19 April 2017

Economist Intelligence Unit: Worldwide Cost of Living Report 2017

Singapore is the most expensive city in the world according to the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2017. In fact, Asia is now home to 5 out of the top 6 cities in the survey as Asian cities rise up the rankings.

This special report contains a full ranking of the 133 cities found in the March 2017 edition of The EIU's Worldwide Cost of Living survey. The cities are ranked on their relative expensiveness, based on a survey which compares more than 400 individual prices across 160 products and services. In addition to the ranking table, the report looks at the key trends affecting the cost of living in different cities across the world.




2017 Rankings


The five most expensive cities in the world
WCOL index
City Country (New York=100)
1 Singapore Singapore 120
2 Hong Kong Hong Kong 114
3 ↓ 1 Zurich Switzerland 113
4 ↑ 7 Tokyo Japan 110
5 ↑ 9 Osaka Japan 109
The five cheapest cities in the world
WCOL index
City Country (New York=100)
1 ↑ 6 Almaty Kazakhstan 38
2 ↑ 16 Lagos Nigeria 39
3 ↓ 1 Bangalore India 42
4 ↑ 3 Karachi Pakistan 44
5 Algiers Algeria 45

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