List of most expensive cities for expatriate employees

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This is a list of the world's most expensive cities for expatriate employees, (not local residents) according to the Mercer Human Resource Consulting 2006 Cost of Living Survey [1] . Various factors enter into a city's cost-of-living for expatriate employees, such as monetary value, consumer confidence, investment, interest rates, exchange rates of the country's currency, housing costs, among others. This list does not account for cost-of-living savings accrued to local citizens through government-subsidized housing, health care, and education, differences in taxation, and many other factors irrelevant to expatriates. Cost of living may be much higher for expatriates than for local residents in a developing country, especially if expatriates expect a standard of living similar to a developed country.

Contents 1 Mercer Human Resource Consulting 2006 survey 2 Economist Intelligence Unit 2006 survey 3 Sources 4 See also

[edit] Mercer Human Resource Consulting 2006 survey

March 2006 Rank	City	March 2005 Rank
1	Moscow, Russia	4
2	Seoul, South Korea	5
3	Tokyo, Japan	1
4	Hong Kong, SAR	9
5	London, United Kingdom	3
6	Osaka, Japan	2
7	Geneva, Switzerland	6
8	Copenhagen, Denmark	8
9	Zurich, Switzerland	7
10 (tie)	Oslo, Norway	10
10 (tie)	New York City, United States	13
12	St. Petersburg, Russia	15
13	Milan, Italy	11
14	Beijing, People's Republic of China	19
15	Istanbul, Turkey	22
16	Paris, France	12
17	Singapore, Singapore	34
18	Dublin, Ireland	13
19	Sydney, Australia	20
20	Shanghai, People's Republic of China	30
21	Rome, Italy	17
21	Kiev, Ukraine	54
21	Vienna, Austria	16
24	Tel Aviv, Israel	39
25	Helsinki, Finland	20
25	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	73
27	Douala, Cameroon	22
28	Taipei, Taiwan	29
29	Los Angeles, United States	44
30	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	64
31	Lagos, Nigeria	96
32	Beirut, Lebanon	52
32	Hanoi, Vietnam	50
34	São Paulo, Brazil	119
34	San Francisco, United States	50
35	San Juan, Puerto Rico	42
36	Stockholm, Sweden	18
37	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	56
38	Chicago, United States	52
39	Miami, United States	57
40	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	124
41	Lusaka, Zambia	123
41	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	24
43	White Plains, United States	45
44	Shenzhen, People's Republic of China	63
45	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire	26
45	Dakar, Senegal	36
47	Toronto, Canada	82
48	Jakarta, Indonesia	71
49	Bratislava, Slovakia	31
50	Prague, Czech Republic	28
56	Vancouver, Canada	87
56	Barcelona, Spain	43
56	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	33
59	Athens, Greece	41
60	Glasgow, United Kingdom	40
61	Frankfurt, Germany	34
62	Amman, Jordan	67
62	Dusseldorf, Germany	32
62	Warsaw, Poland	27
65	Munich, Germany	37
65	Budapest, Hungary	24
67	Honolulu, United States	61
68	Mumbai, India	105
69	Birmingham, United Kingdom	47
70	Brussels, Belgium	41
71	Calgary, Canada	98
72	Berlin, Germany	38
73	Chandigarh, India	109
73	New Delhi, India	110
74	Melbourne, Australia	68
75	Accra, Ghana	91
76	Houston, United States	70
77	Hamburg, Germany	49
78	Kuwait City, Kuwait	72
79	Zagreb, Croatia	48
80	Montreal, Canada	107
81	Riga, Latvia	54
81	Mexico City, Mexico	95
83	Washington, United States	78
84	Morristown, United States	80
84	Boston, United States	79
86	Atlanta, United States	83
87	Manama, Bahrain	86
88	Casablanca, Morocco	59
88	Lisbon, Portugal	66
90	Ottawa, Canada	122
91	Santiago, Chile	128
91	Lyon, France	61
93	Guatemala City, Guatemala	108
93	Cairo, Egypt	97
93	Perth, Australia	93
96	Tallinn, Estonia	60
97	Denver, United States	94
98	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	88
99	Brisbane, Australia	84
100	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	89
100	Auckland, New Zealand	69
102	Seattle, United States	103
103	Monterrey, Mexico	115
103	St. Louis, United States	102
105	Wellington, New Zealand	76
106	Ljubljana, Slovenia	76
107	Nairobi, Kenya	119
108	Adelaide, Australia	89
109	Kingston, Jamaica	105
110	Cleveland, United States	109
111	Portland, United States	112
111	Sofia, Bulgaria	81
113	Pittsburgh, United States	111
114	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	117
114	Bucharest, Romania	103
116	Vilnius, Lithuania	91
117	Johannesburg, South Africa	116
118	Limassol, Cyprus	100
118	Lima, Peru	118
118	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	113
121	Panama City, Panama	114
122	Detroit, United States	101
123	Leipzig, Germany	85
124	Winston-Salem, United States	119
125	Tehran, Iran	129
126	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	99
127	Bangkok, Thailand	125
128	Tianjin, People's Republic of China	131
129	Blantyre, Malawi	130
130	Bogotá, Colombia	133
131	Dhaka, Bangladesh	127
132	Colombo, Sri Lanka	132
133	Tunis, Tunisia	126
134	San José, Costa Rica	135
135	Quito, Ecuador	137
136	Caracas, Venezuela	138
137	Chennai, India	138
138	Montevideo, Uruguay	140
139	Bangalore, India	141
140	Karachi, Pakistan	136
141	Manila, Philippines	143
142	Buenos Aires, Argentina	142
143	Harare, Zimbabwe	134
144	Asunción, Paraguay	144

[edit] Economist Intelligence Unit 2006 survey

According to a survey released in January 2006 by The Economist Group:

2006 Rank	City	2005 Rank
1	Oslo, Norway	3
2	Tokyo, Japan	1
3	Osaka/Kobe, Japan	8
4 (tie)	Reykjavík, Iceland	2
4 (tie)	Paris, France	4
6	Copenhagen, Denmark	5
7	London, United Kingdom	7
8	Zurich, Switzerland	6
9	Geneva, Switzerland	8
10	Helsinki, Finland	10
11	Brussels, Belgium	11

[edit] Sources

• Vadgama's Dictionary of Interesting Facts
• The Mercer 2006 Cost of Living Survey [2]
• Finfacts Ireland [3]
• BBC News article referring to the survey [4]
• MCMXCIII News article about the survey [5]
• CNNMoney.com article about the survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit [6]
• The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) [7]
• Global/Worldwide Cost of Living [8]

[edit] See also

• List of most expensive cities (2005): the list of the previous year
• Global city
• Expatriate
• Worldwide ERC
• Relocation services