Top 10 cities Ranking

Mercer Cost of Living Survey Worldwide Rankings 2016

(The Mercer international basket, including rental accommodation costs)
Rank as of March
2015

2016

2
1
3
4
11

1
2
3
4
5

13
6
5
10
7

6
7
8
9
10

City
HONG KONG
LUANDA
ZURICH
SINGAPORE
TOKYO
KINSHASA
SHANGHAI
GENEVA
NDJAMENA
BEIJING

Country
Hong Kong
Angola
Switzerland
Singapore
Japan
Dem. Rep. of the
Congo
China
Switzerland
Chad
China

Source: Mercers 2016 Cost of Living Survey

Bottom 10 cities Ranking

Mercer Cost of Living Survey Worldwide Rankings 2016

(The Mercer international basket, including rental accommodation costs)
Rank as of March
2015
180
188
205
204
200
191
186
207
200
206

2016
200
201
201
203
204
205
206
207
208
209

City
LUSAKA
GABORONE
KARACHI
TUNIS
MINSK
JOHANNESBURG
BLANTYRE
BISHKEK
CAPE TOWN
WINDHOEK

Source: Mercers 2016 Cost of Living Survey

Country
Zambia
Botswana
Pakistan
Tunisia
Belarus
South Africa
Malawi
Kyrgyzstan
South Africa
Namibia

African Cities Ranking (Alphabetical order)

Mercer Cost of Living Survey Worldwide Rankings 2016

(The Mercer international basket, including rental accommodation costs)
Rank as of March
2015
181
1
133
188
153
60
78

2016
185
2
124
201
146
50
70

City
ALGIERS
LUANDA
COTONOU
GABORONE
OUAGADOUGOU
YAOUNDE
DOUALA

62 BANGUI
10
42

9 NDJAMENA
23 BRAZZAVILLE

58

56 ABIDJAN

13
55
120
162
30
202
22
104
186
120
173
174
140
175
93
206
155
35
20
97

6
40
91
143
28
179
36
116
206
115
178
175
130
168
164
209
149

KINSHASA
DJIBOUTI
CAIRO
ADDIS ABABA
LIBREVILLE
BANJUL
CONAKRY
NAIROBI
BLANTYRE
BAMAKO
NOUAKCHOTT
PORT LOUIS
CASABLANCA
RABAT
MAPUTO
WINDHOEK
NIAMEY

20 ABUJA
13 LAGOS
139 KIGALI

Country
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Cameroon
Central African
Republic
Chad
Congo
Cte d'Ivoire
Dem. Rep. of the
Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Guinea
Kenya
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Nigeria
Rwanda

Mercer Cost of Living Survey Worldwide Rankings 2016

(The Mercer international basket, including rental accommodation costs)
Rank as of March
2015
83
191
200
17
179
144
204
184
180
168

2016

City

79 DAKAR
205
208
16
174
132
203
187
200
157

JOHANNESBURG
CAPE TOWN
VICTORIA
DAR ES SALAAM
LOME
TUNIS
KAMPALA
LUSAKA
HARARE

Country
Senegal
South Africa
South Africa
Seychelles
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe