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Friday, July 3, 2009

World's Most Expensive Cities 2009



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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