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MAP: The World's Most Expensive Cities - Business Insider
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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
MAP: The World's Most Expensive Cities - Business Insider
Interactive Map at Cost of Living Index
View attachment 58348
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
