Most expensive cities in the world. 2009

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

Found Vase Sets $83 Million China Art Record in Auction Battle

43 million pounds worth vase.

The vase had been discovered during a routine house clearance in the suburb of Pinner in London. Rather than being offered at the central salerooms of Christie’s International or Sotheby’s, it was sold by Bainbridges, a west London auction house, with an estimate of 800,000 pounds to 1.2 million pounds. It made 40 times as much, at a hammer price of 43 million pounds. After a Bloomberg preview report, dealers traveled to the provincial sale from Asia. Others were in town for Asian Art in London’s schedule of gallery exhibitions, shows and lectures.

“Everyone was excited about this vase,” David Baker, one of the 37 dealers exhibiting at Asian Art in London, said in an interview. “It’s an exceptional Imperial piece in perfect condition with the most amazing reticulated decoration. It’s exactly what Chinese buyers want at the moment.”

Source: Bloomberg