Port-Louis is the best African city to live in worldwide, according to Mercer’s 2016 Quality of Living Survey. Mauritius’ capital which ranked 83^rd worldwide out of 230 cities, is followed, in Africa, by South African cities Durban (85^th worldwide), Cape Town (92^nd) and Johannesburg (95^th).

Closing the top 10 of best African cities to live in are Victoria (97^th worldwide), Tunis (113rd), Rabat (116^th) Casablanca (126^th), Windhoek (131^st), Gaborone (142^nd) in Botswana.

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Mercer’s ranking is based on 39 factors grouped in 10 categories: social and political environment, business environment, socio-cultural environment, medical and health considerations, public services and transport, urban infrastructure, housing, leisure, consumer goods, and natural environment.

Best African cities to live in, in 2016:

1-Port Louis (83rd worldwide)

2-Durban (85th)

3-Cape Town (92nd)

4-Johannesburg (95th)

5-Victoria (97th)

6-Tunis (113rd)

7-Rabat (116th)

8-Casablanca (126th)

9-Windhoek (131st)

10-Gaborone (142nd)

11-Lusaka (149th)

12-Dakar (162nd)

13-Libreville (163rd)

14-Accra (166th)

15-Kampala 169th)

16-Cairo (171st)

17-Blantyre (175th)

18-Maputo (168th)

19-Cotonou (181st)

20-Banjul (183rd)

21-Nairobi (184th)

22-Algiers (187th)

23-Djibouti (189th)

25-Kigali (191st)

26-Yaounde (194th)

27-Douala (196th)  

28-Dar es Salaam (198th)

29-Luanda (199th)

30-Lome (204th)

31-Abidjan (206th)

32-Addis Ababa (207th)

33-Harare (209th)

34-Lagos (211th)

35-Abuja (212th)

36-Ouagadougou (215th)

37-Tripoli (216th)

38-Niamey (217th)

39-Antananarivo (218th)

40-Bamako (219th)

41-Nouakchott (220th)

42-Conakry (221st)  

43-Kinshasa (222nd)

44-Brazzavile (223rd)  

45-N’Djamena  (225th)

46-Khartoum (226th)

47-Bangui (229th)