Africa: Expats and cost of living

Business? Leisure? Family matters? Have you ever been tempted to move in one of the African countries?

Relocating to Africa has always been a decision to think twice because it does not have the easiest of the relocations due to the bad images distributed by media coverages. Compared to what is being said, Africa is a warm-hearted land, exotic with vast possibilities of growth. Unfortunately, because of political corruption, economic instabilities and violence issues, the lands remained vastly undeveloped in contrast with European nations for example.

As a resource-rich continent, expats have the possibility to live their dream lives due to the cheap cost of livings which exist. Depending on where you move, relocating to cradle of humankind shall bring you one of the best adventures of your life. According to your affordability, Africa HR Solutions selected a panel of the cheapest African countries, where you could consider living a peaceful and unforgettable experience, knowing that Uganda was ranked the best expat living destination of Africa in 2016.

South Africa

Cape Town, one of the most beautiful cities of the continent has taken the country to another level, arousing the curiosity of the most prestigious international investors, thanks to the amazing landscapes.

Zambia

The economy in Zambia has considerably progressed in its annual GDP however slowed down due to the depreciation of the kwacha and to a fall in copper prices.

Algeria

The Algerian territory is famous for its natural resources, ranked 10th in natural reserves and 6th as largest gas exporter despite the economy being ruled by the state.

Tunisia

Tunisia has been the success story of Africa with market oriented businesses.

Egypt

Despite experiencing public revolts due to political insecurities, Egypt has managed to offer expats a cheaper cost-of-living in terms of food, housing, transports, entertainment and personal care.

Morocco

With a population of more than 30 million inhabitants, industries such as aerospace, mining and manufacturing has propelled Morocco as a top expat destination, offering multiple of employment facilities in various sectors.

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KEVINA TAKOORDYAL

KEVINA TAKOORDYAL

HEAD OF OPERATIONS

Kevina Takoordyal has a BA Hons Business Management from the University of Glamorgan, UK, with MBA in leadership and Innovation, MBA General, PMP Certified, and Agile Scrum Master. She currently works as the Head of Operations at Africa HR Solutions Ltd with more than 20 years of proven leadership capabilities in Operations, Business Development, People Management, Process Optimization, and Project Management in the Financial Services, BPO, Banking Industry, and Heath Care Industry. In Senior leadership roles with an international footprint across Europe working and extensive Pan- African experience from a compliance, finance, and operations angle, Kevina comes across with a panoply of cross-functional skills. Kevina also serves on a few Boards, Non-Independent Executive at MioD and for NGOs on a voluntary basis, a coach and mentor to aspiring female leaders across Africa and Mauritius.

Kevina is a firm believer in Servant Leadership with a strong focus and commitment to uplifting others, with the ability to deliver through a highly engaged – diverse team, and works towards consistently synergistic value creation. While being a focused and adaptive thinker and Kevina is actively participating in panel discussions on Innovation, CX, Digital transformation.

Kevina serves as Project Assessor for the National Youth upskilling program. She has been recognized as Global Talent in a few companies, Ceridian, and International SOS Ltd whereby she has been awarded a few scholarships and had the opportunity to be mentored by Senior Vice President in the US. Award Winner in various fields and at a national level and recognized including Super Achiever Leader Award in Africa in 2016, Awarded Africa Women Leader 2018.

MARK DU PREEZ​

MARK DU PREEZ

Head of Legal & Compliance

A qualified lawyer who joined Africa HR Solutions in July 2020, Mark Du Preez has experience working in private practice for a reputable law firm in South Africa. He also played commercially focused roles at a leading private bank, wealth management company, and outsourcing firm in South Africa and Mauritius.

Mark has played a pivotal role in Africa HR Solution’s risk mitigation strategy, which positively impacted P&L performance over the years.

He currently leads the Partnerships function of the company including relationships and oversight with in-country partners (ICPs) across Africa.

alex daruty

ALEX DARUTY

Head of Commercial

Alex has more than 15 years of experience in the global, strategic development of both enterprise and consumer brands in categories including technology, transport, enterprise software, entertainment, and travel.

With experience in roles on both agency and corporate side, he has worked across international brands and has led the development and execution of multi-discipline campaigns across EMEA, NORAM and Asia Pacific.

His focus is on driving meaningful business impact through brand differentiation and building high-functioning, digitally oriented, and analytically driven capabilities. He is motivated by working with, and developing dynamic people, teams, and organizations.

He leads, manages, develops and mentors the Key Account Management department, including line management responsibility for the team of Key Account Managers and Key Account Administrator who represent the Company as the primary communication link between all relevant stakeholders, including clients, third party in-country partners and internal functions.

Originally from Mauritius, he holds bachelor’s degrees in International Business, Finance and Management from the University of Nevada, Reno.