I thought this was very interesting and it amazes me that Rio and Sao Paulo are below the 15th place. I actually just came back from there and in fact everything there is very expensive. Another surprise was to see that LA is not even on the top 50.
Rank 2011 |
Rank 2010 |
City |
Country |
|
1
|
1
|
Luanda | Angola |
|
2
|
2
|
Tokyo | Japan |
|
3
|
3
|
Ndjamena | Chad |
|
4
|
4
|
Moscow | Russia |
|
5
|
5
|
Geneva | Switzerland |
|
6
|
6
|
Osaka | Japan |
|
7
|
8
|
Zurich | Switzerland |
|
8
|
11
|
Singapore | Singapore |
|
9
|
9
|
Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
|
10
|
21
|
Sao Paulo | Brazil |
|
11
|
19
|
Nagoya | Japan |
|
=12
|
7
|
Libreville | Gabon |
|
=12
|
29
|
Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
|
14
|
24
|
Sydney | Ausralia |
|
15
|
11
|
Oslo | Noway |
|
16
|
22
|
Bern | Switzerland |
|
17
|
17
|
Copenhagen | Denmark |
|
18
|
17
|
London | UK |
|
19
|
14
|
Seoul | South Korea |
|
20
|
16
|
Beijing | China |
|
=21
|
25
|
Shanghai | China |
|
=21
|
33
|
Melbourme | Australia |
|
23
|
23
|
Niamey | Niger |
|
24
|
19
|
Tel Aviv | Israel |
|
=25
|
13
|
Victoria | Seychelles |
|
=25
|
15
|
Milan | Italy |
|
27
|
17
|
Paris | France |
|
28
|
67
|
Ougadougopu | Burkina Faso |
|
29
|
30
|
St Petersburg | Russia |
|
30
|
60
|
Perth | Australia |
|
31
|
55
|
Brisbane | Australia |
|
32
|
27
|
New York City | USA |
|
33
|
70
|
Brasilia | Brazil |
|
=34
|
26
|
Rome | Italy |
|
=34
|
74
|
Canberra | Australia |
|
36
|
28
|
Vienna | Austria |
|
37
|
38
|
Noumea | New Caledonia |
|
38
|
38
|
Guangzhou | China |
|
=39
|
62
|
Djibouti | Djibouti |
|
=39
|
76
|
Stockholm | Sweden |
|
41
|
62
|
Lagos | Nigeria |
|
42
|
31
|
Helsinki | Finland |
|
43
|
42
|
Shenzen | China |
|
=44
|
32
|
Dakar | Senegal |
|
=44
|
141
|
Kartoum | Sudan |
|
46
|
90
|
Adelaide | Australia |
|
47
|
47
|
Prague | Czech Republic |
|
48
|
36
|
Baku | Azerbaijan |
|
49
|
33
|
Bangui | Central African Republic |
|
50
|
35
|
Amsterdam | Netherlands |
Research by Mercer Consulting.
