Table Mountain and the City of Cape Town in the horizon at sunset. Picture: Unsplash
South Africa has some of Africa’s best cities to live in. According to Numbeo’s Quality of Life Index by City 2024 Mid-Year, Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban and Johannesburg dominate the list of Africa’s best cities to live in.
Seven African cities make up the list, including Cape Town (159.3), Pretoria (149.6), Durban (145.6), Johannesburg (140.3), Nairobi, Kenya (97.7), Cairo, Egypt (75.9) and Lagos, Nigeria (45.3).
Compared to the rest of the world, Cape Town, Pretoria and Durban featured in the Top 100 Cities on the Quality of Life Index by City 2024 Mid-Year.
Cape Town ranked 74th, Pretoria ranked 90th while Durban scraped in with a ranking of 98th.
Cities with the highest index include The Hague in the Netherlands (1st), Luxembourg (2nd) and Eindhoven Netherlands (3rd).
Numbeo’s Quality of Life Index is an estimation of the overall quality of life in a city or country.
The index looks into various factors that impact one's quality of life, including purchasing power, pollution levels, housing affordability, cost of living, safety, healthcare quality, commute times and climate conditions.
It is designed to provide a comparative measure, where a higher index value indicates a better quality of life.
“It's important to note that the Quality of Life Index is based on data and user surveys collected by Numbeo.
“The surveys capture the perceptions and experiences of visitors to the website regarding various aspects of quality of life.
“Numbeo strives to provide accurate and up-to-date information by filtering out potential spam and ensuring a sufficient number of contributors for each city or country,” the statement read.