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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Companies sending employees on international assignment will often pay an allowance to ensure that their assignees' spending power is not compromised. To help multinational companies calculate these allowances, ECA International, a global management consulting firm, carries out two Cost of Living Surveys per year, comparing a basket of consumer goods and services commonly purchased by assignees in more than 400 locations worldwide it says.
Let's take a look at 20 most expensive cities for foreigners in the world.
Source: eca-international.com
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Oslo
Country: Norway
Rank in 2013: 1
Rank in 2012: 2
Movie ticket: $18.76
Can of soda: $3.43
Dozen eggs: $8.39
Beer at a bar: $14.10
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Luanda
Country: Angola
Rank in 2013: 2
Rank in 2012: 4
Movie ticket: $13.89
Can of soda: $1.00
Dozen eggs: $5.26
Beer at a bar: $8.14
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Stavanger
Country: Norway
Rank in 2013: 3
Rank in 2012: 5
Movie ticket: $18.68
Can of soda: $3.17
Dozen eggs: $8.30
Beer at a bar: $13.79
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Juba
Country: South Sudan
Rank in 2013: 4
Rank in 2012: 45
Movie ticket: N/A
Can of soda: $1.62
Dozen eggs: $5.88
Beer at a bar: $5.16
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Moscow
Country: Russia
Rank in 2013: 5
Rank in 2012: 13
Movie ticket: $16.27
Can of soda: $1.80
Dozen eggs: $3.53
Beer at a bar: $10.77
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Tokyo
Country: Japan
Rank in 2013: 6
Rank in 2012: 1
Movie ticket: $19.09
Can of soda: $1.61
Dozen eggs: $5.56
Beer at a bar: $9.18
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Zurich
Country: Switzerland
Rank in 2013: 7
Rank in 2012: 9
Movie ticket: $19.09
Can of soda: $1.21
Dozen eggs: $8.21
Beer at a bar: $9.89
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Geneva
Country: Switzerland
Rank in 2013: 8
Rank in 2012: 7
Movie ticket: $20.15
Can of soda: $1.31
Dozen eggs: $8.42
Beer at a bar: $9.30
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Basel
Country: Switzerland
Rank in 2013: 9
Rank in 2012: 11
Movie ticket: $19.09
Can of soda: $1.21
Dozen eggs: $8.21
Beer at a bar: $9.89
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Bern
Country: Switzerland
Rank in 2013: 10
Rank in 2012: 10
Movie ticket: $20.15
Can of soda: $1.34
Dozen eggs: $8.81
Beer at a bar: $9.19
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Port Moresby
Country: Papau New Guinea
Rank in 2013: 11
Rank in 2012: 15
Movie ticket: $18.96
Can of soda: $2.15
Dozen eggs: $6.21
Beer at a bar: $7.68
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Copenhagen
Country: Denmark
Rank in 2013: 12
Rank in 2012: 14
Movie ticket: $15.45
Can of soda: $2.60
Dozen eggs: $7.86
Beer at a bar: $10.42
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Nagoya
Country: Japan
Rank in 2013: 13
Rank in 2012: 3
Movie ticket: $19.09
Can of soda: $1.20
Dozen eggs: $4.63
Beer at a bar: $9.01
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Seoul
Country: South Korea
Rank in 2013: 14
Rank in 2012: 29
Movie ticket: $8.52
Can of soda: $1.48
Dozen eggs: $4.92
Beer at a bar: $7.62
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Stockholm
Country: Sweden
Rank in 2013: 15
Rank in 2012: 22
Movie ticket: $18.16
Can of soda: $1.93
Dozen eggs: $4.72
Beer at a bar: $11.27
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Yokohama
Country: Japan
Rank in 2013: 16
Rank in 2012: 6
Movie ticket: $19.09
Can of soda: $1.35
Dozen eggs: $4.61
Beer at a bar: $8.64
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Sydney
Country: Australia
Rank in 2013: 17
Rank in 2012: 16
Movie ticket: $19.26
Can of soda: $2.24
Dozen eggs: $5.17
Beer at a bar: $8.59
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Brazzaville
Country: Congo
Rank in 2013: 18
Rank in 2012: 27
Movie ticket: N/A
Can of soda: $1.81
Dozen eggs: $3.70
Beer at a bar: $5.07
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Kinshasa
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
Rank in 2013: 19
Rank in 2012: 28
Movie ticket: N/A
Can of soda: $2.25
Dozen eggs: $3.82
Beer at a bar: $7.51
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Helsinki
Country: Finland
Rank in 2013: 20
Rank in 2012: 19
Movie ticket: $16.00
Can of soda: $2.29
Dozen eggs: $4.75
Beer at a bar: $11.66