Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2012

Tokyo is the world’s most expensive city,according to Mercer’s latest Cost of Living Survey.

The survey covers 214 cities across five continents and measures the comparative cost of over 200 items in each location, including transport, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment.

The top ten most expensive cities in which to live, according to Mercer are:

1. TOKYO,JAPAN
2. LUANDA,ANGOLA
3. OSAKA,JAPAN
4. MOSCOW,RUSSIA
5. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
6. ZURICH,SWITZERLAND
6. SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE
8. N'DJAMENA,CHAD
9. HONG KONG, HONG KONG
10.NAGOYA,JAPAN

The top 5 in the Americas are:

São Paulo, Brazil (12th)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (13th)
Caracas, Venezuela (29th)
New York, United States (33rd)
Brasilia, Brazil (33rd)

1 comment:

  1. Numbeo.com provides more data about cost of living worldwide than Mercer, however it's not covered by this article.

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