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.
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
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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