Cities where hotels are most expensive in the world
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Across the globe, hotel rates increased by 1.4 per cent, compared to one per cent the previous year, according to a report by international corporate services company Hogg Robinson Group.
Thirty-two of 55 cities with top hotel rates showed a year on year increase in local currency rate in 2012, compared with just 23 of 55 cities in 2011.
Let's take a look at some cities that have the most expensive hotel rooms in the world.
Click NEXT to read more...Image: A room at the Platium hotel in Kozyn outside the Ukraine capital Kiev.
Photographs: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
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Moscow, Russia
Average room rate in British pound: 261 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 12,831 Russian ruble per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 1
Click NEXT to read more...Image: People enjoy themselves in a fountain at a public park in Moscow.
Photographs: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters
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Lagos, Nigeria
Average room rate in British pound: 227 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 56,869 Nigerian naira per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 2
Click NEXT to read more...Image: A view of Lagos Cathedral Church in Nigeria.
Photographs: Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters
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New York City, United States
Average room rate in British pound: 220 per day
Average room rate in local currency: $349 per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 3
Click NEXT to read more...Image: A man carries a woman upside down as other revelers walk down 8th Avenue in New York.
Photographs: Carlo Allegri/Reuters
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Average room rate in British pound: 211 per day
Average room rate in local currency: HKD 2,598 per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 4
Click NEXT to read more...Image: A woman is tossed into the air by teammates in Hong Kong.
Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
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Zurich, Switzerland
Average room rate in British pound: 207 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 308 Swiss franc per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 5
Click NEXT to read more...Image: People enjoy the sunny spring weather as they sit on the banks of Lake Zurich.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Average room rate in British pound: 201 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 622 Brazilian real per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 6
Click NEXT to read more...Image: Participants are hit by coloured powder during the 'The Color Run' in Rio de Janeiro.
Photographs: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
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Paris, France
Average room rate in British pound: 196 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 242 euro per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 7
Click NEXT to read more...Image: Charlotte Casiraghi, second child of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, participates in the Gucci Paris Masters International Jumping competition in Villepinte near Paris.
Photographs: Benoit Tessier/Reuters
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Sydney, Australia
Average room rate in British pound: 194 per day
Average room rate in local currency: AUD 298 per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 8
Click NEXT to read more...Image: A woman enjoys the waves as her friend takes pictures on a cold and rainy Christmas day on Bondi Beach in Sydney.
Photographs: Daniel Munoz/Reuters
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Stockholm, Sweden
Average room rate in British pound: 193 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 2,080 Swedish krona per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 9
Click NEXT to read more...Image: A woman feeds bread to seagulls during a snowstorm in Stockholm.
Photographs: Bob Strong/Reuters
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San Francisco, United States
Average room rate in British pound: 190 per day
Average room rate in local currency: $302 per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 10
Click NEXT to read more...Image: Cable cars pass each other along Powell Street in San Francisco, California.
Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters
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Tokyo, Japan
Average room rate in British pound: 187 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 23,660 Japanese yen per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 11
Click NEXT to read more...Image: Women in kimonos walk to attend a ceremony celebrating Coming of Age Day in heavy snowfall at Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo.
Photographs: Yuya Shino/Reuters
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Oslo, Norway
Average room rate in British pound: 181 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 1,671 Norwegian krone per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 12
Click NEXT to read more...Image: A Laplander woman wearing traditional costume stands with a reindeer outside the Grand Hotel in Oslo.
Photographs: Heiko Junge/NTB Scanpix/Reuters
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Washington DC, United States
Average room rate in British pound: 176 per day
Average room rate in local currency: $279 per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 13
Click NEXT to read more...Image: Sabrina Hatch of Idaho practices her handstand underneath sprinklers at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
Photographs: Larry Downing/Reuters
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Singapore, Singapore
Average room rate in British pound: 170 per day
Average room rate in local currency: SGD 337 per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 14
Click NEXT to read more...Image: A woman looks at the skyline of Singapore's financial district.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters
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Frankfurt, Germany
Average room rate in British pound: 165 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 204 euro per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 15
Click NEXT to read more...Image: A police woman is covered with paint after being attacked by demonstrators in Frankfurt.
Photographs: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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London, United Kingdom
Average room rate in British pound: 164 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 164 British pound per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 16
Click NEXT to read more...Image: Debutantes Maria Austin, Amelia Simmons, Sophie Bonello, Zoe Rawson, and Georgina Riddle attend a dress-fitting for Queen Charlotte's Ball in central London.
Photographs: Olivia Harris/Reuters
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Average room rate in British pound: 164 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 1,505 Danish krone per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 17
Click NEXT to read more...Image: A woman touches an ice sculpture of a polar bear in downtown Copenhagen.
Photographs: Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters
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Istanbul, Turkey
Average room rate in British pound: 162 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 463 Turkish lira per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 18
Click NEXT to read more...Image: A view of Istanbul's financial district.
Photographs: Murad Sezer/Reuters
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
Average room rate in British pound: 160 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 496 Brazilian real per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 19
Click NEXT to read more...Image: Women in wedding gowns jump on the street during a 'Parade of Brides' in Sao Paulo.
Photographs: Nacho Doce/Reuters
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Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Average room rate in British pound: 159 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 196 euro per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 20
Click NEXT to read more...Image: A woman rides her bicycle through the orange-decorated Orion street in Amsterdam.
Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters
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Rome, Italy
Average room rate in British pound: 158 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 195 euro per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 21
Click NEXT to read more...Image: A woman walks in front of a shop window in downtown Rome.
Photographs: Tony Gentile/Reuters
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Basel, Switzerland
Average room rate in British pound: 158 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 234 Swiss franc per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 22
Click NEXT to read more...Image: Girls sit on a bench on the banks of the Rhine River, in front of the old town of the northern Swiss city of Basel.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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Seoul, South Korea
Average room rate in British pound: 156 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 278,518 South Korean won per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 23
Click NEXT to read more...Image: Performers in traditional Korean costumes dance during a welcoming ceremony for the Oegyujanggak books at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul.
Photographs: Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters
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Munich, Germany
Average room rate in British pound: 154 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 190 euro per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 24
Click NEXT to read more...Image: Revellers enjoy a ride in a roller coaster in Munich.
Photographs: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Average room rate in British pound: 154 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 897 dirham per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 25
Click NEXT to read more...Image: Burj Al Arab, left, a hotel, and Burj Khalifa (rear), the world's tallest tower at a height of 2,717 ft, in Dubai.
Photographs: Mohammed Salem/Reuters
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Milan, Italy
Average room rate in British pound: 152 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 187 euro per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 26
Click NEXT to read more...Image: A woman looks at a sales window in downtown Milan.
Photographs: Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Average room rate in British pound: 147 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 859 dirham per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 27
Click NEXT to read more...Image: A tourist takes a photograph in front of the skyline of Abu Dhabi.
Photographs: Sharon Perry/Reuters
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Brussels, Belgium
Average room rate in British pound: 146 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 180 euro per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 28
Click NEXT to read more...Image: People help each other to cross a square during strong wind in central Brussels.
Photographs: Yves Herman/Reuters
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Nairobi, Kenya
Average room rate in British pound: 142 per day
Average room rate in local currency: 18,746 Kenyan shilling per day
Global rank in average rate of a room: 29
Image: A visitor feeds a food pellet to a giraffe in the Giraffe Centre near Nairobi.
Photographs: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
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