Most Expensive Cities In The World

[Stewart]

Here's the cost of living survey for 2004.

1 Tokyo, Japan
2 London, UK
3 Moscow, Russia
4 Osaka, Japan
5 Hong Kong
6 Geneva, Switzerland
7 Seoul, South Korea
8 Copenhagen, Denmark
9 Zurich, Switzerland
10 St. Petersburg, Russia
11 Beijing, China
12 New York, USA
13 Milan, Italy
14 Dublin, Ireland
15 Oslo, Norway
16 Shanghai, China
17 Paris, France
18 Istanbul, Turkey
19 Vienna, Austria
20 Sydney, Australia
21 Rome, Italy
22 Stockholm, Sweden
23 Helsinki, Finland
24 Abidjan, Ivory Coatst
25 Douala, Cameroon
26 Amsterdam, Netherlands
27 Los Angeles, USA
28 Berlin, Germany
29 Hanoi, Vietnam
30 Shenzen, China
31 Taipei, Taiwan
32 Guangzhou, China
33 Tel Aviv, Israel
34 Budapest, Hungary
35 Chicago, USA
36 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
37 Beirut, Lebanon
38 San Francisco, USA
39 Luxembourg
40 Düsseldorf, Germany
41 Glasgow, UK
42 Frankfurt, Germany
43 Munich, Germany
44 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
45 Jakarta, Indonesia
46 Singapore
47 Dakar, Senegal
48 Riga, Latvia
49 Prague, Czech Republic
50 Athens, Greece

 

[Wabbit]

YUP, London is number 2 again. Good ol London

 

[{Tigress}]

This is why I live in Atlanta. LOL

 

[Martin]

Amsterdam at 26 - not too bad.

Cheers, Martin

 

[RainbowGurl]

Where is Canada?

 

[Martin]

North of the US, though not on this list. It's not a city.

Cheers, Martin

 

[RainbowGurl]

I know where it is, I just wondered where it was on the list...

 

[Martin]

Not on it - a good place to live, apparently.

Cheers, Martin

 

[Ashlea]

This is why I live in Atlanta. LOL

Yep, the southern US is VERY inexpensive.

 

[phil_t]

Yay for London!! Big surprise there then!!

Phil

 

[Mort]

Give me some information that I can use! Where's the list of the Least Expensive Cities in the World?

 

[Ashlea]

Give me some information that I can use! Where's the list of the Least Expensive Cities in the World?

Don't know, but I bet Houston and San Antonio make the top 20.

 

[{Tigress}]

Don't know, but I bet Houston and San Antonio make the top 20.

Speakin' of Houston, did y'all get some rain?

 

[Ashlea]

Speakin' of Houston, did y'all get some rain?

Did we make the news AGAIN? Yeah, been a touch wet, but nothing's flooded that's gotten in my way.

 

[Ell]

Give me some information that I can use! Where's the list of the Least Expensive Cities in the World?

Mort, according to this article, Tehran is the least expensive city in the world as of 2003. Somehow, don't think I'd like to move there!

Also on the list: Asuncion, Harare, Manila, Sao Paulo, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro, New Delhi and Karachi.

No Canadian cities made either list (most expensive or least expensive). Though Vancouver consistently ranks in the top 3 as best place to live.

Ell, proud Vancouverite

 

[Stewart]

Canada appears here...

Cities Offering the Best Quality of Life

1 Zurich , Switzerland
1 Geneva , Switzerland
3 Vancouver , Canada
3 Vienna , Austria
5 Auckland , New Zealand
5 Bern , Switzerland
5 Copenhagen, Denmark
5 Frankfurt , Germany
5 Sydney , Australia
10 Amsterdam , Netherlands
10 Munich , Germany
12 Brussels , Belgium
12 Düsseldorf , Germany
12 Melbourne , Australia
15 Berlin , Germany
15 Luxembourg , Luxembourg
15 Stockholm , Sweden
15 Toronto , Canada
15 Wellington , New Zealand
20 Nürnberg , Germany
20 Ottawa , Canada
20 Perth , Australia
23 Dublin , Ireland
24 Adelaide , Australia
24 Brisbane , Australia
24 Calgary , Canada
24 Hamburg , Germany
24 Helsinki , Finland
24 Honolulu , USA
24 Montreal , Canada
24 San Francisco , USA
31 Oslo , Norway
31 Paris , France
33 Singapore , Singapore
33 Tokyo , Japan
35 London , UK
35 Lyon , France
35 Yokohama , Japan
38 Kobe , Japan
38 Madrid , Spain
38 New York , USA
41 Boston , USA
41 Portland , USA
43 Winston Salem , USA
44 Barcelona, Spain
44 Lexington , USA
44 Osaka , Japan
44 Pittsburgh , USA
44 Seattle , USA
49 Chicago , USA
49 Milan , Italy

 

[Wabbit]

AH so London is at the top of the list for being expensive but near the bottom for being a great place to live. What a surprise

 

[VTChEwbecca]

Interesting list. I was surprised that NY was so far down on the most expensive cities list, then again, I'm also surprised to find it on the quality of life list at all (but I don't like big cities at all, so none of them really make me think of a good quality of life). Its interesting to see who made both lists and who didn't.

 

[Martin]

Amsterdam at 10 - woohoo!

Cheers, Martin

 

[Marquis Rex]

I was born and bred in London, and I don't think its anything to be proud of how expensive it is to live there, especially when I see how poorly Engineers get paid compared to the USA etc etc. and how highley we're taxed....

God I need to get out of here!

My sister used to live in Japan, Tokyo, and I've been there a few times, its funs and nuts-but I could never live there! Now she's moved to Hong Kong....