while they may be fun to live in these
locations definitely aren’t fun for your
bank account welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 most expensive places to
live for this list we are taking a look
at those places in the world that have
ranked highly in research studies and
surveys mainly for expatriates based on
the high cost of living
notoriously expensive cities like Luanda
and Angola didn’t make the cut since
we’re looking at total living costs and
not just the price of random goods such
as the average 243 dollars you have to
spend to buy a pair of blue jeans there
please bear in mind that prices and cost
of living are constantly fluctuating and
thus the prices presented in this list
are subject to change number 10
Vancouver British Columbia Canada
although it’s notable for its scenery
cleanliness ethnic diversity and mild
temperatures this coastal seaport city
is also infamous for having Canada’s
most expensive housing market and for
being one of the world’s least
affordable major cities in mid-2014 the
average home in Vancouver cost almost
$800,000 and a standard condominium
apartment cost up to 720 thousand in
parts of the city with hundreds of
attractions in this picturesque city of
Western Canada you have to visit but
unless you’re itching to spend some
money think twice about staying number
nine San Francisco California USA
although New York has frequently made
appearances on lists of the priciest
cities in the United States it has yet
to be beat by sunny san fran renting a
one-bedroom apartment here at the
beginning of 2015 cost a median of
$3,400 four hundred dollars higher than
the same apartment in New York with
sky-high rent prices and buying prices
rising evermore as Silicon Valley wealth
continues to flood the city the cost for
tourists isn’t much better hotels
restaurants and transportation here are
among the most costly in the
us number eight Sydney New South Wales
Australia
it may be down under but the price tags
are up over the biggest and arguably
flashiest city on this country continent
buying property here will cost no less
than $700,000 as this most expensive of
Aussie cities is known for having some
of the most overvalued houses in the
Western world
combine that with high food drink
clothing and recreation prices and men’s
haircuts that average around $30 and
you’ve got yourself a city that
expatriates looking to save a buck
should avoid number seven Oslo Norway
there’s lots to see in this northern
European capital city as long as you
don’t mind paying for it imagine walking
into the average restaurant and spending
twenty dollars on a pint of beer yes as
of 2014
Oslo was the most expensive place in the
world to buy beer it could cost nine
hundred dollars to buy a suit and close
to ten dollars for a dozen eggs and
while the cost of rent isn’t as high as
a place like San Francisco the cost of
everything else is mind-blowing Lehigh
number six Hong Kong China though it’s
one of the most densely populated cities
in the world and certainly a major
tourist attraction moving here just
might introduce you to a few
heart-stopping financial realities after
buying some expensive imported groceries
at your local store filling up your car
with fuel that costs over $2 a litre and
stopping for a coffee that costs six
bucks a cup you would head to your
average two-bedroom apartment that costs
almost seven thousand a month to rent
this is one city where a vacation just
might be cheaper than a staycation
number five Zurich Switzerland though it
was a close competition between this
major Swiss city and Geneva where a City
based apartment generally costs almost
sixteen thousand dollars a square metre
Zurich has won our title of most
expensive Swiss city just to give you an
idea of how expensive in 2012 it was 70%
more expensive to live in than New York
and the Big Apple isn’t exactly what
you’d call affordable featuring average
cocktails and movie tickets at more than
20 bucks and over $50 for a men’s
haircut this is one city that’ll make
you appreciate where you live number
four
Moscow Russia high inflation is just one
of the reasons this Russian capital is a
pain for foreigners to live in try to
get used to spending almost seven
dollars for a liter of milk and almost
nine dollars to buy a newspaper and if
you’re just visiting for a time be aware
of the pricing system in place for
tourists since foreigners are charged
much higher than locals a taxi trip that
would cost a local five bucks might cost
you $25 and a hotel room can double or
triple in price after you booked it
number three Singapore with the average
citizen making a bit over $3,000 a month
and average rent for a two-bedroom
apartment costing the same this
city-state and commercial hub leaves
residents with very little to no
disposable income to put away for a
rainy day
if you manage to tuck a few dollars away
a month to purchase a new family car
something like a Volkswagen Golf for
example get ready to tuck for a while
it’ll cost you well over ninety thousand
dollars sometimes it’s worth it just to
walk to work number two
London England welcome to our lists most
expensive city of the Western world with
high rent transport costs averaging $200
a month
and fuel sometimes costing more than
double what it is in Los Angeles and up
to almost $3 a litre it’s a gorgeous and
historic city that nevertheless exerts
quite the toll on its people also one of
the most expensive major cities in the
world to buy electronics there have been
pushes in the last few years to bring
the choke hold employers have on their
employees wages to an end before we
unveil our number one pick here are a
few honorable mentions
number one Tokyo Japan while inflation
and cost-of-living fluctuates from week
to week month to month and year to year
Tokyo’s consistently notorious prices
have earned it the top spot as the most
expensive city in the world
although Osaka also boasts insane costs
Tokyo is where a trip for two to the
movies will set you back over $65 with
just a pair of tickets costing over 35
bucks
in addition a cup of coffee averages
close to $7 and a one-bedroom apartment
could go on sale for more than 23
million dollars now if those figures
don’t make you want to cry we don’t know
what we’ll do you agree with our list
what costly cities do you think should
be on our list for more informative top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
locations definitely aren’t fun for your
bank account welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 most expensive places to
live for this list we are taking a look
at those places in the world that have
ranked highly in research studies and
surveys mainly for expatriates based on
the high cost of living
notoriously expensive cities like Luanda
and Angola didn’t make the cut since
we’re looking at total living costs and
not just the price of random goods such
as the average 243 dollars you have to
spend to buy a pair of blue jeans there
please bear in mind that prices and cost
of living are constantly fluctuating and
thus the prices presented in this list
are subject to change number 10
Vancouver British Columbia Canada
although it’s notable for its scenery
cleanliness ethnic diversity and mild
temperatures this coastal seaport city
is also infamous for having Canada’s
most expensive housing market and for
being one of the world’s least
affordable major cities in mid-2014 the
average home in Vancouver cost almost
$800,000 and a standard condominium
apartment cost up to 720 thousand in
parts of the city with hundreds of
attractions in this picturesque city of
Western Canada you have to visit but
unless you’re itching to spend some
money think twice about staying number
nine San Francisco California USA
although New York has frequently made
appearances on lists of the priciest
cities in the United States it has yet
to be beat by sunny san fran renting a
one-bedroom apartment here at the
beginning of 2015 cost a median of
$3,400 four hundred dollars higher than
the same apartment in New York with
sky-high rent prices and buying prices
rising evermore as Silicon Valley wealth
continues to flood the city the cost for
tourists isn’t much better hotels
restaurants and transportation here are
among the most costly in the
us number eight Sydney New South Wales
Australia
it may be down under but the price tags
are up over the biggest and arguably
flashiest city on this country continent
buying property here will cost no less
than $700,000 as this most expensive of
Aussie cities is known for having some
of the most overvalued houses in the
Western world
combine that with high food drink
clothing and recreation prices and men’s
haircuts that average around $30 and
you’ve got yourself a city that
expatriates looking to save a buck
should avoid number seven Oslo Norway
there’s lots to see in this northern
European capital city as long as you
don’t mind paying for it imagine walking
into the average restaurant and spending
twenty dollars on a pint of beer yes as
of 2014
Oslo was the most expensive place in the
world to buy beer it could cost nine
hundred dollars to buy a suit and close
to ten dollars for a dozen eggs and
while the cost of rent isn’t as high as
a place like San Francisco the cost of
everything else is mind-blowing Lehigh
number six Hong Kong China though it’s
one of the most densely populated cities
in the world and certainly a major
tourist attraction moving here just
might introduce you to a few
heart-stopping financial realities after
buying some expensive imported groceries
at your local store filling up your car
with fuel that costs over $2 a litre and
stopping for a coffee that costs six
bucks a cup you would head to your
average two-bedroom apartment that costs
almost seven thousand a month to rent
this is one city where a vacation just
might be cheaper than a staycation
number five Zurich Switzerland though it
was a close competition between this
major Swiss city and Geneva where a City
based apartment generally costs almost
sixteen thousand dollars a square metre
Zurich has won our title of most
expensive Swiss city just to give you an
idea of how expensive in 2012 it was 70%
more expensive to live in than New York
and the Big Apple isn’t exactly what
you’d call affordable featuring average
cocktails and movie tickets at more than
20 bucks and over $50 for a men’s
haircut this is one city that’ll make
you appreciate where you live number
four
Moscow Russia high inflation is just one
of the reasons this Russian capital is a
pain for foreigners to live in try to
get used to spending almost seven
dollars for a liter of milk and almost
nine dollars to buy a newspaper and if
you’re just visiting for a time be aware
of the pricing system in place for
tourists since foreigners are charged
much higher than locals a taxi trip that
would cost a local five bucks might cost
you $25 and a hotel room can double or
triple in price after you booked it
number three Singapore with the average
citizen making a bit over $3,000 a month
and average rent for a two-bedroom
apartment costing the same this
city-state and commercial hub leaves
residents with very little to no
disposable income to put away for a
rainy day
if you manage to tuck a few dollars away
a month to purchase a new family car
something like a Volkswagen Golf for
example get ready to tuck for a while
it’ll cost you well over ninety thousand
dollars sometimes it’s worth it just to
walk to work number two
London England welcome to our lists most
expensive city of the Western world with
high rent transport costs averaging $200
a month
and fuel sometimes costing more than
double what it is in Los Angeles and up
to almost $3 a litre it’s a gorgeous and
historic city that nevertheless exerts
quite the toll on its people also one of
the most expensive major cities in the
world to buy electronics there have been
pushes in the last few years to bring
the choke hold employers have on their
employees wages to an end before we
unveil our number one pick here are a
few honorable mentions
number one Tokyo Japan while inflation
and cost-of-living fluctuates from week
to week month to month and year to year
Tokyo’s consistently notorious prices
have earned it the top spot as the most
expensive city in the world
although Osaka also boasts insane costs
Tokyo is where a trip for two to the
movies will set you back over $65 with
just a pair of tickets costing over 35
bucks
in addition a cup of coffee averages
close to $7 and a one-bedroom apartment
could go on sale for more than 23
million dollars now if those figures
don’t make you want to cry we don’t know
what we’ll do you agree with our list
what costly cities do you think should
be on our list for more informative top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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