Top 10 Most Expensive Cities In Africa 2023

What’s the most expensive city to live in Africa today?.

Find out today the top 10 Africa’s most expensive cities ranked with respect on how expensive these cities are this year.

Today, South Africa, which is one of the richest countries in Africa has the highest number of expensive cities.

In East Africa, Kampala (Uganda) is the most expensive city to live in the East African region, currently ranking number 15 in Africa.

As of this year, Dakar city in Senegal is ranked as the most expensive in Africa closely followed by Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Below are the most expensive cities to live in Africa based on their cost of living index scores.

Cost of living is the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living. Changes in the cost of living over time are often operationalized in a cost-of-living index.

Basic cost-of-living expenses include housing, food, transportation, child care, health care and other necessities, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

With that being said, here are the most expensive cities in Africa ranked by their updated cost of living scores this year.

Africa’s Most Expensive Cities To Live In Today:

1. Dakar, Senegal 🇸🇳: cost of living index score of 50.87.
2. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 🇪🇹: cost of living index score of 50.49.
3. Abidjan, Ivory Coast: cost of living index score of 47.06.
4. Harare, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼: cost of living index score of 45.69.
5. Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦: cost of living index score of 44.87.
6. Pretoria, South Africa 🇿🇦: cost of living index score of 42.76.
7. Gaborone, Botswana 🇧🇼: cost of living index score of 42.7.
8. Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦: cost of living index score of 40.98.
9. Durban, South Africa 🇿🇦: cost of living index score of 40.33.
10. Marrakech, Morocco 🇲🇦: cost of living index score of 39.94.