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The most expensive and
Ranking: The richest cities in the world |
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Rank 2011
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Rank 2009
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Cities
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|
1
|
2
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Zurich |
|
2
|
3
|
Geneva |
|
3
|
1
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Copenhagen |
|
4
|
5
|
Oslo |
|
5
|
20
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Sydney |
|
6
|
17
|
Stockholm |
|
7
|
4
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New York City |
|
8
|
8
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Luxembourg |
|
9
|
7
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Munich |
|
10
|
6
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Los Angeles |
|
11
|
9
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Frankfurt |
|
12
|
11
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Brussels |
|
13
|
12
|
Helsinki |
|
14
|
24
|
Toronto |
|
15
|
25
|
Montreal |
|
16
|
10
|
Dublin |
|
17
|
15
|
Amsterdam |
|
18
|
16
|
Berlin |
|
19
|
18
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Tokyo |
|
20
|
14
|
Chicago |
|
21
|
13
|
Miami |
|
22
|
21
|
London |
|
23
|
19
|
Vienna |
|
24
|
22
|
Paris |
|
25
|
23
|
Lyon |
|
26
|
26
|
Milan |
|
27
|
27
|
Nicosia |
|
28
|
34
|
Auckland |
|
29
|
28
|
Madrid |
|
30
|
29
|
Barcelona |
|
31
|
30
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Rome |
|
32
|
32
|
Lisbon |
|
33
|
31
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Athens |
|
34
|
35
|
Tel Aviv |
|
35
|
33
|
Ljubljana |
|
36
|
38
|
Seoul |
|
37
|
36
|
Dubai |
|
38
|
46
|
Sao Paulo |
|
39
|
43
|
Johannesburg |
|
40
|
39
|
Taipei |
|
41
|
41
|
Moscow |
|
42
|
40
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Singapore |
|
43
|
37
|
Hong Kong |
|
44
|
49
|
Rio de Janeiro |
|
45
|
45
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Prague |
|
46
|
42
|
Tallinn |
|
47
|
51
|
Warsaw |
|
48
|
47
|
Istanbul |
|
49
|
44
|
Manama |
|
50
|
55
|
Budapest |
|
51
|
52
|
Bratislava |
|
52
|
48
|
Vilnius |
|
53
|
53
|
Doha |
|
54
|
58
|
Bogota |
|
55
|
50
|
Riga |
|
56
|
61
|
Santiago de Chile |
|
57
|
56
|
Bucharest |
|
58
|
62
|
Kualar Lumpur |
|
59
|
59
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Shanghai |
|
60
|
60
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Lima |
|
61
|
57
|
Buenos Aires |
|
62
|
54
|
Caracas |
|
63
|
64
|
Beijing |
|
64
|
63
|
Sofia |
|
65
|
66
|
Bangkok |
|
66
|
65
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Kiev |
|
67
|
67
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Cairo |
|
68
|
69
|
Mexico City |
|
69
|
70
|
Delhi |
|
70
|
72
|
Jakarta |
|
71
|
68
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Nairobi |
|
72
|
71
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Manila |
|
73
|
67
|
Mumbai |
| THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND RICHEST CITIES IN THE WORLD UBS survey (August 2011): 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 (2011): 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 | |
