Is Living in African Cities Expensive?

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dc.creatorNakamura, Shohei
dc.creatorHarati, Rawaa
dc.creatorLall, Somik V.
dc.creatorDikhanov, Yuri M.
dc.creatorHamadeh, Nada
dc.creatorVigil Oliver, William
dc.creatorRissanen, Marko Olavi
dc.creatorYamanaka, Mizuki
dc.date2016-05-04T18:31:53Z
dc.date2016-05-04T18:31:53Z
dc.date2016-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:48:21Z
dc.descriptionAlthough several studies have examined why overall price levels are higher in richer countries, little is known about whether there is a similar relationship at the urban and city level across countries. This paper compares the price levels of cities in Sub-Saharan Africa with those of other regions by analyzing price information collected for the 2011 round of the International Comparison Program. Readjusting the calculated price levels from national to urban levels, the analysis indicates that African cities are relatively more expensive, despite having lower income levels. The price levels of goods and services consumed by households are up to 31percent higher in Sub-Saharan Africa than in other low- and middle-income countries, relative to their income levels. Food and non-alcoholic beverages are especially expensive, with price levels around 35 percent higher than in other countries. The paper also analyzes price information collected by the Economist Intelligence Unit's Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, and obtains a similar result, indicating higher prices of goods and services in African cities.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26224160/living-african-cities-expensive
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24215
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-7641
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/411277
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7641
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectCUSTOMER
dc.subjectPRICE LEVELS
dc.subjectFROZEN FISH
dc.subjectSTOCK
dc.subjectMATERIALS
dc.subjectBREAD
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectREAL EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRICES
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectMONITORING
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRICE INDICES
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.subjectALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
dc.subjectTOMATOES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectVARIABLES
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSES
dc.subjectPRICE
dc.subjectPET FOODS
dc.subjectBUTTER
dc.subjectECONOMIC STRUCTURES
dc.subjectORANGE JUICE
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectSUPERMARKET
dc.subjectLEMONS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectDATA
dc.subjectINFLUENCE
dc.subjectCORNFLAKES
dc.subjectMARKET DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectCOST OF LIVING
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectBARS
dc.subjectPOSTAL SERVICES
dc.subjectECONOMIC SIZE
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectNONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
dc.subjectPRODUCT
dc.subjectBASKET OF GOODS
dc.subjectCHOCOLATE
dc.subjectNON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
dc.subjectUTILITY
dc.subjectALCOHOL BEVERAGES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectCOCOA
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectCARROTS
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHAM
dc.subjectUSERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectBEEF
dc.subjectTEA
dc.subjectEGG
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectCOLA
dc.subjectBEER
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectPRICE COMPARISONS
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectORANGE
dc.subjectCANADA
dc.subjectPRICE LEVEL
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE
dc.subjectECONOMIC FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectBEVERAGES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPRICE INFORMATION
dc.subjectGABON
dc.subjectEGGS
dc.subjectMARKET
dc.subjectMARGARINE
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectFOOD
dc.subjectPORK
dc.subjectVEAL
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectNON- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectCATERING
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectPOTATOES
dc.subjectGOODS
dc.subjectTHEORY
dc.subjectBLOG
dc.subjectCORN
dc.subjectBUSINESS
dc.subjectSUPERMARKETS
dc.subjectBANANAS
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectSUPPLY
dc.subjectPURCHASING
dc.subjectAPPLES
dc.subjectRESTAURANTS
dc.subjectPROFIT
dc.subjectMARKET INTEGRATION
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION
dc.subjectORANGES
dc.subjectLAMB
dc.subjectPEACHES
dc.subjectDATABASE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectPRICE INDEX
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectOLIVE OIL
dc.subjectFLOUR
dc.subjectFOODS
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.titleIs Living in African Cities Expensive?
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
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