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 | Port Louis (Mauritius) | 102 |
| 2nd | Nairobi (Kenya) | 94 |
| 3rd | Johannesburg (South Africa) | 91 |
| 4th | Cape Town (South Africa) | 89 |
| 5th | Pretoria (South Africa) | 88 |
| 6th | Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) | 84 |
| 7th | Cairo (Egypt) | 73 |
| 8th | 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.
Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in New York City is 342% more expensive than in Tashkent
- Cost of living in London is 9% cheaper than in New York City
- Cost of living in Madrid is 117% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 14% cheaper than in Moscow
- Cost of living in London is 62% more expensive than in Karlsruhe
- Cost of living in Sydney is about the same as in Boston, Massachusetts
- Cost of living in Buenos Aires is 40% cheaper than in Montevideo
- Cost of living in London is 59% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Barcelona is 124% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Valencia is 87% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Brussels is 8% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Berlin is 6% more expensive than in Madrid
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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
- Public transport in Athens, Georgia costs $30 (10 minutes ago)
- 1 month of gym membership in business district in Zagreb costs 60 kn (16 minutes ago)
- 1 pack of marlboro cigarettes in Brussels costs €7 (24 minutes ago)
- Internet connection 300 mbps, 1 month in Chicago, Illinois costs $45 (25 minutes ago)
- Monthly rent - 85 m2 furnished accommodation in expensive area in Calgary costs C$750 (about 1 hour ago)
- Monthly rent - 45 m2 furnished studio in expensive area in Belo Horizonte costs R$ 4,000 (about 2 hours ago)