Expatistan's Cost of Living Map of Africa
This map shows only the top cities in the world. We also have a list of all the cities available in Expatistan.
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
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.
Expatistan Cost of Living Index in Africa
| Ranking | City | Price Index: * |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Abidjan (Ivory Coast) | 109 |
| 2nd | Dakar (Senegal) | 104 |
| 3rd | Johannesburg (South Africa) | 96 |
| 4th | Port Louis (Mauritius) | 90 |
| 5th | Cape Town (South Africa) | 90 |
| 6th | Pretoria (South Africa) | 89 |
| 7th | Kampala (Uganda) | 86 |
| 8th | Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) | 82 |
| 9th | Nairobi (Kenya) | 81 |
| 10th | Gaborone (Botswana) | 74 |
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.
Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in Kayseri is 80% cheaper than in Istanbul
- Cost of living in New York City is 15% more expensive than in Miami, Florida
- Cost of living in Orlando, Florida is 29% cheaper than in Miami, Florida
- Cost of living in London is 24% more expensive than in Dublin
- Cost of living in Houston, Texas is 33% cheaper than in Miami, Florida
- Cost of living in Mexico City is 37% more expensive than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in New York City is 12% more expensive than in London
- Cost of living in Sydney is about the same as in Dublin
- Cost of living in Medellín is 6% more expensive than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Vancouver is 5% more expensive than in Toronto
- Cost of living in Barcelona is 20% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Dallas, Texas is 30% more expensive than in Houston, Texas
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What is Expatistan?
Expatistan is a cost of living calculator that allows you to compare the cost of living between cities around the world. The comparisons allow you to get a better understanding of the cost of living of any city before you move there.
What makes us unique is that we collect the prices that we use to calculate our cost of living index from visitors like you. Naturally, the more data entered, the more accurate the index and the calculations will be.
That's why we need your help to keep prices accurate and up to date. You can help by entering the prices that you know in Prague.
Prices recently added
- Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new in Wellington costs NZ$25,990 (about 2 hours ago)
- 1 pack of marlboro cigarettes in Dubai costs Dirham 15 (about 3 hours ago)
- Public transport in Seville costs €43 (about 3 hours ago)
- 1 liter of gasoline in Utrecht costs €2.20 (about 3 hours ago)
- 2 liters of coca-cola in Stockholm costs 22 kr (about 4 hours ago)
- 1 kg of boneless chicken breast in Istanbul costs 49TL (about 5 hours ago)