Moscow, London, Seoul …
The world’s 50 most expensive big cities(The index* is based on cost of living expressed in US dollars.)
Rank Rank
2007 2006 City – Country
1 1 Moscow – Russia
2 5 London – United Kingdom
3 2 Seoul – South Korea
4 3 Tokyo – Japan
5 4 Hong Kong – China
6 8 Copenhagen – Denmark
7 7 Geneva – Switzerland
8 6 Osaka – Japan
9 9 Zurich – Switzerland
10 10 Oslo – Norway
11 13 Milan – Italy
12 12 St Petersburg – Russia
13 15 Paris – France
14 17 Singapore – Singapore
15 10 New York City – USA
16 18 Dublin – Ireland
17 24 Tel Aviv – Israel
18 21 Rome – Italy
19 21 Vienna – Austria
20 14 Beijing – China
21 19 Sydney – Australia
22 25 Helsinki – Finland
23 36 Stockholm – Sweden
24 27 Douala – Cameroon
25 41 Amsterdam – Netherlands
26 53 Madrid – Spain
26 20 Shanghai – China
28 21 Kiev – Ukraine
29 59 Athens – Greece
30 52 Almaty – Kazakhstan
31 56 Barcelona – Spain
31 48 Bratislava – Slovak Republic
33 45 Dakar – Senegal
34 25 Dubai – United Arab Emirates
35 45 Abidjan – Côte d’Ivorie
36 60 Glasgow – UK
37 31 Lagos – Nigeria
38 15 istanbul – Turkey
39 65 Munich – Germany
40 61 Frankfurt – Germany
41 69 Birmingham – UK
42 29 Los Angeles – USA
43 46 Luxembourg – Luxembourg
44 70 Brussels – Belgium
45 30 Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates
45 72 Berlin – Germany
45 62 Düsseldorf – Germany
48 – Taipei – Taiwan
49 50 Prague – Czech Republic
50 51 Algiers – Algeria
* listing from Mercer
