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Africa’s most expensive cities to live in ranked

Nairobi City skyline.

Kenya’s capital Nairobi is the most expensive city to live in East Africa, while Uganda’s capital Kampala (177) is the least expensive.

According to the Mercer 2020 Cost of Living Survey, Nairobi is followed by Tanzania’s commercial hub Dar es Salaam (163) and Rwanda’s capital Kigali (176).

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