Raport firmy badawczej Mercer, oparty o analizę ponad 200 czynników, jak cena wynajmu mieszkania, koszty żywności i transportu, a także działalności rozrywkowej, pokazuje, że największy wzrost kosztu zamieszkiwania zanotowano w miastach Europy Wschodniej, Brazylii i Indii. Benchmarkiem dla badania jest Nowy Jork, któremu przypisano 100 pkt. W przypadku Moskwy wartość ta wynosi 142,4 pkt. Drugie w rankingu Tokio ma 127 pkt. Warszawa ma 95 pkt.
Poniżej tabela: 50 najdroższych miast świata:
Rank March 2008 | Rank March 2007 | City | Country | Cost of living Index March 2008 | Cost of living Index March 2007 |
1 | 1 | Moscow | Russia | 142.4 | 134.4 |
2 | 4 | Tokyo | Japan | 127.0 | 122.1 |
3 | 2 | London | UK | 125.0 | 126.3 |
4 | 10 | Oslo | Norway | 118.3 | 105.8 |
5 | 3 | Seoul | South Korea | 117.7 | 122.4 |
6 | 5 | Hong Kong | China | 117.6 | 119.4 |
7 | 6 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 117.2 | 110.2 |
8 | 7 | Geneva | Switzerland | 115.8 | 109.8 |
9 | 9 | Zurich | Switzerland | 112.7 | 107.6 |
10 | 11 | Milan | Italy | 111.3 | 104.4 |
11 | 8 | Osaka | Japan | 110.0 | 108.4 |
12 | 13 | Paris | France | 109.4 | 101.4 |
13 | 14 | Singapore | Singapore | 109.1 | 100.4 |
14 | 17 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 105.0 | 97.7 |
15 | 21 | Sydney | Australia | 104.1 | 94.9 |
16 | 16 | Dublin | Ireland | 103.9 | 99.6 |
16 | 18 | Rome | Italy | 103.9 | 97.6 |
18 | 12 | St. Petersburg | Russia | 103.1 | 103.0 |
19 | 19 | Vienna | Austria | 102.3 | 96.9 |
20 | 20 | Beijing | China | 101.9 | 95.9 |
21 | 22 | Helsinki | Finland | 101.1 | 93.3 |
22 | 15 | New York City | US | 100.0 | 100.0 |
23 | 38 | Istanbul | Turkey | 99.4 | 87.7 |
24 | 26 | Shanghai | China | 98.3 | 92.1 |
25 | 25 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 97.0 | 92.2 |
25 | 29 | Athens | Greece | 97.0 | 90.6 |
25 | 62 | São Paulo | Brazil | 97.0 | 82.8 |
28 | 26 | Madrid | Spain | 96.7 | 92.1 |
29 | 49 | Prague | Czech Rep. | 96.0 | 85.6 |
30 | 37 | Lagos | Nigeria | 95.9 | 88.0 |
31 | 31 | Barcelona | Spain | 95.2 | 89.2 |
31 | 64 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 95.2 | 82.5 |
31 | 23 | Stockholm | Sweden | 95.2 | 93.1 |
34 | 24 | Douala | Cameroon | 95.1 | 92.9 |
35 | 67 | Warsaw | Poland | 95.0 | 82.4 |
36 | 64 | Melbourne | Australia | 94.2 | 82.5 |
37 | 39 | Munich | Germany | 93.1 | 87.6 |
38 | 45 | Berlin | Germany | 93.0 | 85.9 |
39 | 44 | Brussels | Belgium | 92.9 | 86.5 |
40 | 40 | Frankfurt | Germany | 92.5 | 87.4 |
41 | 33 | Dakar | Senegal | 92.2 | 89.0 |
42 | 28 | Kiev | Ukraine | 91.7 | 91.4 |
43 | 43 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 91.3 | 87.0 |
44 | 30 | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 90.7 | 89.6 |
45 | 31 | Bratislava | Slovakia | 90.6 | 89.2 |
46 | 45 | Düsseldorf | Germany | 90.4 | 85.9 |
46 | 72 | Riga | Latvia | 90.4 | 81.5 |
48 | 52 | Mumbai | India | 90.3 | 84.9 |
49 | 59 | Zagreb | Croatia | 90.0 | 83.5 |
50 | 57 | Hamburg | Germany | 89.9 | 84.2 |