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2025 - Cities With The Most Expensive Utilities In Africa

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Ranking

Indicators

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Place

Cities

African ranking

Utility costs index

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Utility costs

US Dollars, $

Rent to salary ratio

Rent/Salary
🏅 1
481.36
832.76
2.95
🥈 2
🇩🇯   Djibouti, Djibouti
391.62
677.51
0.33
🥉 3
220.81
382.00
1.28
4
215.66
373.09
2.47
5
🇪🇹   Mekele, Ethiopia
179.48
310.50
1.56
6
176.82
305.90
0.73
7
🇱🇷   Monrovia, Liberia
147.17
254.61
0.48
8
🇧🇯   Cotonou, Benin
131.24
227.05
3.76
9
🇹🇩   N'Djamena, Chad
131.24
227.05
1.18
10
🇳🇪   Niamey, Niger
119.56
206.84
1.97
11
🇨🇮   Abidjan, Ivory Coast
106.04
183.45
2.30
12
🇪🇹   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
96.72
167.33
2.98
13
🇨🇮   Bouake, Ivory Coast
94.10
162.80
1.04
14
🇨🇲   Douala, Cameroon
91.98
159.12
4.62
15
🇪🇹   Adama, Ethiopia
91.06
157.54
2.22
16
🇲🇱   Bamako, Mali
90.25
156.14
3.81
17
🇪🇹   Hawassa, Ethiopia
88.14
152.48
1.58
18
🇸🇱   Freetown, Sierra Leone
86.37
149.42
0.60
19
🇹🇬   Lomé, Togo
84.80
146.70
0.59
20
🇨🇲   Bafoussam, Cameroon
82.55
142.82
0.51
21
🇲🇷   Nouakchott, Mauritania
78.59
135.95
0.44
22
🇸🇴   Mogadishu, Somalia
77.02
133.25
0.56
23
🇨🇻   Praia, Cabo Verde
76.92
133.07
1.96
24
🇹🇿   Moshi, Tanzania
75.03
129.81
3.41
25
🇿🇦   Durban, South Africa
72.41
125.27
0.44
26
🇿🇦   Pretoria, South Africa
69.39
120.05
0.32
27
🇦🇴   Cabinda, Angola
69.35
119.97
3.08
28
🇸🇳   Dakar, Senegal
66.75
115.47
1.22
29
🇩🇿   Constantine, Algeria
65.46
113.24
0.68
30
64.10
110.89
0.28
31
🇬🇦   Libreville, Gabon
63.83
110.43
1.50
32
🇿🇦   Gqeberha, South Africa
63.12
109.20
0.52
33
61.82
106.95
0.58
34
🇳🇦   Windhoek, Namibia
58.23
100.74
0.47
35
🇰🇲   Moroni, Comoros
57.39
99.29
1.14
36
🇿🇲   Ndola, Zambia
54.73
94.68
0.40
37
🇪🇹   Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
54.68
94.60
1.25
38
🇿🇲   Lusaka, Zambia
54.03
93.47
0.66
39
🇿🇲   Kabwe, Zambia
54.03
93.47
1.22
40
🇲🇿   Maputo, Mozambique
53.51
92.58
1.18
41
🇬🇼   Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
53.12
91.90
0.28
42
🇦🇴   Luanda, Angola
52.55
90.92
0.27
43
51.95
89.87
0.40
44
🇸🇸   Juba, South Sudan
49.22
85.15
2.17
45
46.33
80.15
0.31
46
🇿🇲   Kitwe, Zambia
46.24
80.00
0.76
47
🇹🇿   Arusha, Tanzania
44.71
77.35
0.85
48
🇨🇲   Bamenda, Cameroon
44.70
77.32
1.73
49
🇹🇿   Morogoro, Tanzania
44.15
76.37
0.70
50
43.77
75.72
1.03
51
🇲🇿   Nampula, Mozambique
40.51
70.08
0.88
52
🇲🇿   Beira, Mozambique
40.51
70.08
0.63
53
🇪🇹   Harar, Ethiopia
40.46
70.00
1.13
54
🇲🇦   Tangier, Morocco
40.38
69.86
0.71
55
🇲🇼   Lilongwe, Malawi
39.05
67.55
0.45
56
🇰🇪   Mombasa, Kenya
35.50
61.42
0.48
57
🇲🇿   Chimoio, Mozambique
34.73
60.08
0.70
58
🇧🇼   Gaborone, Botswana
33.95
58.74
0.55
59
🇬🇳   Conakry, Guinea
32.90
56.92
0.30
60
🇱🇸   Maseru, Lesotho
32.70
56.57
0.21
61
32.42
56.09
1.13
62
🇪🇹   Jimma, Ethiopia
32.23
55.75
0.97
63
🇿🇼   Harare, Zimbabwe
32.12
55.56
0.82
64
🇨🇲   Yaoundé, Cameroon
32.09
55.52
0.65
65
🇹🇿   Mwanza, Tanzania
31.77
54.97
1.14
66
🇧🇮   Bujumbura, Burundi
31.71
54.85
0.22
67
🇹🇿   Dodoma, Tanzania
31.48
54.46
0.82
68
🇹🇿   Iringa, Tanzania
31.48
54.46
0.58
69
🇸🇩   Khartoum, Sudan
31.43
54.38
1.52
70
🇬🇭   Accra, Ghana
31.34
54.21
1.05
71
🇹🇳   Tunis, Tunisia
31.11
53.82
0.69
72
🇸🇩   Omdurman, Sudan
30.86
53.40
1.55
73
🇹🇿   Tabora, Tanzania
28.95
50.08
0.50
74
🇦🇴   N'dalatando, Angola
28.92
50.03
1.00
75
28.90
50.00
6.72
76
🇿🇲   Livingstone, Zambia
28.90
50.00
0.60
77
🇦🇴   Benguela, Angola
28.86
49.92
0.08
78
🇷🇼   Kigali, Rwanda
28.15
48.70
1.56
79
🇹🇿   Mbeya, Tanzania
27.62
47.79
0.50
80
🇲🇦   Casablanca, Morocco
26.71
46.20
0.70
81
🇳🇬   Port Harcourt, Nigeria
26.06
45.08
8.17
82
25.99
44.97
0.44
83
🇲🇺   Port Louis, Mauritius
25.81
44.65
0.80
84
🇬🇭   Kumasi, Ghana
25.09
43.41
0.58
85
🇺🇬   Kampala, Uganda
24.65
42.64
1.44
86
🇹🇿   Songea, Tanzania
23.10
39.97
0.95
87
🇳🇬   Lagos, Nigeria
22.28
38.54
2.91
88
🇩🇿   Setif, Algeria
21.32
36.88
0.45
89
🇲🇿   Matola, Mozambique
21.15
36.58
1.39
90
🇩🇿   Oran, Algeria
20.78
35.96
0.50
91
🇪🇬   Hurghada, Egypt
20.54
35.53
0.88
92
🇿🇲   Chingola, Zambia
20.45
35.37
2.49
93
🇰🇪   Meru, Kenya
19.79
34.24
0.37
94
🇩🇿   Blida, Algeria
19.72
34.12
0.60
95
🇩🇿   Algiers, Algeria
19.52
33.77
0.52
96
🇰🇪   Nakuru, Kenya
19.07
32.99
0.37
97
🇪🇬   Luxor, Egypt
18.98
32.84
2.27
98
🇲🇦   Meknes, Morocco
18.91
32.71
0.46
99
🇰🇪   Kisumu, Kenya
18.64
32.25
0.17
100
🇰🇪   Thika, Kenya
18.64
32.25
0.29
101
🇰🇪   Eldoret, Kenya
18.45
31.92
0.29
102
🇰🇪   Ruiru, Kenya
18.26
31.59
0.29
103
🇲🇦   Agadir, Morocco
18.15
31.39
0.50
104
🇰🇪   Naivasha, Kenya
18.09
31.29
0.24
105
🇰🇪   Nairobi, Kenya
17.86
30.90
0.53
106
🇹🇿   Tanga, Tanzania
17.39
30.08
2.15
107
🇬🇭   Tamale, Ghana
17.34
30.00
0.40
108
🇳🇬   Abuja, Nigeria
16.55
28.63
4.63
109
🇪🇷   Asmara, Eritrea
15.34
26.54
0.40
110
🇳🇬   Ibadan, Nigeria
11.55
19.98
4.23
111
🇪🇬   Cairo, Egypt
11.39
19.71
1.05
112
🇰🇪   Nyeri, Kenya
8.54
14.77
0.35
113
🇱🇾   Benghazi, Libya
7.68
13.28
0.42
114
🇪🇬   Port Said, Egypt
7.63
13.20
1.66
115
🇪🇬   Alexandria, Egypt
6.83
11.82
0.67
116
🇳🇬   Kano, Nigeria
6.83
11.81
0.92

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