Tuesday, November 17, 2009

World's Most Expensive Cities 2009World's Most Expensive Cities 2009

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Japanese Cities Rise to the Top

The global recession may be showing some signs of easing, but try telling that to any foreign visitor to Japan. During the worst of the crisis, the Japanese yen soared against the dollar and other currencies. That slammed profits at Japanese exporters such as Toyota, Sony, and Panasonic. It also drove up the cost of living in Tokyo and other big Japanese cities. Indeed, Japanese cities are in four out of the top five slots in the annual ranking of the world's priciest cities by ECA International, a global human resources firm. The only non-Japanese city in the top five was Luanda, the capital of Angola. For more on the world's most expensive cities.


No. 1 Luanda, Angola

2008 rank: 1

Movie ticket (in US$): 16.85
Quick lunch (in US$): 57.92
Washing machine (in US$): 1090.47
Kilo (2.2 pounds) of rice (in US$): 5.65
Can of soft drink (in US$): 1.30


No. 2 Tokyo, Japan

2008 rank: 13

Movie ticket: 19.16
Quick lunch: 16.48
Washing machine: 886.77
Kilo of rice: 8.45
Can of soft drink: 1.75


No. 3 Nagoya, Japan

2008 rank: 20

Movie ticket: 17.46
Quick lunch: 15.33
Washing machine: 899.97
Kilo of rice: 8.80
Can of soft drink: 1.57


No. 4 Yokohama, Japan

2008 rank: 15

Movie ticket: 18.48
Quick lunch: 17.11
Washing machine: 910.04
Kilo of rice: 6.28
Can of soft drink: 1.18


No. 5 Kobe, Japan

2008 rank: 29

Movie ticket: 16.92
Quick lunch: 14.96
Washing machine: 588.32
Kilo of rice: 7.09
Can of soft drink: 1.38


No. 6 Copenhagen, Denmark

2008 rank: 4

Movie ticket: 13.31
Quick lunch: 28.71
Washing machine: 1053.27
Kilo of rice: 4.24
Can of soft drink: 2.12


No. 7 Oslo, Norway

2008 rank: 2

Movie ticket: 12.84
Quick lunch: 32.65
Washing machine: 808.01
Kilo of rice: 4.40
Can of soft drink: 2.07


No. 8 Geneva, Switzerland

2008 rank: 6

Movie ticket: 14.07
Quick lunch: 27.57
Washing machine: 1213.67
Kilo of rice: 3.48
Can of soft drink: 1.02


No. 9 Zurich, Switzerland

2008 rank: 8

Movie ticket: 14.11
Quick lunch: 21.56
Washing machine: 978.45
Kilo of rice: 2.79
Can of soft drink: 0.99


No. 10 Basel, Switzerland

2008 rank: 9

Movie ticket: 13.73
Quick lunch: 21.15
Washing machine: 744.59
Kilo of rice: 3.01
Can of soft drink: 1.03


No. 11 Libreville, Gabon

2008 rank: 7

Movie ticket: 5.79
Quick lunch: 26.05
Washing machine: 771.29
Kilo of rice: 6.59
Can of soft drink: 1.10


No. 12 Bern, Switzerland


2008 rank: 10

Movie ticket: 14.43
Quick lunch: 21.11
Washing machine: 913.71
Kilo of rice: 3.05
Can of soft drink: 1.21


No. 13 Stavanger, Norway

2008 rank: 3

Movie ticket: 13.32
Quick lunch: 29.83
Washing machine: 680.72
Kilo of rice: 3.99
Can of soft drink: 1.78


No. 14 Helsinki, Finland

2008 rank: 11

Movie ticket: 13.50
Quick lunch: 22.87
Washing machine: 767.41
Kilo of rice: 3.28
Can of soft drink: 1.96


No. 15 Paris, France

2008 rank: 19

Movie ticket: 12.67
Quick lunch: 27.84
Washing machine: 814.77
Kilo of rice: 4.22
Can of soft drink: 0.91


No. 16 Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

2008 rank: 14

Movie ticket: 5.79
Quick lunch: 21.23
Washing machine: 1051.89
Kilo of rice: 6.24
Can of soft drink: 0.86


No. 17 Manhattan, N.Y.

2008 rank: 84

Movie ticket: 12.07
Quick lunch: 18.61
Washing machine: 1111.85
Kilo of rice: 5.01
Can of soft drink: 1.49


No. 18 Abuja, Nigeria

2008 rank: 16

Movie ticket: 10.37
Quick lunch: 24.68
Washing machine: 669.38
Kilo of rice: 7.79
Can of soft drink: 1.77


No. 19 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

2008 rank: 12

Movie ticket: 0.00
Quick lunch: 21.84
Washing machine: 626.38
Kilo of rice: 5.08
Can of soft drink: 1.51


No. 20 Baku, Azerbaijan

2008 rank: 109

Movie ticket: 11.14
Quick lunch: 21.45
Washing machine: 754.95
Kilo of rice: 4.25
Can of soft drink: 1.08


No. 21 Berlin, Germany

2008 rank:` 21

Movie ticket: 10.17
Quick lunch: 20.60
Washing machine: 829.89
Kilo of rice: 4.65
Can of soft drink: 1.24


No. 22 Vienna, Austria

2008 rank: 22

Movie ticket: 11.87
Quick lunch: 23.63
Washing machine: 990.29
Kilo of rice: 4.08
Can of soft drink: 1.15


No. 23 Moscow, Russia

2008 rank: 5

Movie ticket: 8.81
Quick lunch: 17.64
Washing machine: 629.55
Kilo of rice: 2.45
Can of soft drink: 0.97


No. 24 Tel Aviv, Israel

2008 rank: 38

Movie ticket: 8.37
Quick lunch: 24.47
Washing machine: 1019.22
Kilo of rice: 4.06
Can of soft drink: 1.81


No. 25 Honolulu, Hawaii


2008 rank: 88

Movie ticket: 9.36
Quick lunch: 20.88
Washing machine: 898.85
Kilo of rice: 4.01
Can of soft drink: 1.28


No. 26 Beijing, China

2008 rank: 104

Movie ticket: 9.99
Quick lunch: 17.88
Washing machine: 920.21
Kilo of rice: 2.54
Can of soft drink: 0.75


No. 27 Jerusalem, Israel

2008 rank: 39

Movie ticket: 8.37
Quick lunch: 30.29
Washing machine: 977.98
Kilo of rice: 4.38
Can of soft drink: 1.89


No. 28 Shanghai, China

2008 rank: 111

Movie ticket: 12.30
Quick lunch: 16.50
Washing machine: 700.50
Kilo of rice: 2.49
Can of soft drink: 0.57


No. 29 Hong Kong, China

2008 rank: 98

Movie ticket: 9.67
Quick lunch: 15.38
Washing machine: 701.37
Kilo of rice: 2.02
Can of soft drink (in US$): 0.88


No. 30 Strasbourg, France

2008 rank: 25

Movie ticket: 10.74
Quick lunch: 22.77
Washing machine: 756.43
Kilo of rice: 3.71
Can of soft drink: 0.83

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