Here's a list of the top ten most expensive cities to live in the world, and how much you have to sacrifice for a luxury two bedroom pad, a cup of coffee, two movie tickets and a hamburger meal from your local fast food joint.
(prHWY.com) February 1, 2012 - depok, Indonesia -- Here's a list of the top ten
most expensive cities to live in the world, and how much you have to sacrifice for a luxury two bedroom pad, a cup of coffee, two movie tickets and a hamburger meal from your local fast food joint.
10. Singapore
9. Geneva
8. Frankfurt
7. Helsinki
6. Zurich
5. Oslo
4. Copenhagen
3. Paris
2. Osaka-Kobe
The second highest cost of living is for two linked cities in Japan - Osaka and Kobe. As with many Japanese cities, both of these have an extremely high population density, which leads to expensive housing and other costs. Both cities are very large with populations in excess of 1 million. In each city there are a number of different industries, with many large multinational companies having their headquarters in the respective cities. Examples of these include Mitsubishi, Mizuno, Panasonic, Sanyo and Sharp. There is also a relatively large financial industry in both cities, leading to high wages. The high cost of land, as well as high wages, combine to make the Osaka-Kobe region the second most expensive region in the world in which to live.
1. Tokyo
The Japanese capital city of Tokyo comes first on the list of
most expensive cities in the world to live in. In addition to being the top of the list of cities with the highest living costs, it is also the centre of the world's largest metropolitan area by both population and economy. This is probably what makes it the most expensive city in the world in which to live. The Tokyo stock exchange is one of the world's largest, and is the largest one in Japan. Many international companies are based in Tokyo, and yet more have regional offices in the city which leads to a lot of highly paid jobs. In addition, the large size of the population leads to massive demand for space, and this is further exacerbated by the fact that Tokyo is surrounded by the Bay of Tokyo and a lot of steep hills and mountains. All of these factors combine to make Tokyo the most expensive city in the world in which to live.
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