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This is a '''list of the world's most expensive [[cities]] for expatriate employees''' according to the [[Mercer Human Resource Consulting]] 2006 Cost of Living Survey [http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1142150]
This is a '''list of the world's most expensive [[cities]] for expatriate employees''' according to the [[Mercer Human Resource Consulting]] 2006 Cost of Living Survey [http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1142150]
. Various factors enter in to a city's [[cost-of-living]] price, such as monetary value, [[consumer confidence]], [[investment]], and [[interest rates]], among others.
. Various factors enter in to a city's [[cost-of-living]] price, such as monetary value, [[consumer confidence]], [[investment]], and [[interest rates]], among others.
[[Image:Moskvarech.JPG|thumb|right|199px|spread eagle, newfoundland]]
[[Image:Moskvarech.JPG|thumb|right|199px|Moscow ]]
[[Image:Seoul Cheonggyecheon night.jpg|right|thumb|199px|Seoul]]
[[Image:Seoul Cheonggyecheon night.jpg|right|thumb|199px|Seoul]]
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[[Image:Shinjuku 8040.jpg|thumb|199px|Tokyo]]
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| 2 || [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] || 5
| 2 || [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] || 5
This is a list of the world's most expensive cities for expatriate employees according to the Mercer Human Resource Consulting 2006 Cost of Living Survey [1]
. Various factors enter in to a city's cost-of-living price, such as monetary value, consumer confidence , investment , and interest rates , among others.
Moscow Seoul Tokyo File:Hong-kong4.jpg Hong Kong London Osaka City Geneva Copenhagen Zurich Oslo New York City Saint Petersburg Milan Beijing File:Traditional yalis on the Bosphorus.jpg Istanbul Paris Singapore Dublin Sydney
March 2006 Rank City March 2005 Rank
1
Moscow , Russia 4
2
Seoul , South Korea 5
3
Tokyo , Japan 1
4
Hong Kong , People's Republic of China 9
5
London , United Kingdom 3
6
Osaka , Japan 2
7
Geneva , Switzerland 6
8
Copenhagen , Denmark 8
9
Zurich , Switzerland 7
10 (tie)
Oslo , Norway 10
10 (tie)
New York City , United States 13
12
St. Petersburg , Russia 15
13
Milan , Italy 11
14
Beijing , People's Republic of China 19
15
Istanbul , Turkey 22
16
Paris , France 12
17
Singapore , Singapore 34
18
Dublin , Ireland 13
19
Sydney , Australia 20
20
Shanghai , People's Republic of China 30
21
Rome , Italy 17
21
Kiev , Ukraine 54
21
Vienna , Austria 16
24
Tel Aviv , Israel 39
25
Helsinki , Finland 20
25
Dubai , United Arab Emirates 73
27
Douala , Cameroon 22
28
Taipei , Taiwan 29
29
Los Angeles , United States 44
30
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates 64
31
Lagos , Nigeria 96
32
Beirut , Lebanon 52
32
Hanoi , Vietnam 50
34
Sao Paulo , Brazil 119
34
San Francisco , United States 50
36
Stockholm , Sweden 18
37
Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam 56
38
Chicago , United States 52
39
Miami , United States 57
40
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 124
41
Lusaka , Zambia 123
41
Amsterdam , The Netherlands 24
43
White Plains , United States 45
44
Shenzhen , People's Republic of China 63
45
Abidjan , Cote d'Ivoire 26
45
Dakar , Senegal 36
47
Toronto , Canada 82
48
Jakarta , Indonesia 71
49
Bratislava , Slovakia 31
50
Prague , Czech Republic 28
56
Vancouver , Canada 87
56
Barcelona , Spain 43
56
Luxembourg , Luxembourg 33
59
Athens , Greece 41
60
Glasgow , United Kingdom 40
61
Frankfurt , Germany 34
62
Amman , Jordan 67
62
Dusseldorf , Germany 32
62
Warsaw , Poland 27
65
Munich , Germany 37
65
Budapest , Hungary 24
67
Honolulu , United States 61
68
Mumbai , India 105
69
Birmingham , United Kingdom 47
70
Brussels , Belgium 41
71
Calgary , Canada 98
72
Berlin , Germany 38
73
New Delhi , India 110
74
Melbourne , Australia 68
75
Accra , Ghana 91
76
Houston , United States 70
77
Hamburg , Germany 49
78
Kuwait City , Kuwait 72
79
Zagreb , Croatia 48
80
Montreal , Canada 107
81
Riga , Latvia 54
81
Mexico City , Mexico 95
83
Washington , United States 78
84
Morristown , United States 80
84
Boston , United States 79
86
Atlanta , United States 83
87
Manama , Bahrain 86
88
Casablanca , Morocco 59
88
Lisbon , Portugal 66
90
Ottawa , Canada 122
91
Santiago , Chile 128
91
Lyon , France 61
93
Guatemala City , Guatemala 108
93
Cairo , Egypt 97
93
Perth , Australia 93
96
Tallinn , Estonia 60
97
Denver , United States 94
98
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia 88
99
Brisbane , Australia 84
100
Jeddah , Saudi Arabia 89
100
Auckland , New Zealand 69
102
Seattle , United States 103
103
Monterrey , Mexico 115
103
St. Louis , United States 102
105
Wellington , New Zealand 76
106
Ljubljana , Slovenia 76
107
Nairobi , Kenya 119
108
Adelaide , Australia 89
109
Kingston , Jamaica 105
110
Cleveland , United States 109
111
Portland , United States 112
111
Sofia , Bulgaria 81
113
Pittsburgh , United States 111
114
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia 117
114
Bucharest , Romania 103
116
Vilnius , Lithuania 91
117
Johannesburg , South Africa 116
118
Limassol , Cyprus 100
118
Lima , Peru 118
118
Bandar Seri Begawan , Brunei 113
121
Panama City , Panama 114
122
Detroit , United States 101
123
Leipzig , Germany 85
124
Winston-Salem , United States 119
125
Tehran , Iran 129
126
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic 99
127
Bangkok , Thailand 125
128
Tianjin , China 131
129
Blantyre , Malawi 130
130
Bogotá , Colombia 133
131
Dhaka , Bangladesh 127
132
Colombo , Sri Lanka 132
133
Tunis , Tunisia 126
134
San Jose , Costa Rica 135
135
Quito , Ecuador 137
136
Caracas , Venezuela 138
137
Chennai , India 138
138
Montevideo , Uruguay 140
139
Bangalore , India 141
140
Karachi , Pakistan 136
141
Manila , Philippines 143
142
Buenos Aires , Argentina 142
143
Harare , Zimbabwe 134
144
Asuncion , Paraguay 144
Sources Vadgama's Dictionary of Interesting Facts
The Mercer 2006 Cost of Living Survey [2]
Finfacts Ireland [3]
BBC News article referring to the survey [4] MCMXCIII News article about the survey [5] See also 
