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The most expensive cities in the world
Research by ECA International
THE MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES IN THE WORLDECA International survey (June 2009): Introduction | Table: World's 50 most expensive cities | Table: Europe's 70 most expensive cities | Table: Asia's 50 most expensive cities |
UBS survey (March 2008): Most expensive cities (Intro) | World's most expensive cities (table) | Richest cities by personal earnings (table) | Richest cities by purchasing power (table |
Mercer survey (July 2009): Most expensive cities
EIU survey (2009): Most expensive cities
RICHEST CITIES BY GDP
Introduction | 150 richest cities in 2005 | 150 richest cities in 2020 | Europe's richest cities |
Currency fluctuation has played a major role in cost of living ranking movements over the last year, but falling inflation in many countries and, in particular, the collapse of petrol prices from the record highs of last year, has also had an impact. While price inflation has slowed down in many Asian cities compared with 12 months ago, it has fallen more dramatically in many Western countries where growth has been lower. Whereas Asian economies cushioned their citizens against rising fuel and food costs in 2008 through subsidies and price controls, Western governments did not, Consequently, the effect of lower prices is being felt more in the West than in many parts of Asia.
The world's most expensive cities
|
2009 rank
|
2008 rank
|
Cities
|
Countries
|
|
1
|
1
|
Luanda | Angola |
|
2
|
13
|
Tokyo | Japan |
|
3
|
20
|
Nagoya | Japan |
|
4
|
15
|
Yokohama | Japan |
|
5
|
29
|
Kobe | Japan |
|
6
|
4
|
Copenhagen | Denmark |
|
7
|
2
|
Oslo | Norway |
|
8
|
6
|
Geneva | Switzerland |
|
9
|
8
|
Zurich | Switzerland |
|
10
|
9
|
Basel | Switzerland |
|
11
|
7
|
Libreville | Gabon |
|
12
|
10
|
Bern | Switzerland |
|
13
|
3
|
Stavanger | Norway |
|
14
|
11
|
Helsinki | Finland |
|
15
|
19
|
Paris | France |
|
16
|
14
|
Abidjan | Cote d'Ivoire |
|
17
|
84
|
Manhattan, NYC | USA |
|
18
|
16
|
Abuja | Nigeria |
|
19
|
12
|
Kinshasa | Congo |
|
20
|
109
|
Baku | Azerbaijan |
|
21
|
21
|
Berlin | Germany |
|
22
|
22
|
Vienna | Austria |
|
23
|
5
|
Moscow | Russia |
|
24
|
38
|
Tel Aviv | Israel |
|
25
|
88
|
Honolulu | USA |
|
26
|
104
|
Beijing | China |
|
27
|
39
|
Jerusalem | Israel |
|
28
|
111
|
Shanghai | China |
|
29
|
98
|
Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
|
30
|
25
|
Strasbourg | France |
|
31
|
101
|
New York NY | USA |
|
32
|
36
|
Dublin | Irish Republic |
|
33
|
28
|
Munich | Germany |
|
34
|
33
|
Brussels | Belgium |
|
35
|
31
|
The Hague | Netherlands |
|
36
|
26
|
Dakar | Senegal |
|
37
|
30
|
Rome | Italy |
|
38
|
116
|
Los Angeles CA | USA |
|
39
|
41
|
Luxembourg City | Luxembourg |
|
40
|
35
|
Dusseldorf | Germany |
|
41
|
32
|
Milan | Italy |
|
42
|
49
|
Antwerp | Belgium |
|
43
|
44
|
Lyon | France |
|
44
|
46
|
Lagos | Nigeria |
|
45
|
48
|
Stuttgart | Germany |
|
46
|
112
|
Washington DC | USA |
|
47
|
40
|
Toulouse | France |
|
48
|
56
|
Athens | Greece |
|
49
|
65
|
Cameroon | Cameroon |
|
50
|
53
|
Barcelona | Spain |
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| THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND RICHEST CITIES IN THE WORLD UBS survey (August 2009): Most expensiv and richeste cities (Intro) | World's most expensive cities (table) | Richest cities by personal earnings (table) | Richest cities by purchasing power (table | The iPod index | ECA International survey (June 2009): Introduction | Table: World | Table: Europe | Table: Asia | Mercer survey (2009): Most expensive cities EIU survey (2009): Most expensive cities RICHEST CITIES BY GDP Introduction | 150 richest cities in 2005 | 150 richest cities in 2020 | Europe's richest cities | |
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