Singapore 7th most expensive city in the world to live in - 1st in Asia!

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MAP: The World's Most Expensive Cities - Business Insider

Interactive Map at Cost of Living Index

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This map shows the cost of living index scores from site Expatistan, with red showing more expensive cities and green showing cheaper cities.

This year, London was the most expensive city, where monthly rent for a furnished one-bedroom apartment was the equivalent of $4,250. A monthly ticket for public transportation was $215, and a typical man's haircut cost roughly $28.

Oslo, Geneva, Zurich, and New York City rounded out the top five.

The bottom of the list included Caracas in Venezuela, as well as the cities of Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune, and Madras in India. According to Expatistan data, London is around 1,000% more expensive than Caracas.

The team at Expatistan calculated the price index value for hundreds of global cities based on the current cost of items such as housing, clothes, transportation, medicine, and food.

Below is the full list of the top 20 cities based on Expatistan's Cost of Living index.

What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each cities' Cost of Living Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been stablished, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague. Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.


1. London, UK (280)

2. Oslo, Norway (267)

3. Geneva, Switzerland (259)

4. Zurich, Switzerland (256)

5. New York City, USA (237)

6. Lausanne, Switzerland (233)

7. Singapore, Singapore (228)

8. Paris, France (219)

9. San Francisco, USA (218)

10. Copenhagen, Denmark (217)

11. Sydney Australia (215)

12. Hong Kong, China (214)

13. Brisbane, Australia (208)

14. The Hague, Netherlands (204)

15. Stockholm, Sweden (204)

16. Honolulu, USA (199)

17. Amsterdam, Netherlands (199)

18. Melbourne, Australia (198)

19. Tokyo, Japan (198)

20. Washington D.C., USA (197)



Read more: MAP: The World's Most Expensive Cities - Business Insider
 
Re: Singapore 7th most expensive city in the world to live in - 1st in Asia!

Ryan why u nowadays become like Ipoh horfun, BMWM3, JJ Kien and sometimes ac323...reporting news?
 
Re: Singapore 7th most expensive city in the world to live in - 1st in Asia!

MW;1061741 said:
Ryan why u nowadays become like Ipoh horfun, BMWM3, JJ Kien and sometimes ac323...reporting news?

Retrenchment does funny things to you..

Why do you have to bring up my painful memories. :(
 
Re: Singapore 7th most expensive city in the world to live in - 1st in Asia!

Actually - new year resolution to participate more in the forums la.
 
Re: Singapore 7th most expensive city in the world to live in - 1st in Asia!

can u post some scantily clad girls' pics? This is called participation.

We have enough reporters. Ipoh horfun please take note.
 
Re: Singapore 7th most expensive city in the world to live in - 1st in Asia!

Wait, i go login to my ipoh horfun account. BRB

MW;1061748 said:
can u post some scantily clad girls' pics? This is called participation.

We have enough reporters. Ipoh horfun please take note.
 
Re: Singapore 7th most expensive city in the world to live in - 1st in Asia!

I cannot reconcile this - what's the scenario when higher costs of living gapping away from higher standard of living?

Answer - KPKB everywhere !!!
 
Re: Singapore 7th most expensive city in the world to live in - 1st in Asia!

we beat hk because we got mce ... lol
hk need to build underground highway to macau liao ... wahaha
 
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Re: Singapore 7th most expensive city in the world to live in - 1st in Asia!

Hk protects businesses: pegging hkd to usd, and screwed citizens as a result: double digit inflation.

Sg keeps sgd strong, resulting in high standards of living but keeps inflation in check.

It's a good thing, I think
 
Re: Singapore 7th most expensive city in the world to live in - 1st in Asia!

BMW at $213,000 Is Singapore Way to Encourage Train Rides - Bloomberg

Mercedes sold 3,506 cars in the 11 months to November and BMW 3,295, according to the Land Transport Authority’s website.
“That attests to both the success and the purchasing power of Singaporeans,” Lui said.
:errmm::errmm::errmm:
 
Re: Singapore 7th most expensive city in the world to live in - 1st in Asia!

Are the local workshops the 7th most expensive in the world too ?
 
Re: Singapore 7th most expensive city in the world to live in - 1st in Asia!

based on ah lui's theory, to make spore public transport no. 1 ... car should be priced at $1M?
 
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Re: Singapore 7th most expensive city in the world to live in - 1st in Asia!

So ah lui take mrt to city hall and walk to parliament house???
 

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