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15 September 2012: Oslo, Zurich and Tokyo are the most expensive cities in the most recent UBS survey.American cities have moved up the table mainly due to the rise of the US dollar compared to other currencies, in particular the euro. However, the measures taken by the US Federal Reserve in September 2012 may reverse the rise of US cities in the tables of most expensive cities. |
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The most expensive cities in the world
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Rank 2012
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Rank 2011
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Cities
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1
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1
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Oslo |
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2
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2
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Zurich |
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3
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5
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Tokyo |
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4
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3
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Geneva |
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5
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4
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Copenhagen |
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6
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14
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New York City |
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7
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13
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Luxembourg |
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8
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5
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Stockholm |
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9
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47
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Caracas |
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10
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15
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London |
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11
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8
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Helsinki |
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12
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18
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Frankfurt |
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13
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16
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Munich |
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14
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12
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Paris |
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15
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7
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Sydney |
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16
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17
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Montreal |
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17
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11
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Vienna |
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18
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34
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Milan |
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19
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22
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Rome |
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20
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36
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Chicago |
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21
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23
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Lyon |
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22
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27
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Dubai |
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23
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29
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Amsterdam |
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24
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41
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Miami |
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25
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24
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Auckland |
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26
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20
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Dublin |
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27
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31
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Los Angeles |
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28
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21
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Brussels |
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29
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32
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Tel Aviv |
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30
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25
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Barcelona |
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31
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9
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Toronto |
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32
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37
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Hong Kong |
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33
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27
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Berlin |
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34
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28
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Istanbul |
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35
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30
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Madrid |
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36
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55
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Doha |
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37
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35
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Seoul |
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38
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39
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Lisbon |
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39
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38
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Athens |
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40
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42
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Moscow |
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41
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40
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Nicosia |
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42
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44
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Taipei |
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43
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50
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Ljubljana |
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44
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19
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Sao Paulo |
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45
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26
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Rio de Janeiro |
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46
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58
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Beijing |
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47
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56
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Tallinn |
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48
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48
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Budapest |
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49
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49
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Shanghai |
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50
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45
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Bangkok |
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51
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68
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Buenosw Aires |
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52
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53
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Riga |
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53
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52
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Prague |
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54
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62
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Manama |
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55
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54
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Bratislava |
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56
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51
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Jakarta |
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57
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46
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Warsaw |
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58
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61
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Kiev |
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59
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57
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Bogota |
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60
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59
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Santiago de Chile |
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61
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43
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Johannesburg |
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62
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67
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Kuala Lumpur |
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63
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64
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Mexico City |
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64
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60
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Vilnius |
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65
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65
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Lima |
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66
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70
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Nairobi |
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67
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69
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Cairo |
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68
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63
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Sofia |
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69
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72
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Manila |
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70
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66
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Bucharest |
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71
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73
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Mumbai |
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72
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71
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Delhi |
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