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The below list of the most expensive cities shows 150 of the worlds largest cities in order of cost of living. This list was compiled by Mercer Human Resource Consulting who conducted research on the cost of living in each city, looking at factors such as food, clothing, transport and utilities.
| Rank |
City |
| 1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2 |
Osaka, Japan |
| 3 |
London, United Kingdom |
| 4 |
Moscow, Russia |
| 5 |
Seoul, South Korea |
| 6 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| 7 |
Zurich, Switzerland |
| 8 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 9 |
Hong Kong, China |
| 10 |
Oslo, Norway |
| 11 |
Milan, Italy |
| 12 |
Paris, France |
| 13 |
New York City, United States |
| 13 |
Dublin, Ireland |
| 15 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 16 |
Vienna, Austria |
| 17 |
Rome, Italy |
| 18 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19 |
Beijing, China |
| 20 |
Sydney, Australia |
| 21 |
Helsinki, Finland |
| 22 |
Douala, Cameroon |
| 23 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
| 24 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 25 |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 26 |
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
| 27 |
Warsaw, Poland |
| 28 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
| 29 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
| 30 |
Shanghai, China |
| 31 |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 32 |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 33 |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| 34 |
Singapore, Singapore |
| 34 |
Frankfurt, Germany |
| 36 |
Dakar, Senegal |
| 37 |
Munich, Germany |
| 38 |
Berlin, Germany |
| 39 |
Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 40 |
Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 41 |
Athens, Greece |
| 41 |
Brussels, Belgium |
| 43 |
Barcelona, Spain |
| 44 |
Los Angeles, United States |
| 45 |
White Plains, New York, United States |
| 46 |
Madrid, Spain |
| 47 |
Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| 48 |
Zagreb, Croatia |
| 49 |
Hamburg, Germany |
| 50 |
Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 50 |
San Francisco, United States |
| 52 |
Chicago, United States |
| 52 |
Beirut, Lebanon |
| 54 |
Riga, Latvia |
| 54 |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 56 |
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
| 57 |
Miami, United States |
| 58 |
Algiers, Algeria |
| 59 |
Casablanca, Morocco |
| 60 |
Tallinn, Estonia |
| 61 |
Lyon, France |
| 61 |
Honolulu, United States |
| 63 |
Shenzhen, China |
| 64 |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 65 |
Guangzhou, China |
| 66 |
Lisbon, Portugal |
| 67 |
Amman, Jordan |
| 68 |
Melbourne, Australia |
| 69 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
| 70 |
Houston, United States |
| 71 |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 72 |
Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 73 |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 74 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 75 |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| 76 |
Wellington, New Zealand |
| 76 |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 78 |
Washington, D.C., United States |
| 79 |
Boston, United States |
| 80 |
Morristown, New Jersey, United States |
| 81 |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 82 |
Toronto, Canada |
| 83 |
Atlanta, United States |
| 84 |
Brisbane, Australia |
| 85 |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 86 |
Manama, Bahrain |
| 87 |
Vancouver, Canada |
| 88 |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 89 |
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 89 |
Adelaide, Australia |
| 91 |
Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 91 |
Accra, Ghana |
| 93 |
Perth, Australia |
| 94 |
Denver, United States |
| 95 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
| 96 |
Lagos, Nigeria |
| 97 |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 98 |
Calgary, Canada |
| 99 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| 100 |
Limassol, Cyprus |
| 101 |
Detroit, United States |
| 102 |
St. Louis, United States |
| 103 |
Seattle, United States |
| 103 |
Bucharest, Romania |
| 105 |
Kingston, Jamaica |
| 105 |
Mumbai, India |
| 107 |
Montreal, Canada |
| 108 |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| 109 |
Cleveland, United States |
| 110 |
New Delhi, India |
| 111 |
Pittsburgh, United States |
| 112 |
Portland (Oregon), United States |
| 113 |
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
| 114 |
Panama City, Panama |
| 115 |
Monterrey, Mexico |
| 116 |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 117 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 118 |
Lima, Peru |
| 119 |
Nairobi, Kenya |
| 119 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States |
| 119 |
São Paulo, Brazil |
| 122 |
Ottawa, Canada |
| 123 |
Lusaka, Zambia |
| 124 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 125 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| 126 |
Tunis, Tunisia |
| 127 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 128 |
Santiago, Chile |
| 129 |
Tehran, Iran |
| 130 |
Blantyre, Malawi |
| 131 |
Tianjin, China |
| 132 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 133 |
Bogotá, Colombia |
| 134 |
Harare, Zimbabwe |
| 135 |
San José, Costa Rica |
| 136 |
Karachi, Pakistan |
| 137 |
Quito, Ecuador |
| 138 |
Chennai (Madras), India |
| 138 |
Caracas, Venezuela |
| 140 |
Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 141 |
Bangalore, India |
| 142 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 143 |
Manila, Philippines |
| 144 |
Asunción, Paraguay |
Source: Mercer Human Resource Consulting, 2005 Cost-of-Living Survey
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