The last 12 months have seen considerable increases in the cost of food, oil and other commodities in many parts of the world.
Within Asia, some of the biggest increases seen in the local prices of items in ECA's basket of goods and services have been witnessed in Bangladesh (15 per cent), Vietnam (14.2 per cent) and India (13.3 per cent).
On average, prices have risen by just over eight per cent in Asia.
Here we take a look at 30 most expensive cities in the world based on ECA's data.
Note: ECA International's cost of living indices are calculated based upon surveys carried out annually in March and September using a basket of day-to-day goods and services.
The data refers to year-on-year movements between ECA's September 2011 and 2010 surveys.
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Global Ranking (2010): 1
Global Ranking (2011): 1
...
City: Oslo
Country: Norway
Global Ranking (2010): 6
Global Ranking (2011): 2
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City: Geneva
Country: Switzerland
Global Ranking (2010): 8
Global Ranking (2011): 3
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City: Nagoya
Country: Japan
Global Ranking (2010): 3
Global Ranking (2011): 4
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City: Zurich
Country: Switzerland
Global Ranking (2010): 7
Global Ranking (2011): 5
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City: Yokohama
Country: Japan
Global Ranking (2010): 4
Global Ranking (2011): 6
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City: Bern
Country: Switzerland
Global Ranking (2010): 10
Global Ranking (2011): 7
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City: Stavanger
Country: Norway
Global Ranking (2010): 9
Global Ranking (2011): 8
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City: Basel
Country: Switzerland
Global Ranking (2010): 11
Global Ranking (2011): 9
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City: Kobe
Country: Japan
Global Ranking (2010): 5
Global Ranking (2011): 10
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City: Luanda
Country: Angola
Global Ranking (2010): 2
Global Ranking (2011): 11
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City: Copenhagen
Country: Denmark
Global Ranking (2010): 12
Global Ranking (2011): 12
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City: Caracas
Country: Venezuela
Global Ranking (2010): 16
Global Ranking (2011): 13
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City: Helsinki
Country: Finland
Global Ranking (2010): 15
Global Ranking (2011): 14
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City: Sydney
Country: Australia
Global Ranking (2010): 25
Global Ranking (2011): 15
...
City: Moscow
Country: Russia
Global Ranking (2010): 14
Global Ranking (2011): 16
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City: Canberra
Country: Australia
Global Ranking (2010): 23
Global Ranking (2011): 17
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City: Libreville
Country: Gabon
Global Ranking (2010): 17
Global Ranking (2011): 18
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City: Stockholm
Country: Sweden
Global Ranking (2010): 27
Global Ranking (2011): 19
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City: Paris
Country: France
Global Ranking (2010): 24
Global Ranking (2011): 20
...
City: Seoul
Country: South Korea
Global Ranking (2010): 22
Global Ranking (2011): 21
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City: Rio de Janeiro
Country: Brazil
Global Ranking (2010): 19
Global Ranking (2011): 22
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City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Global Ranking (2010): 33
Global Ranking (2011): 23
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City: Adelaide
Country: Australia
Global Ranking (2010): 44
Global Ranking (2011): 24
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City: Perth
Country: Australia
Global Ranking (2010): 35
Global Ranking (2011): 25
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City: Brisbane
Country: Australia
Global Ranking (2010): 36
Global Ranking (2011): 26
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City: Darwin
Country: Australia
Global Ranking (2010): 49
Global Ranking (2011): 27
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City: Port Moresby
Country: Papua New Guinea
Global Ranking (2010): 85
Global Ranking (2011): 28
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City: Sao Paulo
Country: Brazil
Global Ranking (2010): 26
Global Ranking (2011): 29
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City: Kinshasa
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
Global Ranking (2010): 13
Global Ranking (2011): 30
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