You might want to skip buying any CDs if you're planning a trip to Moscow. One'll set you back almost $25 in the Russian capital, which has been tabbed the world's most expensive city for the second year in a row.
London (no surprise here) placed second, followed by three also not surprising Asian entries—Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
The rankings are the result of a survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, which compared costs in more than 200 areas, including housing, transportation and food, according to an Associated Press story. Though the results are aimed at helping multinational companies figure out compensation for employees in other countries, they're a good indicator for the leisure traveler too.
I was surprised to see Iceland didn't crack the top 50. Eight-dollar beers and $50 dinners in modest restaurants are the norm there.
You got any sticker shock stories or money-saving travel tips to share?
Here are the top 50 most expensive cities: 1. Moscow
2. London
3. Seoul
4. Tokyo
5. Hong Kong
6. Copenhagen
7. Geneva
8. Osaka, Japan
9. Zurich
10. Oslo
11. Milan, Italy
12. St. Petersburg, Russia
13. Paris
14. Singapore
15. New York
16. Dublin, Ireland
17. Tel Aviv
18. Rome
19. Vienna
20. Beijing
21. Sydney
22. Helsinki, Finland
23. Stockholm
24. Douala, Cameroon
25. Amsterdam
26. Madrid
Shanghai (tie)
28. Kiev, Ukraine
29. Athens
30. Almaty, Kazakhstan
31. Barcelona, Spain
Bratislava, Slovak Republic (tie)
33. Dakar, Senegal
34. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
35. Abidjan, Ivory Coast
36. Glasgow, Scotland
37. Lagos, Nigeria
38. Istanbul, Turkey
39. Munich, Germany
40. Frankfurt, Germany
41. Birmingham, England
42. Los Angeles
43. Luxembourg
44. Brussels
45. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Berlin (tie)
Dusseldorf, Germany (tie)
48. Taipei, Taiwan
49. Prague, Czech Republic
50. Algiers, Algeria.
Source : leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com
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