Nairobi in world’s cheapest cities list on weak shilling

Nairobi City skyline. 

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Nairobi is now among the cheapest cities in the world this year for expatriates whose purchasing power surged amid the weakening of the shilling, according to the latest ranking by consultancy Mercer.

The Kenyan capital is ranked 201 in the 2024 Cost of Living City Ranking, dropping 28 places from 173 last year.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.