Specialists Swiss bank UBS held a special study by comparing the prices of goods and services in 73 cities around the world for 122 items. The experts concluded that the most expensive cities are Oslo, Copenhagen and Zurich.

in the six leaders of the rating also includes Geneva, Tokyo and New York. According to the bank UBS, the prices of goods and services in these cities on average 20% higher than in other cities in Western countries.

Experts

UBS also found in cities around the world are the highest average salaries. In the three leaders entered Copenhagen, Zurich and Geneva.

addition, the Bank experts also compared the number of residents of different cities have to work to buy a product that is available in all these cities.

For example, to buy a classic hamburger «Big Mac» in McDonald, a resident of Brussels to work out 19 minutes, a resident of Mexico City 129 min, a resident of Jakarta, 136 minutes, a resident of Miami and just 13 minutes.

The study, experts have used the data bank for March and April of this year. This study Swiss bank conducts every three years since 1971.

Note that in mid-July, the most expensive city to live in 2009, the consulting firm William Mercer acknowledged Japanese Tokyo. In second place - another Japanese city of Osaka. Closes the three leaders of Moscow. Prague won this year's 70 seats.

It means that life in the capital of the Czech Republic compared to other major cities in the world has become much cheaper, because in the past year in such a ranking Prague took place on 29.

In a major change in the positions in the ranking this year, influenced by fluctuations in rates of national currencies.

Most European cities considerably cheaper. For example, Warsaw has moved from 78 to 113 seat, and Budapest from 61 to 108. Bratislava, after the transition of Slovakia to the euro, by contrast, has risen in the ranking from last year's 45 seats to 30.

American, Chinese and Japanese cities, on the contrary, this year ranked higher. For example, New York entered the top ten, while last year was at 22 place. Beijing rose from 20 seats to 9.

The study in question, comparing the costs of accommodation and prices of more than 200 goods and services in 143 cities worldwide. The position of the city in the ranking was calculated from the relative cost of housing, cost of transportation, clothing, products for home and entertainment.

reference measurement is the American New York, which has a constant index of 100.

According to Mercer, this study is the most comprehensive study of the costs of foreign workers sent to work in a city. Rating helps government bodies and international companies to estimate the costs of seconded employees.

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