Most Expensive Place To Live In South africa

Pretoria is the most expensive place to live in South Africa, followed by Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban. Pretoria is one of South Africa’s three capital cities that serves as the seat of the executive branch of government. Pretoria hosts all the foreign embassies to South Africa.

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Pretoria is ranked the most expensive place in South Africa because it requires a higher cost of living and also it owns a lot of expensive places that only the ‘rich’ can afford. Pretoria serves as one of the significant tourist sites in South Africa with significant tourist attraction centers such as Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Pretorial National Botanical Gardens, and Groenkloof Nature Reserve among many other tourist sites that generates a lot of money for the city.

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Pretoria can boast of many luxurious 5-star hotels that host all their visitors from outside the city. The city has 5-star hotels such as Celtis House, Hotel 224, and The Maslow Hotel, Time Square among others.

Pretoria also ranks fourth on the list of most expensive African cities to live in with the top three positions belonging to Victoria in Seychelles, Ndjamena in Chad, and Lagos in Nigeria.

The Blyde at Riverwalk Estate in Pretoria East | Thapelo Morebudi/The Sunday Times

Pretoria alongside Johanessburg, Cape Town, Durban, and Port Elizabeth are the South African countries that made it om the top 11 most expensive cities in Africa.

Pretoria is the city in which the famous Waterkloof is located. Waterkloof is a suburb of the city of Pretoria which is located to the east of the city. Waterkloof is the location where you can find Holiday Homes, Guest Houses, Luxurius hotels, and tourist sites.