The 23rd Cost of Living Survey carried out by Mercer, the world’s largest human resource consulting firm, found that African, Asian, and European cities dominated the 2017 list of most expensive locations for working abroad.
According to the survey, Lagos ranked 13th while Abuja ranked 20th in 2016.
The capital city of Angola, Luanda, however, ranked first globally moving up from second place and taking over from Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive city.
The survey attributed cost of goods and security as factors that determined the cost of living in Luanda.
Other African cities that ranked high reflected high living costs and prices of goods for expatriate employees.