Different criteria are applied to determine the best cities in Africa. This criteria to decide the developed as well as underdeveloped countries can be urbanization, population, economic, professional ,educational, social, leisure, safety and much more. However in the case of the developing countries more basic indicators are used. It can be observed however that the biggest African cities or the largest African cities are also the famous African cities and the best cities in United States. A few African cities feature in best world cities.
The criteria for posh cities such as Cape Town in South Africa can be same as for best cities in Africa is Biggest Cities, Cities with Highest Median Household Income, Cities with Highest Median House Value, Cities with Highest Ratio of Median House Value to Median Household Income, Cities with Youngest Residents, Cities with Largest Land Areas, Cities with Longest Commuting Times, Cities with Shortest Commuting Times, Cities with Highest Percentage of Foreign-Born Residents, Best Educated Cities (Highest Percentage of Bachelor Degree Holding Residents), , Cities with Highest Percentage of College Students, Cities with Strongest Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, and Accommodation and Food Services Industries
However for the lesser developed countries - the crime rates,small and medium businesses growth, communications systems, Internet Cafes, radio and TV stations, phone density, living, costs , MNCs headquarters etc will also be considered to decide on best cities in Africa. Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Durban, East London, Johannesburg, Kimberley, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Nairobi, Lamu, Mombasa, Kisumu, Lagos, Kampala, Ethiopia, Abuja, Banjul and Cairo City and Port Louis generally counted amonst the best cities in Africa. Amongst the top seven cities are Cape Town, South Africa, Victoria, Seychelles, smallest country in Africa, Pretoria, South Africa., Pietermaritzburg, South Africa regarded as Oxford of Africa with a concentration of best schools, Port Louis, Mauritius. Johannesburg is Africa's most developed city. Nairobi, Kenya is the largest city in East and Central Africa.
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