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Worldwide Cost of Living is a bi-annual Economist Intelligence Unit survey that compares more than 400 individual prices across 160 products and services.
They include food, drink, clothing, household supplies and personal care items, home rents, transport, utility bills, private schools, domestic help and recreational costs.
The survey allows for city to city comparisons, but for the purpose of this report all cities are compared to a base city of New York, which has an index set at 100.
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Image: Survey allows for city to city comparisons.
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Zurich
Country: Switzerland
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 170 (New York=100)
Rank: 1
Rank movement: 4
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Image: Zurich is the most expensive city in the world.
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Tokyo
Country: Japan
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 166 (New York=100)
Rank: 2
Rank movement: -1
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Image: Tokyo ranks second.
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Geneva
Country: Switzerland
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 157 (New York=100)
Rank: 3
Rank movement: 6
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Image: Geneva is at number three.
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Osaka Kobe
Country: Japan
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 157 (New York=100)
Rank: 3
Rank movement: -1
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Image: Osaka Kobe is tied with Geneva at number three.
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Oslo
Country: Norway
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 156 (New York=100)
Rank: 5
Rank movement: -2
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Image: Oslo is ranked fifth.
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Paris
Country: France
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 150 (New York=100)
Rank: 6
Rank movement: -2
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Image: Paris is ranked sixth.
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Sydney
Country: Australia
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 147 (New York=100)
Rank: 7
Rank movement: -1
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Image: Sydney is ranked seventh.
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Melbourne
Country: Australia
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 145 (New York=100)
Rank: 8
Rank movement: 0
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Image: Melbourne is ranked eighth.
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Singapore
Country: Singapore
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 142 (New York=100)
Rank: 9
Rank movement: -3
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Image: Singapore is ranked ninth.
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Frankfurt
Country: Germany
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 137 (New York=100)
Rank: 10
Rank movement: -1
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Image: Frankfurt is ranked 10th.
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New Delhi
Country: India
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 56 (New York=100)
Rank: 128
Rank movement: 0
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Image: New Delhi is ranked 128.
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Mumbai
Country: India
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 52 (New York=100)
Rank: 130
Rank movement: 0
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Image: Mumbai is ranked 130.
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Muscat
Country: Oman
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 63 (New York=100)
Rank: 120
Rank movement: -10
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Image: Muscat is at number 120.
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Dhaka
Country: Bangladesh
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 61 (New York=100)
Rank: 123
Rank movement: -3
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Image: Dhaka is ranked 123.
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Algiers
Country: Algeria
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 59 (New York=100)
Rank: 124
Rank movement: 2
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Image: Algiers is ranked 124.
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Kathmandu
Country: Nepal
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 58 (New York=100)
Rank: 125
Rank movement: 2
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Image: Kathmandu is ranked 125.
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Panama City
Country: Panama
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 58 (New York=100)
Rank: 125
Rank movement: -4
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Image: Panama City is tied with Kathmandu at 125.
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Jeddah
Country: Saudi Arabia
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 57 (New York=100)
Rank: 127
Rank movement: -6
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Image: Jeddah is ranked 127.
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Teheran
Country: Iran
Worldwide Cost of Living Index: 54 (New York=100)
Rank: 129
Rank movement: 0
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Image: Teheran is ranked 129.
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