Another ranking of the most expensive cities in the world published by Mercer Human Resource Consulting. The study included 214 cities, which were evaluated by experts on a scale of 200 criteria: prices for housing, clothing, food, transport, etc.
It is noteworthy that the leading positions in the ranking are mainly occupied by Asian cities, while life in Europe is getting cheaper under the influence of the crisis. Among Russian cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg are in the Top 50: 4th and 28th places, respectively.
For the second year in a row, the most accessible city for life is the Pakistani city of Karachi, which occupies the 214th line of the rating. We bring to your attention the top ten most expensive cities in the world.
10. Nagoya (Japan)
Is the first of three Japanese cities in the top ten. The Land of the Rising Sun is traditionally famous for its high cost. The fourth largest city in Japan is famous for its attractions, so tourists are not deterred even by "biting" prices.
9. Hong Kong
regularly takes leading positions in ratings similar to today's, due to fabulously expensive housing. Both apartments and hotel rooms here differ in small areas, only a few can afford to pay for luxury apartments.
8. Zurich (Switzerland)
traditionally considered a city for wealthy people. And the strengthening of the Swiss franc makes the cost of living here increasingly expensive for foreigners. Zurich ranks third in the world for the cost of hotels, so tourists prefer to stay in nearby villages, coming to the city only for sightseeing.
7. N'Djamena (Chad)
was in the ranking due to the fact that experts consider housing, food and other goods familiar to New Yorkers as reference goods and services. In most African capitals, housing and services of this class are classified as "luxury" and cost accordingly.
6.Singapore
- ten years ago it was considered a rather cheap city by European standards. However, today life here costs one and a half times more than in New York.
5.Geneva (Switzerland), 
like Zurich, it maintains its position in the rating due to the high exchange rate of the national currency. A quiet haven in the middle of a crisis in Europe can afford to keep prices high, and, nevertheless, remain extremely attractive for both tourists and businessmen.
4.Moscow (Russia)
ranks fourth in the Mercer rankings for the third time in a row. The main contribution to the high cost of the Moscow "consumer basket" is made by the prohibitively high cost of renting decent housing. Experts also note the high cost of clothing and imported goods of international brands.
3. Osaka (Japan)
has risen three lines in comparison with last year. The high cost of the city is felt right "from the doorway" - the prices for landing at the local Kansai airport are prohibitively high, for example, from each Boeing-747 they charge a fee of $ 7,500.
2. Luanda (Angola)
topped the Mercer ranking last year. The lack of quality housing and the high cost of imported goods make this African capital extremely costly to live in.
1. Tokyo (Japan)
– the most expensive city in the world... And if a cup of coffee in an inexpensive cafe for $ 8.15 is not shocking, then not everyone can afford to rent an unfurnished two-room apartment in the Japanese capital. This pleasure costs $ 4766 monthly.