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The most expensive and
richest cities in the world

A report by UBS

15 September 2012: Comparing domestic prices for a universal basket of goods against corresponding domestic wages allowed the UBS researchers to examine the difference in relative purchasing power. Therefore people working in Zurich can domestically afford the most in relation to other cities in the survey.

2018 Earnings, Prices & Wealth Survey
||| Introduction ||| The most expensive cities ||| The richest cities ||| The most powerful cities ||| The Big Mac Guide |||

How much a wage is actually worth is best described by comparing purchasing power in relation to goods that are as homogenous as possible around the globe. Thus, in Tokyo it takes nine minutes of work to earn enough to buy a Big Mac, while in Nairobi it takes 81 minutes. Workers in Zurich can buy an iPhone after 22 hours work; in Manila, by contrast, it takes around 20 times longer.

Ranking: The richest cities in the world
(By domestic purchasing power)
Rank 2012
Rank 2011
Cities
1
1
Zurich
2
2
Sydney
3
3
Luxembourg
4
7
Geneva
5
10
Nicosia
6
5
Los Angeles
7
4
Miami
8
6
Dublin
9
9
Chicago
10
8
New York City
11
12
Berlin
12
17
Copenhagen
13
15
Toronto
14
19
Frankfurt
15
18
Amsterdam
16
20
Munich
17
28
Paris
18
24
Vienna
19
16
London
20
14
Helsinki
21
21
Stockholm
22
26
Oslo
23
25
Madrid
24
23
Tokyo
25
30
Auckland
26
22
Lyon
27
32
Dubai
28
11
Montreal
29
29
Barcelona
30
13
Brussels
31
27
Milan
32
38
Johannesburg
33
42
Seoul
34
36
Manama
35
40
Hong Kong
36
31
Lisbon
37
33
Taipei
38
41
Rome
39
35
Athens
40
34
Tel Aviv
41
37
Moscow
42
51
Bratislava
43
39
Ljubljana
44
45
Doha
45
44
Sao Paulo
46
43
Tallinn
47
46
Prague
48
53
Buenos Aires
49
55
Lima
50
48
Rio de Janeiro
51
49
Kuala Lumpur
52
54
Vilnius
53
50
Bogota
54
52
Warsaw
55
56
Santiago de Chile
56
59
Istanbul
57
57
Riga
58
61
Shanghai
59
58
Bucharest
60
64
Sofia
61
60
Budapest
62
66
Bangkok
63
63
Beijing
64
70
Mexico City
65
65
Cairo
66
69
Mumbai
67
62
Caracas
68
67
Delhi
69
68
Kiev
70
72
Nairobi
71
71
Manila
72
73
Jakarta

UBS survey: Introduction | The most expensive cities | The richest cities (personal earnings) | Richest cities (purchasing power) | The iPod index |



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