Cost of Living from 12 Cities in Africa
What you should know to plan your budget to explore or expat to Africa!
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It's always nice to know a lot of nice places but, as entrepreneur, especially if you are beginning your journey in business, a cheap place to live could be nice. That's why we found a list of place to stay that will appear from the most expensive one until the cheapest according to the Cost of Living Index in Africa. What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague. Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
Cost of Living from 12 Cities in Africa
Here's some pictures with the price index of 12 cities in Africa. Some may vary but click on the link of the image to see the updated information or see the list of 12 cities at the bottom ranked in order. (Please note that with recent crisis the price index may vary a lot so click on the links or images to get the updated information)
| Ranking | City | Price Index: * |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Port Louis (Mauritius) | 113 |
| 2nd | Nairobi (Kenya) | 103 |
| 3rd | Pretoria (South Africa) | 96 |
| 4th | Johannesburg (South Africa) | 93 |
| 5th | Casablanca (Morocco) | 91 |
| 6th | Durban (South Africa) | 88 |
| 7th | Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) | 88 |
| 8th | Cape Town (South Africa) | 87 |
| 9th | Kampala (Uganda) | 86 |
| 10th | Gaborone (Botswana) | 83 |
| 11th | Cairo (Egypt) | 81 |
| 12th | Tunis (Tunisia) | 66 |
Price Index:
To calculate each city’s Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
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