World's Most Expensive Cities, 2007 : Can you Afford It?

[DNP]

The survey measures the comparative cost of over 200 items in each location, including housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods, and entertainment. Produced by Mercer, a global human resources and financial consulting firm, the survey is used to help multinational companies and governments determine compensation allowances for their expatriate employees.

1 Moscow, Russia
2 London, United Kingdom
3 Seoul, South Korea
4 Tokyo, Japan
5 Hong Kong, Hong Kong
6 Copenhagen, Denmark
7 Geneva, Switzerland
8 Osaka, Japan
9 Zurich, Switzerland
10 Oslo, Norway
11 Milan, Italy
12 St. Petersburg, Russia
13 Paris, France
14 Singapore, Singapore
15 New York City, United States
16 Dublin, Ireland
17 Tel Aviv, Israel
18 Rome, Italy
19 Vienna, Austria
20 Beijing, China
21 Sydney, Australia
22 Helsinki, Finland
23 Stockholm, Sweden
24 Douala, Cameroon
25 Amsterdam, Netherlands
26 Madrid, Spain
26 Shanghai, China
28 Kiev, Ukraine
29 Athens, Greece
30 Almaty, Kazakhstan
31 Barcelona, Spain
31 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
33 Dakar, Senegal
34 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
35 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
36 Glasglow, United Kingdom
37 Lagos, Nigeria
38 Istanbul, Turkey
39 Munich, Germany
40 Frankfurt, Germany
41 Birmingham, United Kingdom
42 Los Angeles, CA, United States
43 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
44 Brussels, Belgium
45 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
45 Berlin, Germany
45 Dusseldorf, Germany
48 Taipei, Taiwan
49 Prague, Czech Republic
50 Algiers, Algeria

 

[Focus]

been there already......yawn k:

 

[Thomas Nash]

Wow, 3 of them are in the United Kingdom and its not such a big place, doesn't really surprise me but still, my country is way to expensive.

Thanks for the info DNP.

 

[BinderGang]

15 New York City, United States

In my biased opinion, it should be number one. Probably will be there soon.

 

[tristanperry]

Heh, I knew that #2 would be there so high up - the house prices are crazy now. £300k ($600) for a small 1/2 bedroom flat!

 

[domainah]

does "comparative cost" mean compared to the local income level or compared to other cities in absolute numbers?

 

[Stinos]

I thought NYC would be higher ...

35 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

And what are they doing there ? Is it so expensive in Ivory-coast ?

 

[VioxxLawyers]

Monte Carlo (Monaco) is not on the list, too small i guess.

My top list includes Monte Carlo, Oslo, London, Zurich and Geneva in Europe.

In North America, Calgary, San Francisco.

In Asia, Hong Kong.

 

[Stinos]

does "comparative cost" mean compared to the local income level or compared to other cities in absolute numbers?

I think the first one, otherwise it's a quite weird ranking.

 

[GAMEFINEST]

Los angeles is expensive indeed

 

[garyrcanuck]

Wow! Interesting report. Here I thought a couple of our Canadian cities were tops?

I read an article a while back that Vancouver was ranked 6th in the world for most exspensive housing. Seeing that your report covers a couple of hundred items and Van is not even included in the top 50, we must have something that is cheap? Hey I know, it's our booze :lol:

 

[DNP]

Wow! Interesting report. Here I thought a couple of our Canadian cities were tops?

I read an article a while back that Vancouver was ranked 6th in the world for most exspensive housing. Seeing that your report covers a couple of hundred items and Van is not even included in the top 50, we must have something that is cheap? Hey I know, it's our booze :lol:

Agree. Vancouver is the most expensive city in Canada and should be in the list.

 

[dnol]

The survey measures the comparative cost of over 200 items in each location, including housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods, and entertainment. Produced by Mercer, a global human resources and financial consulting firm, the survey is used to help multinational companies and governments determine compensation allowances for their expatriate employees.

1 Moscow, Russia
2 London, United Kingdom
3 Seoul, South Korea
4 Tokyo, Japan
5 Hong Kong, Hong Kong
6 Copenhagen, Denmark
7 Geneva, Switzerland
8 Osaka, Japan
9 Zurich, Switzerland
10 Oslo, Norway
11 Milan, Italy
12 St. Petersburg, Russia
13 Paris, France
14 Singapore, Singapore
15 New York City, United States
16 Dublin, Ireland
17 Tel Aviv, Israel ------------------


18 Rome, Italy
19 Vienna, Austria
20 Beijing, China
21 Sydney, Australia
22 Helsinki, Finland
23 Stockholm, Sweden
24 Douala, Cameroon
25 Amsterdam, Netherlands
26 Madrid, Spain
26 Shanghai, China
28 Kiev, Ukraine
29 Athens, Greece
30 Almaty, Kazakhstan
31 Barcelona, Spain
31 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
33 Dakar, Senegal
34 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
35 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
36 Glasglow, United Kingdom
37 Lagos, Nigeria
38 Istanbul, Turkey
39 Munich, Germany
40 Frankfurt, Germany
41 Birmingham, United Kingdom
42 Los Angeles, CA, United States
43 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
44 Brussels, Belgium
45 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
45 Berlin, Germany
45 Dusseldorf, Germany
48 Taipei, Taiwan
49 Prague, Czech Republic
50 Algiers, Algeria

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[MattB]

NY is very expensive, but... who doesn't love that city?

 

[Gerry]

Oslo was number one a few years back which surprised me.

I am also very surprised Venice, Italy is not on that list. That is by far on of the most expensive cities I have travelled to.

There is a fee for table linens, a fee for sitting, and all this is on top of the bill for a meal and a gratuity built into the bill.

Plus, everything there from hotels to entertainment is so damn expensive. Nothing is cheap and free in Venice. What cha gonna do? You're on an island. ENJOY!

 

[dnol]

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I am not spamming,just chatting.talking,discussing.
and I might not sell this domain name (I fear to put the domain name here now.)
misunderstanding might kill/murder democracy and freedom.
I have no idea to deal this in international community while I am lazy to explain everything.

 

[Deleted member 4749]

Whoever thinks he/she lives in the best city on earth hasn't been to Moscow.
If you are rich in NYC, you are poor in Moscow.
Moscow is the most expensive city on earth for a number of years now.
Realize it.

 

[Honan]

Wonder why these are expensive?
24 Douala, Cameroon
30 Almaty, Kazakhstan
33 Dakar, Senegal
37 Lagos, Nigeria
38 Istanbul, Turkey
41 Birmingham, United Kingdom
50 Algiers, Algeria

 

[DomainMagnate]

I've only been in 4-5 of these.. got more places to visit than vacations

I liked London much more than Moscow

 

[Gerry]

Great, nice to see that our next "planned" trip will include 11, 18, and 19.

With the US dollar in the crapper, every where on the globe is the most expensive city.

That's why I say "planned"...not planning on going until get better exchange rate.

I think it will be a long wait.