Africa, how expensive is it for expats?

Overall African countries are some of the poorest and least developed in the world, with relatively low local cost of living expenses, however the cost of importing and transporting most of what expatriates expect to purchase in the cities in this region makes it extremely expensive to maintain the lifestyle that they are used to.

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Africa City Top of Costliest List

Highlights:
Africa the dark Continent, where an array of expats can be found. When you are moving to a city within this continent, do you know what type of costs to expect, just how expensive the city is that you will reside in?
Luanda in Angola is the most expensive city to work and live, as an expat in Africa.

N'Djamena was the biggest mover up the rankings from 185th position to 23rd in the world. The Nigerian cities of Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Ibadan are among the Top Ten most expensive in Africa.

Comparison of Africa to the rest of the world

Africa Top Ten City Rankings		Global Top Ten City Rankings
1. Luanda		1. Luanda
2. N'Djamena		2. Zurich
3. Abuja		3. Geneva
4. Lagos		4. Caracas
5. Kano		5. Hong Kong
6. Ibadan		6. Oslo
7. Maputo		7. Monaco
8. Bangui		8. Tokyo
9. Bissau		9. Singapore
10. Conakry		10. Moscow

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Expat in Africa, Cost of Living Expensive?

Angola; Nigeria; Mozambique; Democratic Republic of Congo; and Ghana - are the most expensive expatriate countries in Africa. 
Luanda (Second most expensive in the world); Abuja; Lagos; Kano; and Ibadan - are the most expensive expatriate cities to live in Africa. 
Tunis in Tunisia - is the cheapest city for expatriates to live in (15th cheapest in the world).
Gaborone in Botswana - is the biggest mover down the rankings, which has dropped from 543th in April becoming the 667th most expensive location in the world. 
Monrovia in Liberia - is the biggest mover up the rankings, which has risen from 245th in April to become the 126th most expensive location in the world.

10th Monrovia in Liberia

9th Conakry in Guinea

8th Bangui in The Central African Republic of Congo

7th Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo

6th Maputo in Mozambique

5th Ibadan in Nigeria

4th Kano

3rd Lagos

2nd Abuja

1st Luanda in Angola

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What Countries in Africa, Are the most expensive to Live as an Expat?

The most expensive countries in Africa are: Angola; Nigeria; Mozambique; Democratic Republic of Congo; and Ghana. The most expensive cities to live in are: Luanda (Second most expensive in the world); Abuja; Lagos; Kano; and Ibadan. The cheapest city for expatriates to live in is Tunis in Tunisia (15th cheapest in the world).
The biggest mover down the rankings is Gaborone in Botswana, which has dropped from 543th in April to become the 667th most expensive location in the world. The biggest mover up the rankings is Monrovia in Liberia. Monrovia has risen from 245th in April to become the 126th most expensive location in the world.

What are the Top 50 most expensive places to live in Africa? Find out here.

Reference
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Published by Xpatulator.com on 1 July 2013.

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Africa Cost of Living - 2010

Africa’s most expensive city for expatriates, as at 1 July 2010, is Luanda in Angola (ranked 15 in the world) with a cost of living index of 106.17 (New York = 100). Luanda is particularly expensive for education, (ranked 3 in the world), accommodation (ranked 5 in the world), and healthcare (ranked 6 in the world). Luanda is rebuilding its infrastructure after years of war, which has contributed to making goods and services purchased by expatriates expensive, as a result of lack of availability, and the cost of bringing appropriate goods and services into the country. Libreville in Gabon (ranked 20 in the world) is Africa’s second most expensive city, followed by Bangui in the Central African Republic (ranked 25 in the world) and Moroni in the Comores (ranked 27 in the world). The cheapest city surveyed in Africa is Triploi in Libya (ranked 273 in the world).

Most expensive cities in Africa (Global rank in brackets)
1. Angola, Luanda (15)
2. Gabon, Libreville (20)
3. Central African Republic, Bangui (25)
4. Comores, Moroni (27)
5. Chad, N'Djamena (30)
6. Cameroon, Douala (52)
7. Mali, Bamako (56)
8. Congo, Brazzaville (60)
9. Cameroon, Yaounde (63)
10. Nigeria, Lagos (66)

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