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The most expensive and
richest cities in the world
A report by UBS

Ranking: The richest cities in the world
(By gross wages)

18 August 2011: The UBS survey of 73 international cities found that employees in Zurich, Geneva and Copenhagen had the highest gross earnings. Although Copenhagen is still in the top three of our rankings, it used to be number one in 2009. The reasons for its decline are partly inflation but also Denmark's largely flat GDP during the past two years. The Swiss franc has also appreciated versus the Danish krone.

Brussels and Helsinki both benefited from the appreciation of the euro against the US dollar, as they saw their wage rankings rise by three and five places respectively over the last two years in the UBS survey. The gap between the highest (Zurich) and the lowest (Mumbai) gross wage levels increased by 0.4 per cent since last year.
Rank 2011
Rank 2009
Cities
1
2
 Zurich
2
3
 Geneva
3
1
 Copenhagen
4
5
 Oslo
5
20
 Sydney
6
17
 Stockholm
7
4
 New York City
8
8
 Luxembourg
9
7
 Munich
10
6
 Los Angeles
11
9
 Frankfurt
12
11
 Brussels
13
12
 Helsinki
14
24
 Toronto
15
25
 Montreal
16
10
 Dublin
17
15
 Amsterdam
18
16
 Berlin
19
18
 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
 Rome
32
32
 Lisbon
33
31
 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
 Singapore
43
37
 Hong Kong
44
49
 Rio de Janeiro
45
45
 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
 Shanghai
60
60
 Lima
61
57
 Buenos Aires
62
54
 Caracas
63
64
 Beijing
64
63
 Sofia
65
66
 Bangkok
66
65
 Kiev
67
67
 Cairo
68
69
 Mexico City
69
70
 Delhi
70
72
 Jakarta
71
68
 Nairobi
72
71
 Manila
73
67
 Mumbai

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City Mayors accepts nominations for the 2012 World Mayor Prize


World Mayor 2012
Nominations sought
The City Mayors Foundation now seeks nominations for the 2012 World Mayor Prize. The Prize is awarded every two years to a mayor who has made outstanding contributions to his / her community and has developed a vision for urban living and working that is relevant to towns and cities across the world. Online nominations

 Time table
Nominations will be accepted until the middle of May 2012. A shortlist of candidates will be published in early June 2012. The winner of the 2012 World Mayor Prize and other results of the World Mayor Project will be announced in early December 2012. Online nominations

 Background
The City Mayors Foundation, the international think tank on urban affairs, organises the World Mayor Project and awards the World Mayor Prize. The Prize, which has been given since 2004, honours mayors with the vision, passion and skills to make their cities incredible places to live in, work in and visit. The World Mayor Project aims to show what outstanding mayors can achieve and raise their profiles nationally and internationally. Online nominations

 Winners and runners-up
2004 to 2010
In 2004: Winner: Edi Rama (Tirana, Albania); Runner-up: Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexico City, Mexico); In third place: Walter Veltroni (Rome, Italy)
In 2005: Winner: Dora Bakoyannis (Athens, Greece); Runner-up: Hazel McCallion (Mississauga, Canada); In third place: Alvaro Arzú (Guatemala City, Guatemala)
In 2006: Winner: John So (Melbourne, Australia); Runner up: Job Cohen (Amsterdam, Netherland); In third place: Stephen Reed (Harrisburg, USA)
In 2008: Winner: Helen Zille (Cape Town, South Africa); Runner up: Elmar Ledergerber (Zurich, Switzerland); In third place: Leopoldo López (Chacao, Venezuela)
In 2010: Winner: Marcelo Ebrard (Mexico City, Mexico); Runner-up: Mick Cornett (Oklahoma City, USA); In third place: Domenico Lucano (Riace, Italy)
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