Nairobi Named Best African City for Expatriates

Kenyan Capital, Nairobi, has been named the best city to work in Africa and 12th globally in the 2021 Expat City Ranking.

According to the latest city global ranking, expatriates ranked Nairobi as the best country in Africa in the finance and housing index based on overall satisfaction with the financial situation, disposable income and affordability, and ease of finding houses.

The Kenyan capital moved up 50 places from last year’s ranking after performing well in Finding Houses Index and Getting Settled.

In total, four African cities Cape Town (41), Johannesburg (55) and Cairo (52) were featured in the rankings by InterNations, the world’s largest expat community.

“All three African cities featured rank among the bottom 10 in the quality of urban living and urban work life indices – except for Nairobi, which lands in 34th place in the latter index. Nairobi also outperforms other cities when it comes to the ease of getting settled, as well as finances and housing,” read the survey.

The ranking also showed that Nairobi ranks in Africa for general friendliness of its local residents and friendliness towards foreign readiness. 74% of Expats in Nairobi agreed that they are happy with their social life.

82% of expats face no difficulty finding housing and 48% consider the housing affordable.

Nairobi, however, was rated poorly for its public transportation system and the quality of medical care.