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Africa

Fast-growing hubs, year-round sun and coastlines from Cape Town to Casablanca.

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Angola flag
Angola

Angola delivers triple your purchasing power and a top quality of life — at 40% of global living costs, you'll live larger than ever.

Luanda
32,866,268
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Eswatini

Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is a small landlocked kingdom located in southern Africa, nestled between South Africa and…

Mbabane
1,160,164
Botswana flag
Botswana

Botswana is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, renowned for its stable democracy and progressive economic development.…

Gaborone
2,351,625
Namibia flag
Namibia

Namibia is a vast, sparsely populated country located in southwestern Africa, bordered by Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and the Atlantic…

Windhoek
2,540,916
South Africa flag
South Africa

South Africa is a diverse and complex nation located at the southern tip of the African continent, known for its rich history, varied…

Pretoria
59,308,690
Mauritius flag
Mauritius

Mauritius delivers high quality of life at a quarter the global cost of living — Africa's top HDI paradise for expats craving island ease.

Port Louis
1,265,740
Tunisia flag
Tunisia

Tunisia delivers high quality of life at 30% of global living costs—mild Mediterranean climate, fresh coastal cuisine, and easy expat…

Tunis
11,818,618
Morocco flag
Morocco

Morocco trades Western salaries for Mediterranean weather, French-friendly visas, and a cost of living that stretches your money three…

Rabat
36,910,558
Rwanda flag
Rwanda

Rwanda is a landlocked country located in East-Central Africa, bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the…

Kigali
12,952,209
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Cape Verde

Cape Verde is an archipelago of ten volcanic islands located off the west coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. Situated approximately…

Praia
555,988
Algeria flag
Algeria

Algeria delivers a 108 Quality of Life score at one-fourth the global cost of living — your Western salary stretches to Mediterranean…

Algiers
44,700,000
Zimbabwe flag
Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in southeastern Africa, bordered by South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and Mozambique. The nation…

Harare
14,862,927
Kenya flag
Kenya

Kenya delivers high quality of life at a quarter the global cost of living — eternal sunshine, English everywhere, and safari rhythms that…

Nairobi
53,771,300
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Tanzania

Tanzania delivers laid-back expat life at 25% of global costs — endless beaches, Kilimanjaro coffee, and Swahili-English ease for your…

Dodoma
59,734,213
Egypt flag
Egypt

Egypt delivers year-round sun, daily Nile feasts, and a quality of life index trouncing global norms — all at one-fifth the cost of home.

Cairo
102,334,403
Uganda flag
Uganda

Uganda costs a quarter of what you're paying now, speaks your language, and ranks first globally for friendliness — a place where your…

Kampala
45,741,000
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Madagascar

Madagascar delivers island living at a quarter of global costs — your Western salary stretches to endless beaches, unique wildlife, and a…

Antananarivo
27,691,019
Sudan flag
Sudan

Sudan is a complex and historically significant country located in northeastern Africa, bordering seven nations including Egypt, Libya,…

Khartoum
43,849,269
Mozambique flag
Mozambique

Mozambique is a southeastern African nation with a rich and complex history, situated along the Indian Ocean coastline. Bordered by…

Maputo
31,255,435
Ethiopia flag
Ethiopia

Ethiopia is a diverse and historically significant country located in the Horn of Africa, known for its ancient cultural heritage and…

Addis Ababa
114,963,583
Gabon flag
Gabon

Gabon delivers Africa at half Western costs—CPI 63, rent index 44—pairing solid quality of life with equatorial ease for your expat reset.

Libreville
2,225,728
Senegal flag
Senegal

Senegal is a West African nation situated along the Atlantic coast, bordered by Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau. Its capital,…

Dakar
16,743,930
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Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a vast and complex nation located in Central Africa, characterized by immense geographical…

Kinshasa
108,407,721
Ghana flag
Ghana

Ghana is a vibrant West African nation located along the Gulf of Guinea, known for its rich cultural heritage and strategic importance in…

Accra
31,072,945
Ivory Coast flag
Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast trades Western cost of living for year-round sunshine, French-speaking ease, and a genuinely welcoming culture — all while…

Yamoussoukro
26,378,275
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Cameroon

Cameroon costs a fraction of Western life—40% below global average—while offering French-English fluency, year-round warmth, and a…

Yaoundé
26,545,864
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Gambia

Gambia trades expensive Western living for year-round warmth, English-speaking ease, and one of Africa's lowest costs of living—where your…

Banjul
2,416,664
Nigeria flag
Nigeria

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, located in the western part of the continent with a diverse and complex national…

Abuja
206,139,587
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Benin

Benin offers West Africa's lowest cost of living with French as your official language — a French-speaking gateway to the continent where…

Porto-Novo
12,123,198
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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso delivers dirt-cheap West African living — straightforward visas, endless sunny days, and a pace that lets you breathe deep.

Ouagadougou
20,903,278
Burundi flag
Burundi

Burundi is a small, landlocked country located in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa, bordered by Rwanda, Tanzania, and the…

Gitega
11,890,781
Central African Republic flag
Central African Republic

The Central African Republic (CAR) presents a challenging yet potentially rewarding environment for international residents, characterized…

Bangui
4,829,764
Chad flag
Chad

Chad delivers Africa's raw frontier at rock-bottom prices — endless Sahara expanses, timeless tribal life, and a cost of living that…

N'Djamena
16,425,859
Comoros flag
Comoros

Comoros delivers year-round island warmth at rock-bottom costs — trade Western stress for slow-paced living on Africa's untouched shores.

Moroni
869,595
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Djibouti

Djibouti delivers 122% purchasing power on 30% of Western costs — your Horn gateway to salt flats, whale sharks, and expat ease in…

Djibouti
988,002
Equatorial Guinea flag
Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea delivers African coastlines and year-round tropical warmth at half the global cost of living — your Western salary…

Malabo
1,402,985
Eritrea flag
Eritrea

Eritrea is a small, strategically located country in the Horn of Africa, bordering Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti, with a lengthy coastline…

Asmara
5,352,000
Guinea flag
Guinea

Guinea is a West African nation located along the Atlantic coast, bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone,…

Conakry
13,132,792
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Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau delivers West African island life at rock-bottom costs—sun-soaked shores and slow-paced communities for the expat ditching…

Bissau
1,967,998
Lesotho flag
Lesotho

Lesotho is a unique landlocked country entirely surrounded by South Africa, making it one of only three nations in the world with this…

Maseru
2,142,252
Liberia flag
Liberia

Liberia delivers unmatched fresh food spiced with peppers beyond your wildest tastes — West Africa's safest haven at rock-bottom costs for…

Monrovia
5,057,677
Libya flag
Libya

Libya is a large North African country located along the Mediterranean coast, covering approximately 1.76 million square kilometers,…

Tripoli
6,871,287
Malawi flag
Malawi

Malawi trades the rat race for lakeside living at a fraction of Western costs — where a peaceful, community-rooted life and nine national…

Lilongwe
19,129,955
Mali flag
Mali

Mali is a landlocked country located in West Africa, characterized by diverse geographical landscapes that range from the Sahara Desert in…

Bamako
20,250,834
Mauritania flag
Mauritania

Mauritania is a vast West African nation situated in the Maghreb region, characterized by its expansive desert landscapes and strategic…

Nouakchott
4,649,660
Mayotte flag
Mayotte

Mayotte is a French overseas collectivity in the Indian Ocean, located between Madagascar and Mozambique, with a population of around…

Mamoudzou
226,915
Niger flag
Niger

Niger is a landlocked country located in West Africa, characterized by its vast desert landscapes and challenging environmental…

Niamey
24,206,636
Republic of the Congo flag
Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo offers Africa's lowest cost of living with genuine affordability—rent and essentials at just over one-third global…

Brazzaville
5,657,000
Reunion flag
Reunion

Réunion: A French Island in the Indian Ocean Réunion is a French overseas department located east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean,…

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Saint Helena

Saint Helena is a remote British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean, approximately 1,950 kilometers west of Africa's…

Sao Tome And Principe flag
Sao Tome And Principe

São Tomé and Príncipe is a small island nation located off the western coast of Central Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. Comprising two…

Seychelles flag
Seychelles

Seychelles trades Western cost of living for island life at half the price—zero malaria, English-speaking, and a quality of life index…

Victoria
98,462
Sierra Leone flag
Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is a West African nation located along the Atlantic coast, bordered by Guinea and Liberia. The country covers approximately…

Freetown
7,976,985
Somalia flag
Somalia

Somalia delivers endless Indian Ocean beaches and nomadic pastoral life at near-zero cost — your Western salary stretches to infinity…

Mogadishu
15,893,219
South Sudan flag
South Sudan

South Sudan offers African authenticity at minimal cost — frontier pricing, untouched landscapes, and a nation actively rebuilding itself.…

Juba
11,193,729
Togo flag
Togo

Togo is a small West African nation situated along the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east, and Burkina Faso…

Lomé
8,278,737
Western Sahara flag
Western Sahara

Western Sahara presents a unique and complex environment for potential expatriates, characterized by a challenging desert landscape and…

El Aaiún
510,713
Zambia flag
Zambia

Zambia is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, known for its diverse landscapes and rich natural resources. Lusaka serves as…

Lusaka
18,383,956