Moscow's the priciest city

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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