Best Places to Live in Africa

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These are the 84 best places to live in Africa, costing on average $1,719/month to live with internet speeds up to 10 Mbps and temperatures ranging from 9°C to 35°C 48.23°F to 94.31°F. Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria are the best places to live in Africa right now that are affordable, have nice weather and fast internet. Last updated:

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  • Beautiful place but the crime is really bad. You can’t really enjoy it at night and you have to be constantly aware of your surroundings. Im not sure how this ended up in the top 10 on NomadList.

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  • Johannesburg is a city in and the capital of South Africa. It is also the largest city in Africa. At an elevation of 2,389 metres (7,895 feet) above sea level, it is located at the centre of the Highveld area of the Transvaal Basin, on the east bank of the upper reaches of the Vaal River. It is one of the most developed cities in Africa, and is the major centre of South Africa’s economy.
    The city is ranked as the 22nd-largest city in the world, and the largest city in Africa, with a population

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  • ⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 Internet 🙂 Good😀 Fun good👮 Safety badTap to open🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 74°AQI 433$1,637 / mo6Mbps×
  • Nairobi is one of he best place to be a Nomad in Africa. Very low cost of living especially if you know where to look.

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  • Well. Stayed 3 days close to the beach. Last day on the toilet and 2 days in the bed at home (Czech Rep.). Cought the famous disease from water probably. So my review is probably not objective :-). My nomadic experience about Morroco however is quite poor. Dirty, uncertain, you can’t believe anyone, not feeling safe at all … I am maybe too old for this kind of adventure 🙂

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  • Spent 1 month here with my girlfriend. The place has potential, but is not quite there yet. Pollution can be pretty bad. Otherwise it’s very pretty and the people are helpful. You can find workable Internet, but not everywhere. Try Nyarutarama, which has a lot of embassies. Not extremely cheap, but affordable. Definitely take a trip to Lake Kivu and Volcanoes National Park in the North. Food isn’t that great. The most common and cheapest way of getting around is by mototaxi, but beware, they can

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  • ⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 Internet 😡 Slow😀 Fun okay👮 Safety badTap to open🌧 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 317$2,090 / mo3Mbps×
  • Many French people live here. They have restaurants, and bakery’s and cater mainly for each other. But if you don’t speak French, live is much harder. Taxi’s have one price in the city and they are cheap. There is 1 Carrefour but the food there was often a bit off so check data. I stayed 3 months but there was not a lot to do. It is a small place with only a couple of bars for foreigners. The local people are quite nice and they don’t bother you. And yes, it is a windy place. They have a nice me

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  • Marrakesh December 2018. An amazing city with contrasts, modern and age-old wonders everywhere you look. Stayed near the main medina (pictured above) and that was a good location to see everything. Internet was good, and my tunnel service functioned fine. Weather is variable at this time of year… as a Canadian I had breakfast on a rooftop terrace at +1C and thought it was absolutely fine, but it also hit +27C later that day… dress in layers. Walk like you know where you are going and you’

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  • Hi, I would recommend to not spend too much time in Port Louis if you are in Mauritius. It is a less interesting place in Mauritius to stay or spend time. I would recommend either the North or the west coast of the Island. Trou aux Biches or Flic en Flac are two really good options. You will be at most 5 mins walk away from a postal card beach while still having very good working conditions (good wifi). What I love about Mauritius is the variety of things to do, even though it is quite a small

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  • Who on earth wrote these reviews ?! Yaoundé is great !

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  • Lot’s of great little eating places hidden around. the food style is much different than Johannesburg.

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  • Lusaka is a bustling city full of surprises if you look. The downside is rent is on the pricey side than say what you would expect to pay in most places in SEA. You can find some low rental places but then you’d be putting yourself in an environment that’s not particularly safe. I’d pick a neighbourhood like Kabulonga, Woodlands, Chilenje, Ibex Hill or Makeni. Getting around is easier if you have a car or find a reliable cabby. You can also use the local rideshare app called Ulendo Taxi, it work

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