Mercer has released its Quality of Living Ranking report in major cities around the world with Nairobi being placed at position 186 in the world and 20 in Africa.
Despite Kenya being the East African economic powerhouse, the numerous traffic jams, insecurity, and garbage within Nairobi have always affected its ranking on the global market.
Here is the list of top 20 cities in Africa according to Mercer:
- Port Louis, Mauritius
- Durban, South Africa
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Victoria, Seychelles
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Rabat, Morocco
- Windhoek, Namibia
- Gaborone, Botswana
- Dakar, Senegal
- Libreville, Gabon
- Accra, Ghana
- Kampala, Uganda
- Cairo, Egypt
- Blantyre, Malawi
- Cotonou, Benin
- Maputo, Mozambique
- Algiers, Algeria
- Banjul, Gambia
- Nairobi, Kenya