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 | Johannesburg (South Africa) | 72 |
| 2nd | Cape Town (South Africa) | 68 |
| 3rd | Pretoria (South Africa) | 63 |
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 Dubai is 40% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in Buenos Aires is 31% more expensive than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in London is 100% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in New York City is about the same as in London
- Cost of living in Lima is 13% more expensive than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Mexico City is 35% more expensive than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Singapore is 26% more expensive than in Hong Kong
- Cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 11% cheaper than in Dubai
- Cost of living in Amsterdam is 42% more expensive than in Barcelona, Spain
- Cost of living in Tokyo is 22% more expensive than in Taipei
- Cost of living in London is 42% more expensive than in Paris
- Cost of living in Barcelona, Spain is about the same as 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
- Monthly rent - 85 m2 furnished accommodation in expensive area in Odessa costs 25,000₴ (35 minutes ago)
- Monthly rent - 45 m2 furnished studio in expensive area in Chicago, Illinois costs $800 (about 1 hour ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Denver, Colorado costs $78 (about 2 hours ago)
- 2 liters of coca-cola in Santiago, Chile costs CH$2,000 (about 2 hours ago)
- Ipad wi-fi 128gb in Paris costs €1,469 (about 2 hours ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Chiang Mai costs 150 ฿ (about 3 hours ago)