As a result of the another research of Mercer company, the Tokyo is most expensive city in the world. Same research in 2008 showed that the most expensive city in the world was Moscow. The researches connect changes in the rating with financial crisis and falling exchange rate of dollar.
Further 20 most expensive cities of the world 2009:
Dubai, UAE 20
Helsinki, Finland 19
Rome, Italy 18
Tel Aviv, Israel 17
London, United Kingdom 16
Caracas, Venezuela 15
Oslo, Norway 14
Paris, France 13
Shanghai, China 12
Milan, Italy 11
Singapore, Singapore 10
Beijing, China 9
New York, USA 8
Copenhagen, Denmark 7
Zurich, Switzerland 6
Hong Kong 5
Geneva, Switzerland 4
Moscow, Russia 3
Osaka, Japan 2
Tokyo, Japan 1
That is interesting! I didn't know Tokyo was that expensive. I have friends who go there a lot so I kind of have an idea about the prices there. But I didn't know it was that expensive.
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ReplyDeleteHonestly I was surpised myself, I know that London is very expensive and Moscow as well... but had no idea about Tokyo and Osaka.
Lisbon?
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