZS in USD | USD 4.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: TZS 1,000,000 | USD 435 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 0% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 4,400,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 😤 People density | 🤨 busy: 7,500 ppl/km² 12x12m (144m²) space per person | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Zoom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| no-beachbeachairportwarm nowwarmhotclean airgood air qualityslow internetcheap cost of livinghigh humiditymany womenfriendly people | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $1,449 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,075 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,938 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $840 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $834 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $261 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $871 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $41 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (326 listings) | $1,011 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $33 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $3 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
 | Any tips for nomad'ing from Tanzania to South Africa? |
 | Where to work in Africa |
 | How is the internet in West/Central Africa? |
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✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very humid now
❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are pretty bad
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ Not very democratic
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Hostile towards LGBT
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