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World's Most Expensive Cities, 2008
The data in this table reflects a survey measuring the comparative cost of over 200 items in each
location, including housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods,
and entertainment. Produced by Mercer, a global human resources and
financial consulting firm, the survey is used to help multinational
companies and governments determine compensation allowances for their
expatriate employees.
| Rankings |
|
| March 2008 |
March 2007 |
City |
| 1 |
1 |
Moscow, Russia |
| 2 |
4 |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 3 |
2 |
London, United Kingdom |
| 4 |
10 |
Oslo, Norway |
| 5 |
3 |
Seoul, South Korea |
| 6 |
5 |
Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 7 |
6 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 8 |
7 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| 9 |
9 |
Zurich, Switzerland |
| 10 |
11 |
Milan, Italy |
| 11 |
8 |
Osaka, Japan |
| 12 |
13 |
Paris, France |
| 13 |
14 |
Singapore, Singapore |
| 14 |
17 |
Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 15 |
21 |
Sydney, Australia |
| 16 |
16 |
Dublin, Ireland |
| 16 |
18 |
Rome, Italy |
| 18 |
12 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 19 |
19 |
Vienna, Austria |
| 20 |
20 |
Beijing, China |
| 21 |
22 |
Helsinki, Finland |
| 22 |
15 |
New York City, United States |
| 23 |
38 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
| 24 |
26 |
Shanghai, China |
| 25 |
25 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 25 |
29 |
Athens, Greece |
| 25 |
62 |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 28 |
26 |
Madrid, Spain |
| 29 |
49 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
| 30 |
37 |
Lagos, Nigeria |
| 31 |
31 |
Barcelona, Spain |
| 31 |
64 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 31 |
23 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
| 34 |
24 |
Douala, Cameroon |
| 35 |
67 |
Warsaw, Poland |
| 36 |
64 |
Melbourne, Australia |
| 37 |
39 |
Munich, Germany |
| 38 |
45 |
Berlin, Germany |
| 39 |
44 |
Brussels, Belgium |
| 40 |
40 |
Frankfurt, Germany |
| 41 |
33 |
Dakar, Senegal |
| 42 |
28 |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 43 |
43 |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| 44 |
30 |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| 45 |
31 |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 46 |
45 |
Dusseldorf, Germany |
| 46 |
72 |
Riga, Latvia |
| 48 |
52 |
Mumbai, India |
| 49 |
59 |
Zagreb, Croatia |
| 50 |
57 |
Hamberg, Germany |
The figures are based on a survey conducted in March
2008, and the 2007 comparisons are based on a similar survey conducted
in March 2007.
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