According to ECA International, Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world
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THE MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES IN THE WORLDECA International survey (2011): Introduction | Table: World's 50 most expensive cities | Table: Europe's most expensive cities | Table: Asia's most expensive cities |
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8 December 2011: Tokyo remains the most expensive city in the world according to new research by human resources consultants ECA International. Oslo is ranked second, while Karachi is said to be the least expensive city. The Swiss cities of Zurich and Geneva occupy places three and five in the ranking. The top four costliest cities in Asia are all Japanese, with the Korean capital Seoul placed fifth. In Europe, Norwegian and Swiss cities are to be avoided by the budget conscious.
The most expensive cities in the world
|
Rank 2011
|
Rank 2010
|
City
|
Country
|
|
1
|
1
|
Tokyo | Japan |
|
2
|
6
|
Oslo | Norway |
|
3
|
8
|
Geneva | Switzerland |
|
4
|
3
|
Nagoya | Japan |
|
5
|
7
|
Zurich | Switzerland |
|
6
|
4
|
Yokohama | Japan |
|
7
|
10
|
Bern | Switzerland |
|
8
|
9
|
Stavanger | Norway |
|
9
|
11
|
Basel | Switzerland |
|
10
|
5
|
Kobe | Japan |
|
11
|
2
|
Luanda | Angola |
|
12
|
12
|
Copenhagen | Denmark |
|
13
|
16
|
Caracas | Venezuela |
|
14
|
15
|
Helsinki | Finland |
|
15
|
25
|
Sydney | Australia |
|
16
|
14
|
Moscow | Russia |
|
17
|
23
|
Canberra | Australia |
|
18
|
17
|
Libreville | Gabon |
|
19
|
27
|
Stockholm | Sweden |
|
20
|
24
|
Paris | France |
|
21
|
22
|
Seoul | South Korea |
|
22
|
19
|
Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
|
23
|
33
|
Melbourne | Australia |
|
24
|
44
|
Adelaide | Australia |
|
25
|
35
|
Perth | Australia |
|
26
|
36
|
Brisbane | Australia |
|
27
|
49
|
Darwin | Australia |
|
28
|
85
|
Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea |
|
29
|
26
|
Sao Paulo | Brazil |
|
30
|
13
|
Kinshasa | Congo |
|
31
|
42
|
Singapore | Singapore |
|
32
|
18
|
Tel Aviv | Israel |
|
33
|
30
|
Brasilia | Brazil |
|
34
|
31
|
Abidjan | Cote d'Ivoire |
|
35
|
43
|
Beijing | China |
|
36
|
59
|
Dakar | Senegal |
|
37
|
45
|
Gothenburg | Sweden |
|
38
|
40
|
Berlin | Germany |
|
39
|
21
|
Jerusalem | Israel |
|
40
|
46
|
Brussels | Belgium |
|
41
|
41
|
Shanghai | China |
|
42
|
37
|
Vienna | Austria |
|
43
|
56
|
Vancouver | Canada |
|
44
|
87
|
Auckland | New Zealand |
|
45
|
52
|
Rome | Italy |
|
46
|
28
|
New York City | USA |
|
47
|
66
|
Antwerp | Belgium |
|
48
|
54
|
Strasbourg | France |
|
49
|
20
|
Abuja | Nigeria |
|
50
|
53
|
Ottawa | Canada |
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