2009 Top 5 Most Expensive Cities in the World to Live

[Jeff S]

1. Tokyo, Japan
2. Osaka, Japan
3. Moscow, Russia
4. Geneva, Switzerland
5. Hong Kong


From here: http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/worlds-most-expensive-cities-to-live.html

[GatoAzul]

I thought London is considered one of the most expensive cities to live in.

Tokyo might be the most expensive in term of $$, but really MOSCOW is the most expensive to live in because of 'low' wages in Russia compare to Japan.

[Jeff S]

The significant changes from last year are due to massive swings in exchange rates, with many currencies at their weakest in years against the U.S. dollar, during the March 2009 survey period. Because of this, New York moved up 14 spaces to No. 8 from No. 22. London dropped to No. 16 from No. 3 as the pound dropped as low as 1.37 against the U.S. dollar during the study period. Six months earlier, one pound was worth $1.86.