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The World's most expensive Big Cities
The World's Most Expensive Big Cities
The index is based on cost of living expressed in US dollars. Mercer's survey across six continents and measured the comparative cost of over 200 items in each locations, including housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainments.
|
Rank 2008 |
Rank 2007 |
City |
Country |
Score 2008 |
Score 2007 |
|
1 |
1 |
Moscow |
Russia |
142.4 |
134.4 |
|
2 |
4 |
Tokyo |
Japan |
127.0 |
122.1 |
|
3 |
2 |
London |
UK |
125.0 |
126.3 |
|
4 |
10 |
Oslo |
Norway |
118.3 |
105.8 |
|
5 |
3 |
Seoul |
South Korea |
117.7 |
122.4 |
|
6 |
5 |
Hong Kong |
China |
117.6 |
119.4 |
|
7 |
6 |
Copenhagen |
Denmark |
117.2 |
110.2 |
|
8 |
7 |
Geneva |
Switzerland |
115.8 |
109.8 |
|
9 |
9 |
Zurich |
Switzerland |
112.7 |
107.6 |
|
10 |
11 |
Milan |
Italy |
111.3 |
104.4 |
|
11 |
8 |
Osaka |
Japan |
110.0 |
108.4 |
|
12 |
13 |
Paris |
France |
109.4 |
101.4 |
|
13 |
14 |
Singapore |
Singapore |
109.1 |
100.4 |
|
14 |
17 |
Tel Aviv |
Israel |
105.0 |
97.7 |
|
15 |
21 |
Sydney |
Australia |
104.1 |
94.9 |
|
16 |
16 |
Dublin |
Ireland |
103.9 |
99.6 |
|
16 |
18 |
Rome |
Italy |
103.9 |
97.6 |
|
18 |
12 |
St.Petersburg |
Russia |
103.1 |
103.0 |
|
19 |
19 |
Vienna |
Austria |
102.3 |
96.9 |
|
20 |
20 |
Beijing |
China |
101.9 |
95.9 |
|
21 |
22 |
Helsinki |
Finland |
101.1 |
93.3 |
|
22 |
15 |
New York City |
US |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
23 |
38 |
Istanbul |
Turkey |
99.4 |
87.7 |
|
24 |
26 |
Shanghai |
China |
98.3 |
92.1 |
|
25 |
25 |
Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
97.0 |
92.2 |
|
25 |
29 |
Athens |
Greece |
97.0 |
90.6 |
|
25 |
62 |
Sao Paulo |
Brazil |
97.0 |
82.8 |
|
28 |
26 |
Madrid |
Spain |
96.7 |
92.1 |
|
29 |
49 |
Prague |
Czech Rep. |
96.0 |
85.6 |
|
30 |
37 |
Lagos |
Nigeria |
95.9 |
88.0 |
|
31 |
31 |
Barcelona |
Spain |
95.2 |
89.2 |
|
31 |
64 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
95.2 |
82.5 |
|
31 |
23 |
Stockhlom |
Sweden |
95.2 |
93.1 |
|
34 |
24 |
Douala |
Cameroon |
95.1 |
92.9 |
|
35 |
67 |
Warsaw |
Poland |
95.0 |
82.4 |
|
36 |
64 |
Melbourne |
Australia |
94.2 |
82.5 |
|
37 |
39 |
Munich |
Germany |
93.1 |
87.6 |
|
38 |
45 |
Berlin |
Germany |
93.0 |
85.9 |
|
39 |
44 |
Brussels |
Belgium |
92.9 |
86.5 |
|
40 |
40 |
Frankfurt |
Germany |
92.5 |
87.4 |
|
41 |
33 |
Dakar |
Senegal |
92.2 |
89.0 |
|
42 |
28 |
Kiev |
Ukraine |
91.7 |
91.4 |
|
43 |
43 |
Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
91.3 |
87.0 |
|
44 |
30 |
Almaty |
Kazakhstan |
90.7 |
89.6 |
|
45 |
31 |
Bratislava |
Slovakia |
90.6 |
98.2 |
|
46 |
45 |
Dusseldorf |
Germany |
90.4 |
85.9 |
|
46 |
72 |
Riga |
Latvia |
90.4 |
81.5 |
|
48 |
52 |
Mumbai |
India |
90.3 |
84.9 |
|
49 |
59 |
Zagreb |
Croatia |
90.0 |
83.5 |
|
50 |
57 |
Hamburg |
Germany |
89.9 |
84.2 |
|
51 |
35 |
Abidjan |
Ivory Coast |
89.6 |
88.3 |
|
52 |
34 |
Dubai |
UAE |
89.3 |
88.8 |
|
53 |
84 |
Perth |
Australia |
88.5 |
77.8 |
|
54 |
82 |
Toronto |
Canada |
88.1 |
78.8 |
|
55 |
42 |
Los Angeles |
US |
87.5 |
87.1 |
|
55 |
68 |
New Delhi |
India |
87.5 |
82.3 |
|
57 |
50 |
Algiers |
Algeria |
86.8 |
85.1 |
|
57 |
71 |
Lyon |
France |
86.8 |
81.9 |
|
57 |
73 |
Lisbon |
Potugal |
86.8 |
80.8 |
|
57 |
86 |
Brisbane |
Australia |
86.8 |
76.9 |
|
61 |
53 |
Shenzhen |
China |
86.3 |
84.7 |
|
61 |
60 |
Budapest |
Hungary |
86.3 |
83.1 |
|
63 |
48 |
Taipei |
Taiwan |
86.1 |
85.8 |
|
64 |
89 |
Vancouver |
Canada |
85.8 |
76.5 |
|
65 |
45 |
Abu Dhabi |
UAE |
85.7 |
85.9 |
|
66 |
41 |
Birmingham |
UK |
85.4 |
87.2 |
|
66 |
92 |
Calgary |
Canada |
85.4 |
75.5 |
|
68 |
74 |
Limassol |
Cyprus |
84.6 |
80.6 |
|
69 |
36 |
Glasgow |
UK |
84.0 |
88.1 |
|
70 |
68 |
Guangzhou |
China |
83.9 |
82.3 |
|
71 |
78 |
Bucharest |
Romania |
83.6 |
79.6 |
|
72 |
98 |
Montreal |
Canada |
83.0 |
74.5 |
|
73 |
96 |
Adelaide |
Australia |
82.8 |
74.7 |
|
74 |
118 |
Tehran |
Iran |
82.2 |
68.6 |
|
75 |
51 |
Miami |
US |
82.0 |
85.0 |
|
76 |
90 |
Tallinn |
Estonia |
81.6 |
76.4 |
|
77 |
64 |
Honolulu |
US |
81.4 |
82.5 |
|
78 |
54 |
San Francisco |
US |
81.0 |
84.6 |
|
78 |
99 |
Auckland |
New Zealand |
81.0 |
73.9 |
|
80 |
63 |
Beirut |
Lebanon |
80.8 |
82.6 |
|
81 |
80 |
Casablanca |
Morocco |
80.7 |
78.9 |
|
82 |
55 |
Jakarta |
Indonesia |
80.5 |
84.5 |
|
82 |
93 |
Ljubljana |
Slovenia |
80.5 |
75.3 |
|
84 |
58 |
Chicago |
US |
80.3 |
83.7 |
|
85 |
97 |
Vilnius |
Lithuania |
80.2 |
74.6 |
|
85 |
109 |
Ottawa |
Canada |
80.2 |
72.3 |
|
87 |
112 |
Bogota |
Colonbia |
80.1 |
71.7 |
|
88 |
77 |
Amman |
Jordan |
79.6 |
79.8 |
|
89 |
70 |
White Plains, NY |
US |
79.3 |
82.1 |
|
89 |
129 |
Caracas |
Venezuela |
79.3 |
65.4 |
|
91 |
56 |
Hanoi |
Vietnam |
79.0 |
84.3 |
|
92 |
102 |
Santiago |
Chile |
78.5 |
73.3 |
|
93 |
111 |
Wellington |
New Zealand |
77.6 |
71.8 |
|
94 |
80 |
Kuwait City |
Kuwait |
77.5 |
78.9 |
|
95 |
104 |
Leipzig |
Germany |
77.1 |
72.9 |
|
96 |
76 |
Accra |
Ghana |
77.0 |
79.9 |
|
97 |
108 |
Sofia |
Bulgeria |
76.9 |
72.5 |
|
98 |
83 |
Hoston, TX |
US |
76.8 |
78.6 |
|
99 |
79 |
Boston, MA |
US |
76.5 |
79.2 |
Source : Mercer Survey ( July 2008 )
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| 1 | Kensington Palace Garden, W8 | Sterling Pound 4000 to 5000 per square feet |
| 2 | The Boltons, SW10 | Sterling Pound 3500 to 5000 per square feet |
| 3 | Lowndes Square, SW1 | Sterling Pound 3500 to 4000 per square feet |
| 4 | Belgrave Square, SW1 | Sterling Pound 3500 to 4000 per square feet |
| 5 | Eaton Square, SW1 | Sterling Pound 3500 to 4000 per square feet |
| 6 | Upper Phillimore Gardens, W8 | Sterling Pound 3000 to 3500 per square feet |
| 7 | Wilton Crescent, SW1 | Sterling Pound 3000 to 3500 per square feet |
| 8 | Chesham Place, SW1 | Sterling Pound 3000 to 3500 per square feet |
| 9 | Egerton Crescent/ Terrace, SW3 | Sterling Pound 3000 per square feet |
| 10 | Holland Park, W11 | Sterling Pound 2500 to 3500 per square feet |
| 11 | Avanue Road, NW8 | Sterling Pound 2750 to 3000 per square feet |
| 12 | Cadogan Square, SW1 | Sterling Pound 2500 to 3000 per square feet |
| 13 | Cheyne Walk, SW3 | Sterling Pound 2500 to 3000 per square feet |
| 14 | Addison Gardens, W14 | Sterling Pound 2500 to 3000 per square feet |
| 15 | Hanover Terrace, NW1 | Sterling Pound 2000 per square feet |
| 16 | The Bishops Avenue, N2 | Sterling Pound 2000 per square feet |























