Francais | English | Espanõl

List of most expensive cities

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

This is a list of the world's most expensive cities for expatriate employees, (not local residents) according to the Mercer Human Resource Consulting 2006 Cost of Living Survey [1] . Various factors enter in to a city's cost-of-living for expatriate employees, such as monetary value, consumer confidence, investment, interest rates, exchange rates of the country's currency, housing costs, among others. This list does not account for cost-of-living savings accrued to local citizens through government-subsidized housing, health care, and education, differences in taxation, and many other factors irrelevant to expatriates. Cost of living may be much higher for expatriates than for local residents in a developing country, especially if expatriates expect a standard of living similar to a developed country.

Image:StBasile SpasskayaTower Red Square Moscow.hires.jpg
Toronto
Image:LosAngeles06.jpg

Image:Shinjuku 8040.jpg

Image:Hong-kong4.jpg
London
Image:Osaka city view 01.jpg
Geneva
Copenhagen

Image:Zuerich vier Kirchen.jpg Image:Oslo from holmenkollen.jpg Image:Top of Rock Cropped.jpg Image:Aerial St Petersburg view near Smolny.JPG

Image:Milano galleria piazza duomo.jpg

Beijing Image:Traditional yalis on the Bosphorus.jpg

Image:Paris-tours.jpg
Image:CentralSingapore.JPG
Image:LiffeyDublin.JPG
Sydney

Contents

[edit] Mercer Human Resource Consulting 2006 survey

March 2006 Rank City March 2005 Rank
1 Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Moscow, Russia 4
2 Image:Flag of South Korea (bordered).svg Seoul, South Korea 5
3 Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Tokyo, Japan 1
4 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hong Kong, People's Republic of China 9
5 Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom 3
6 Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Osaka, Japan 2
7 Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Geneva, Switzerland 6
8 Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen, Denmark 8
9 Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Zurich, Switzerland 7
10 (tie) Image:Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway 10
10 (tie) Image:Flag of the United States.svg New York City, United States 13
12 Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg St. Petersburg, Russia 15
13 Image:Flag of Italy.svg Milan, Italy 11
14 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, People's Republic of China 19
15 Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul, Turkey 22
16 Image:Flag of France.svg Paris, France 12
17 Image:Flag of Singapore (bordered).svg Singapore, Singapore 34
18 Image:Flag of Ireland (bordered).svg Dublin, Ireland 13
19 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Sydney, Australia 20
20 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, People's Republic of China 30
21 Image:Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy 17
21 Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Kiev, Ukraine 54
21 Image:Flag of Austria.svg Vienna, Austria 16
24 Image:Flag of Israel (bordered).svg Tel Aviv, Israel 39
25 Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Helsinki, Finland 20
25 Image:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai, United Arab Emirates 73
27 Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg Douala, Cameroon 22
28 Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taipei, Taiwan 29
29 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, United States 44
30 Image:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 64
31 Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg Lagos, Nigeria 96
32 Image:Flag of Lebanon.svg Beirut, Lebanon 52
32 Image:Flag of Vietnam.svg Hanoi, Vietnam 50
34 Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Sao Paulo, Brazil 119
34 Image:Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco, United States 50
35 Image:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg San Juan, Puerto Rico 42
36 Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm, Sweden 18
37 Image:Flag of Vietnam.svg Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 56
38 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chicago, United States 52
39 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Miami, United States 57
40 Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 124
41 Image:Flag of Zambia.svg Lusaka, Zambia 123
41 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, The Netherlands 24
43 Image:Flag of the United States.svg White Plains, United States 45
44 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shenzhen, People's Republic of China 63
45 Image:Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire 26
45 Image:Flag of Senegal.svg Dakar, Senegal 36
47 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Toronto, Canada 82
48 Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Jakarta, Indonesia 71
49 Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg Bratislava, Slovakia 31
50 Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Prague, Czech Republic 28
56 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Vancouver, Canada 87
56 Image:Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona, Spain 43
56 Image:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg, Luxembourg 33
59 Image:Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece 41
60 Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glasgow, United Kingdom 40
61 Image:Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt, Germany 34
62 Image:Flag of Jordan.svg Amman, Jordan 67
62 Image:Flag of Germany.svg Dusseldorf, Germany 32
62 Image:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Warsaw, Poland 27
65 Image:Flag of Germany.svg Munich, Germany 37
65 Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary 24
67 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Honolulu, United States 61
68 Image:Flag of India.svg Mumbai, India 105
69 Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Birmingham, United Kingdom 47
70 Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels, Belgium 41
71 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Calgary, Canada 98
72 Image:Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Germany 38
73 Image:Flag of India.svg New Delhi, India 110
74 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Melbourne, Australia 68
75 Image:Flag of Ghana.svg Accra, Ghana 91
76 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Houston, United States 70
77 Image:Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg, Germany 49
78 Image:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait City, Kuwait 72
79 Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, Croatia 48
80 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Montreal, Canada 107
81 Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Riga, Latvia 54
81 Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City, Mexico 95
83 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Washington, United States 78
84 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Morristown, United States 80
84 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Boston, United States 79
86 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta, United States 83
87 Image:Flag of Bahrain.svg Manama, Bahrain 86
88 Image:Flag of Morocco.svg Casablanca, Morocco 59
88 Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Lisbon, Portugal 66
90 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Ottawa, Canada 122
91 Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Santiago, Chile 128
91 Image:Flag of France.svg Lyon, France 61
93 Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala City, Guatemala 108
93 Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo, Egypt 97
93 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Perth, Australia 93
96 Image:Flag of Estonia.svg Tallinn, Estonia 60
97 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Denver, United States 94
98 Image:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 88
99 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Brisbane, Australia 84
100 Image:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 89
100 Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland, New Zealand 69
102 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Seattle, United States 103
103 Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey, Mexico 115
103 Image:Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis, United States 102
105 Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington, New Zealand 76
106 Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Ljubljana, Slovenia 76
107 Image:Flag of Kenya.svg Nairobi, Kenya 119
108 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Adelaide, Australia 89
109 Image:Flag of Jamaica.svg Kingston, Jamaica 105
110 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Cleveland, United States 109
111 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Portland, United States 112
111 Image:Flag of Bulgaria (bordered).svg Sofia, Bulgaria 81
113 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh, United States 111
114 Image:Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 117
114 Romania Bucharest, Romania 103
116 Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Vilnius, Lithuania 91
117 Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Johannesburg, South Africa 116
118 Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg Limassol, Cyprus 100
118 Image:Flag of Peru.svg Lima, Peru 118
118 Image:Flag of Brunei.svg Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 113
121 Image:Flag of Panama (bordered).svg Panama City, Panama 114
122 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Detroit, United States 101
123 Image:Flag of Germany.svg Leipzig, Germany 85
124 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Winston-Salem, United States 119
125 Image:Flag of Iran.svg Tehran, Iran 129
126 Image:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 99
127 Image:Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok, Thailand 125
128 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianjin, People's Republic of China 131
129 Image:Flag of Malawi.svg Blantyre, Malawi 130
130 Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Bogotá, Colombia 133
131 Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka, Bangladesh 127
132 Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Colombo, Sri Lanka 132
133 Image:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunis, Tunisia 126
134 Image:Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg San Jose, Costa Rica 135
135 Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg Quito, Ecuador 137
136 Image:Flag of Venezuela.svg Caracas, Venezuela 138
137 Image:Flag of India.svg Chennai, India 138
138 Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo, Uruguay 140
139 Image:Flag of India.svg Bangalore, India 141
140 Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Karachi, Pakistan 136
141 Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila, Philippines 143
142 Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires, Argentina 142
143 Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Harare, Zimbabwe 134
144 Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg Asuncion, Paraguay 144
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

[edit] Economist Intelligence Unit 2006 survey

According to a survey released in January 2006 by The Economist Group:

2006 Rank City 2005 Rank
1 Image:Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway 3
2 Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Tokyo, Japan 1
3 Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Osaka/Kobe, Japan 8
4 (tie) Image:Flag of Iceland.svg Reykjavík, Iceland 2
4 (tie) Image:Flag of France.svg Paris, France 4
6 Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen, Denmark 5
7 Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom 7
8 Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Zurich, Switzerland 6
9 Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Geneva, Switzerland 8
10 Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Helsinki, Finland 10
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

[edit] Sources

  • Vadgama's Dictionary of Interesting Facts
  • The Mercer 2006 Cost of Living Survey [2]
  • Finfacts Ireland [3]
  • BBC News article referring to the survey [4]
  • MCMXCIII News article about the survey [5]
  • CNNMoney.com article about the survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit [6]
  • The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) [7]
  • Global/Worldwide Costo of Living [8]

[edit] See also

nl:Lijst van duurste steden fi:Lista maailman kalleimmista kaupungeista

Retrieved from "http://en.wikivisual.com/index.php/List_of_most_expensive_cities"
Personal tools