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I found a top 10 list of the most expensive cities in the world from AOL website. I wonder what is KL world ranking at the moment. 

1. Moscow. Cost of living index = 134.4
With over 50 billionaires rumoured to be living in Moscow, it's no wonder the trickle down effect has started to flow. The cost of a coffee is £3.14."The appreciation of the Rouble against the US Dollar, combined with ever-increasing accommodation charges, has driven up costs for expatriates in Moscow," said Yvonne Traber, research manager and senior associate at Mercer.

2. London. Cost of living index = 126.3
We've all heard the tabloid chant of 'Rip-off Britain!'. Well spare a thought for Londoners, who bear the brunt. With average property prices hovering at £350,000, that's around 10-12 times the average rate of income."Steep property rental costs, together with the strengthening of the British Pound compared to the US Dollar, have contributed to the city's high ranking," commented Yvonne Traber.

3. Seoul. Cost of living index = 122.4
With just a 3.4% unemployment rate, and the strength of the Won against the Yankee dollar, Seoul is flying high compared to New York standards.

4. Tokyo. Cost of living index = 122.1
A two-bedroom unfurnished apartment in Tokyo costs around £2,110 to rent per month, proving that the land of the rising sun is also a place of rising costs.

5. Hong Kong. Cost of living index = 119.4
Hong Kong may be the destination for affordable electronic goods, but high property prices keep the former British colony high on the list.

6. Copenhagen. Cost of living index = 110.2
Heralded for its high standards of living and atmosphere of social equality. But a burger costs £4.99...

7. Geneva. Cost of living index = 109.8
Perhaps known for its private - ahem - 'offshore' banking services, Geneva holds some estimated £500billion, which goes to prove that money simply attracts more money. Some items in Geneva shops are thought to be as much as 10% more expensive than in Zurich.

8. Osaka. Cost of living index = 108.4.
Once Japan's major economic centre, Osaka is still an expensive place to live, which makes the seemingly low average income per head (£13,318) a mind boggle.

9. Zurich. Cost of living index = 107.6
Fortunately for its inhabitants, some of the highest wages in Europe are paid in Zurich.

1o. Oslo. Cost of living index = 105.8
Based on a cost-of-living score for New York set at 100, prices in Norway's capital are a little ripe compared to the Big Apple.

Source: Aol.com

Mercer Human Resource Consulting

Cost of Living Survey - Worldwide Ranking 2007

(including housing)

 

Top 50

 

 

Base City: New York, USA (=100)

 

Rankings

 

Cost of Living index

March 2007

March 2006

City

Country

 

March 2007

 

March 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

MOSCOW

Russia

 

134.4

 

123.9

2

5

LONDON

United Kingdom

 

126.3

 

110.6

3

2

SEOUL

South Korea

 

122.4

 

121.7

4

3

TOKYO

Japan

 

122.1

 

119.1

5

4

HONG KONG

Hong Kong

 

119.4

 

116.3

6

8

COPENHAGEN

Denmark

 

110.2

 

101.1

7

7

GENEVA

Switzerland

 

109.8

 

103

8

8

OSAKA

Japan

 

108.4

 

108.3

9

9

ZURICH

Switzerland

 

107.6

 

100.8

10

10

OSLO

Norway

 

105.8

 

100

11

13

MILAN

Italy

 

104.4

 

96.9

12

12

ST. PETERSBURG

Russia

 

103

 

99.7

13

15

PARIS

France

 

101.4

 

93.1

14

17

SINGAPORE

Singapore

 

100.4

 

92

15

10

NEW YORK CITY, NY

United States

 

100

 

100

16

18

DUBLIN

Ireland

 

99.6

 

91.8

17

24

TEL AVIV

Israel

 

97.7

 

89.7

18

21

ROME

Italy

 

97.6

 

89.8

19

21

VIENNA

Austria

 

96.9

 

89.8

20

14

BEIJING

China

 

95.9

 

94.9

21

19

SYDNEY

Australia

 

94.9

 

91.3

22

25

HELSINKI

Finland

 

93.3

 

87.8

23

36

STOCKHOLM

Sweden

 

93.1

 

84.8

24

27

DOUALA

Cameroon

 

92.9

 

87.6

25

41

AMSTERDAM

Netherlands

 

92.2

 

83.4

26

53

MADRID

Spain

 

92.1

 

81.6

26

20

SHANGHAI

China

 

92.1

 

91.2

28

21

KIEV

Ukraine

 

91.4

 

89.8

29

59

ATHENS

Greece

 

90.6

 

81.1

30

52

ALMATY

Kazakhstan

 

89.6

 

81.9

31

56

BARCELONA

Spain

 

89.2

 

81.2

31

48

BRATISLAVA

Slovak Republic

 

89.2

 

82.4

33

45

DAKAR

Senegal

 

89

 

82.8

34

25

DUBAI

United Arab Emirates

 

88.8

 

87.8

35

45

ABIDJAN

Cote d'Ivoire

 

88.3

 

82.8

36

60

GLASGOW

United Kingdom

 

88.1

 

80.7

37

31

LAGOS

Nigeria

 

88

 

85.5

38

15

ISTANBUL

Turkey

 

87.7

 

93.1

39

61

MUNICH

Germany

 

87.6

 

80.2

40

61

FRANKFURT

Germany

 

87.4

 

80.5

41

69

BIRMINGHAM

United Kingdom

 

87.2

 

79.7

42

29

LOS ANGELES, CA

United States

 

87.1

 

86.7

43

56

LUXEMBOURG

Luxembourg

 

87

 

81.2

44

70

BRUSSELS

Belgium

 

86.5

 

79.5

45

30

ABU DHABI

United Arab Emirates

 

85.9

 

86

45

72

BERLIN

Germany

 

85.9

 

79.2

45

62

DUSSELDORF

Germany

 

85.9

 

80.4

48

28

TAIPEI

Taiwan

 

85.8

 

86.8

49

50

PRAGUE

Czech Republic

 

85.6

 

82.1

50

51

ALGIERS

Algeria

 

   85.1

 

82




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