The most expensive expat places to live 2013

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[TH=bgcolor: #BBBBBB]Rank (2013)[/TH]

[TH=bgcolor: #BBBBBB]Rank (2012)[/TH]

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[TD]Caracas, Venezuela[/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]

[TD]7[/TD]

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[TD]Luanda, Angola[/TD]

[TD]2[/TD]

[TD]4[/TD]

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[TD]Oslo, Norway[/TD]

[TD]3[/TD]

[TD]3[/TD]

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[TD]Juba, South Sudan[/TD]

[TD]4[/TD]

[TD]14[/TD]

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[TD]Stavanger, Norway[/TD]

[TD]5[/TD]

[TD]8[/TD]

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[TD]Zurich, Switzerland[/TD]

[TD]6[/TD]

[TD]9[/TD]

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[TD]Geneva, Switzerland[/TD]

[TD]7[/TD]

[TD]10[/TD]

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[TD]Bern, Switzerland[/TD]

[TD]8[/TD]

[TD]11[/TD]

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[TD]Basel, Switzerland[/TD]

[TD]9[/TD]

[TD]12[/TD]

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[TD]Tokyo, Japan[/TD]

[TD]10[/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]

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[TD]Copenhagen, Denmark[/TD]

[TD]11[/TD]

[TD]17[/TD]

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[TD]Moscow, Russa[/TD]

[TD]12[/TD]

[TD]15[/TD]

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[TD]Brazzaville, Congo[/TD]

[TD]13[/TD]

[TD]29[/TD]

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[TD]Helsinki, Finland[/TD]

[TD]14[/TD]

[TD]28[/TD]

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[TD]Beijing, China[/TD]

[TD]15[/TD]

[TD]21[/TD]

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[TD]Nagoya, Japan[/TD]

[TD]16[/TD]

[TD]2[/TD]

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[TD]Libreville, Gabon[/TD]

[TD]17[/TD]

[TD]30[/TD]

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[TD]Shanghai, China[/TD]

[TD]18[/TD]

[TD]25[/TD]

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[TD]Stockholm, Swedem[/TD]

[TD]19[/TD]

[TD]19[/TD]

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[TD]Yokohama, Japan[/TD]

[TD]20[/TD]

[TD]5[/TD]

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[TD]Seoul, South Korea[/TD]

[TD]21[/TD]

[TD]22[/TD]

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[TD]Pointe Noire, Congo[/TD]

[TD]22[/TD]

[TD]33[/TD]

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[TD]Osaka, Japan[/TD]

[TD]23[/TD]

[TD]6[/TD]

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[TD]Tel Aviv, Israel[/TD]

[TD]24[/TD]

[TD]46[/TD]

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[TD]Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[/TD]

[TD]25[/TD]

[TD]13[/TD]

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[TD]Gothenburg, Sweden[/TD]

[TD]26[/TD]

[TD]34[/TD]

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[TD]Jerusalem, Israel[/TD]

[TD]27[/TD]

[TD]54[/TD]

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[TD]Hong Kong, Hong Kong[/TD]

[TD]28[/TD]

[TD]32[/TD]

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[TD]Paris, France[/TD]

[TD]29[/TD]

[TD]43[/TD]

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[TD]Singapore, Singapore[/TD]

[TD]30[/TD]

[TD]31[/TD]

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[TD]Sydney, Australia[/TD]

[TD]31[/TD]

[TD]16[/TD]

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[TD]Baku, Azerbaijan[/TD]

[TD]32[/TD]

[TD]40[/TD]

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[TD]Manhattan, USA[/TD]

[TD]33[/TD]

[TD]37[/TD]

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[TD]Dakar, Senegal[/TD]

[TD]34[/TD]

[TD]49[/TD]

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[TD]Berlin, Germany[/TD]

[TD]35[/TD]

[TD]52[/TD]

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[TD]Abuja, Nigeria[/TD]

[TD]36[/TD]

[TD]35[/TD]

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[TD]Lagos, Nigeria[/TD]

[TD]37[/TD]

[TD]39[/TD]

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[TD]Guangzhou, China[/TD]

[TD]38[/TD]

[TD]57[/TD]

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[TD]Canberra, Australia[/TD]

[TD]39[/TD]

[TD]18[/TD]

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[TD]Shenzhen, China[/TD]

[TD]40[/TD]

[TD]61[/TD]

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[TD]Busan, South Korea[/TD]

[TD]41[/TD]

[TD]53[/TD]

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[TD]St Petersburg, Russia[/TD]

[TD]42[/TD]

[TD]45[/TD]

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[TD]Conakry, Guinea[/TD]

[TD]43[/TD]

[TD]97[/TD]

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[TD]N'Djamena, Chad[/TD]

[TD]44[/TD]

[TD]71[/TD]

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[TD]Melbourne, Australia[/TD]

[TD]45[/TD]

[TD]23[/TD]

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[TD]Adelaide, Australia[/TD]

[TD]46[/TD]

[TD]20[/TD]

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[TD]Perth, Australia[/TD]

[TD]47[/TD]

[TD]24[/TD]

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[TD]Brussels, Belgium[/TD]

[TD]48[/TD]

[TD]63[/TD]

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[TD]Honolulu, USA[/TD]

[TD]49[/TD]

[TD]51[/TD]

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[TD]New York, USA[/TD]

[TD]50[/TD]

[TD]50[/TD]

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http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/money-manager/career/article/-/20226082/the-most-expensive-cities-for-expats/

[pablo]

Angola,Sudan and the Congo?Adelaide dearer than Perth!

[fifi69]

I'm sure someone has just stuck pins in a map and then jotted these places down.

 

One of the weirdest lists I've seen.

 

Bahamas not on there...maybe I will head their next :smile:

[dxboz]

This list is a joke Adelaide dearer than Perth lol and UAE not on the list lol

[dxboz]

Just looked again and saw Melbourne more expensive than Perth also hahaha definitely a joke list

[Alnaibii]

"The fundamental flaw of all cost-of-living surveys is that they convert local prices into US dollars, which means that any changes are as much the result of currency fluctuations as of price inflation. In surveys by ECA, UBS, Mercer and EIU the cost of living in cities outside the US dollar zone becomes more expensive if the dollar weakens against local currencies even when prices remain unchanged or indeed fall. Probably the most useful figures are those by UBS because the also examine income and purchasing power. The research by ECA, Mercer and EIU is for the benefit of US employees sent abroad by their companies."

 

from http://www.citymayors.com/features/cost_survey.html

[dxboz]

Doesn't really explain it Alnaibii as Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne are all in the same country

[Rupert]

Just looked again and saw Melbourne more expensive than Perth also hahaha definitely a joke list

 

Melbourne is more expensive than Perth, including housing. But Adelaide more expensive than Perth, yes that is a joke.

[dxboz]

Rupert do you think Melbourne is more expensive than Perth? That's intersting - I lived in Melbourne for many years and now live in Perth and find everything way more expensive in Perth including housing.

[Alnaibii]

Yes, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth are in the same country , but also they are ranked one after another. So if this poll, or whatever it is, would have asked 2-3 people more, the ranks could have reversed.

The surprise is on top, 3 out of 4 should not be there. I guess the expats need to pay bodyguards in those cities, that's what makes life so expensive there.