Africa: Cost of Living Index by Country 2025

Chart: Cost of Living Index
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Country
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Ethiopia 43.2 15.7 31.0 46.5 22.8 13.3
Botswana 39.5 5.6 24.5 28.1 24.9 63.5
Mozambique 38.9 13.2 27.5 33.6 37.1 25.3
Ivory Coast 38.8 14.5 28.0 34.6 32.2 13.3
Somalia 38.7 3.5 23.1 30.7 23.3 27.7
Cameroon 36.2 17.2 27.8 34.7 42.2 9.7
Mauritius 35.6 9.7 24.1 39.1 29.9 49.4
Zimbabwe 34.7 8.5 23.1 33.9 33.2 29.6
Rwanda 34.6 8.2 22.9 23.8 21.2 20.7
Zambia 33.8 9.8 23.1 29.0 22.1 23.0
Tanzania 31.8 8.8 21.6 27.1 22.0 22.1
Ghana 30.6 12.1 22.4 33.3 30.1 16.7
South Africa 30.0 11.1 21.6 27.5 29.3 111.2
Namibia 29.3 11.4 21.4 31.3 28.9 62.2
Kenya 28.2 7.6 19.1 30.2 25.0 35.1
Morocco 27.2 7.1 18.3 28.8 22.2 41.7
Nigeria 26.4 21.8 24.4 31.8 21.6 10.6
Uganda 26.0 8.5 18.2 28.3 24.7 16.4
Tunisia 25.5 4.6 16.3 31.0 16.1 34.7
Algeria 24.5 3.4 15.2 33.2 14.5 34.5
Madagascar 20.7 4.5 13.5 21.6 14.3 15.0
Egypt 19.0 3.5 12.2 19.7 18.2 21.1
Libya 18.6 3.9 12.1 22.8 13.9 51.6