Is Living in African Cities Expensive?

Although 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 citi...

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Main Authors:	Nakamura, Shohei, Harati, Rawaa, Lall, Somik V., Dikhanov, Yuri M., Hamadeh, Nada, Vigil Oliver, William, Rissanen, Marko Olavi, Yamanaka, Mizuki
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	LIVING STANDARDS EQUIPMENT CUSTOMER PRICE LEVELS FROZEN FISH STOCK MATERIALS BREAD INCOME REAL EXCHANGE RATES AVERAGE PRICES GDP PER CAPITA INFORMATION MONITORING POLITICAL ECONOMY PRICE INDICES WELFARE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TOMATOES AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS VARIABLES REGRESSION ANALYSES PRICE PET FOODS BUTTER ECONOMIC STRUCTURES ORANGE JUICE OPEN ACCESS SUPERMARKET LEMONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS DATA INFLUENCE CORNFLAKES MARKET DEVELOPMENT RENT PRODUCTS EXCHANGE RATES PRODUCTIVITY COST OF LIVING INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON MARKETS VEGETABLES BARS POSTAL SERVICES ECONOMIC SIZE INCOME LEVELS NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PRODUCT BASKET OF GOODS CHOCOLATE NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES UTILITY ALCOHOL BEVERAGES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT COCOA FOOD PRODUCTS CARROTS TELEPHONE EXPENDITURE HAM USERS CONSUMPTION BEEF TEA EGG WAGES COLA BEER RESULTS PRICE COMPARISONS VALUE WAGE RATES COMPETITIVENESS ELECTRICITY PURCHASING POWER GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ORANGE CANADA PRICE LEVEL CONSUMER PRICE ECONOMIC FUNCTIONS CONSUMERS BEVERAGES EXPENDITURES PRICE INFORMATION GABON EGGS MARKET MARGARINE ECONOMIC THEORY FOOD PORK VEAL REGRESSION ANALYSIS NON- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES RESULT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE CATERING GDP POTATOES GOODS THEORY BLOG CORN BUSINESS SUPERMARKETS BANANAS MEAT SUPPLY PURCHASING APPLES RESTAURANTS PROFIT MARKET INTEGRATION RICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX COMMUNICATION ORANGES LAMB PEACHES DATABASE FOOD PRICES PRICE INDEX LABOR MARKETS OLIVE OIL FLOUR FOODS PRICES USES DEVELOPMENT POLICY SUGAR
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26224160/living-african-cities-expensive http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24215

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Is Living in African Cities Expensive?

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