Riekie Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 When planning your migration and possibilities it may be worth to know the most expensive cities in the world to live in. The Top 20 from most expensive: (Further below some of the rest which might be of interest to those of us already living abroad...)Tokyo, JapanOsaka, JapanLondon, United KingdomMoscow, RussiaSeoul, South KoreaGeneva, SwitzerlandZurich, SwitzerlandCopenhagen, DenmarkHong Kong, Hong KongOslo, NorwayMilan, ItalyParis, FranceNew York City, United StatesDublin, IrelandSt. Petersburg, RussiaVienna, AustriaRome, ItalyStockholm, SwedenBeijing, ChinaSydney, AustraliaAnd the rest:...Amsterdam 24Shanghai 30Singapore 34Munich 37Los Angeles 44San Fransisco 50Miami 57Melbourne 67Dubai 73Wellington NZ 76Washington 78Toronto 82Atlanta 83Brisbane 84Vancouver 87Adelaide 98Perth 93Calgary 98Montreal 107Johannesburg 117Bangkok 125Harare 134Interesting to know, isn't it? I think I must go find myself a job then...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Seoul Sister Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Hi Riekie,Thanks for the interesting look at things. We should have stayed in Hong Kong, we could have been rich by now ! And of course then I would have had L from RN - my imaginative friend - as my neighbour !! Was Melbourne on the list ?LoveSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riekie Posted March 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Sorry, missed Melbourne on the list - I've now added it to my post: it is nr 67. (The list was compiled by CNN and contains 144 cities). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Larry Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 (edited) So Melbourne is no 67 on the list.... I also here it reported quite regularly that it is no 1 on the list of most liveable cities, together with Vancouver, BC, Canada. Edited March 27, 2006 by Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riekie Posted March 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Larry, yes you are right. CNN also regularly brings out a list of the best cities in the world to live in and their 2004 list had Melbourne as the best city to live in! They base that on many factors such as quality of living, cost of living, education, safety, crime, growth, economy etc. I'll see if I can find that report somewhere - maybe there's even a more up to date one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riekie Posted March 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Oh No! Melbourne was dethroned by Vancouver in the most recent CNN report (Oct 2005)!. See article below: Best 10: Vancouver, Melbourne , Vienna, Geneva, Perth , Adelaide , Sydney , Zurich, Toronto, Calgary Worst 10: Port Moresby, Algiers, Dhaka, Karachi, Lagos, Phnom Penh, Abidjan, Harare, Douala, Tehran Vancouver is 'best city to live' Wednesday, October 5, 2005; Posted: 3:27 a.m. EDT (07:27 GMT) LONDON, England (CNN) -- Vancouver is the world's most desirable place to live, according to a new survey, while Papua New Guinea's Port Moresby is at the other end of the scale.The Canadian city, nestled on the Pacific coast, was one of four locations in that country to rank at the top of the Economist Intelligence Unit's livability survey, which looked at conditions in 127 cities. The other top-ranking Canadian cities were Toronto, Calgary and Montreal.Australia also fared well in the survey by the London-based group, with Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Sydney scoring high marks along with Vienna, Austria, and Geneva and Zurich in Switzerland.The EIU study assessed nearly 40 indicators in five broad categories -- stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. "In the current global political climate, it is no surprise that the most desirable destinations are those with a lower perceived threat of terrorism," said Jon Copestake, editor of the report.Joining Port Moresby at the bottom of the list were Algiers, Algeria, and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Karachi, Pakistan, and Lagos, Nigeria, also ranked poorly. The EIU said 10 cities -- all in Asia, Africa or the Middle East -- had aspects of daily life that "present challenges." By contrast, the EIU said 63 cities fell into the top livability bracket."This reflects the fact that many global business centers have a developed infrastructure and widespread availability," the report states. "Still, the overwhelming majority of cities in the top livability range are based in western Europe and North America." The report said Canada, "with low crime, little threat from instability or terrorism and a highly developed infrastructure," is the most livable destination in the world. "Although higher crime rates and a greater threat of terror puts U.S. cities below those of Canada, U.S. cities are still among the world's most livable." Cleveland and Pittsburgh had the highest American scores. Only three cities in eastern Europe fall into this bracket along with 13 cities from Asia, the EUI said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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