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The 5 Most Expensive Cities For Expats

Ever thought which cities are the most expensive places to live well a recent survey reveals some surprises. The big surprise is that Moscow tops the list for most expensive cities for expatriates, while Asuncion, Paraguay is the cheapest. Moscow was followed by Tokyo, London, Oslo and Seoul in the top five. Moscow was the most expensive city in last year’s survey, and the only city to move into the top five this year is Oslo, which ranked 10th in 2007.

In Europe, Copenhagen (7th overall) and Geneva rounded (8th) out the top five most expensive cities. For the Americas, New York City tops the list but fell from 15th in 2007 to 22nd in this year’s list. Other American cities in the top five include São Paulo, Brazil (25th), Rio de Janeiro (31st), Toronto (54th) and Los Angeles (55th).

The top five cities in Asia, besides Tokyo and Seoul include Hong Kong, which came in 6th overall, Osaka, Japan (11th), and Singapore (13th).

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