| The ongoing impact of the credit crisis, slowing | | | | (82.03) |
| global economies, falling house prices, global stock | | | | 128 Congo Democratic Rep, |
| market and exchange rate volatility, together with | | | | Kinshasa (81.84) |
| the US dollar strengthening against most currencies | | | | 129 Seychelles, Victoria (81.78) |
| are all factors contributing to a major change in the | | | | 130 Indonesia, Jakarta (81.76) |
| global cost of living rankings. | | | | 131 USA, Las Vegas Nev (81.75) |
| The International Cost of Living Comparison comprises | | | | 132 Lithuania, Vilnius (81.67) |
| indexes for each of 276 global locations. The indexes | | | | 133 Vanuatu, Port Vila (81.35) |
| are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of | | | | 134 Grenada, Saint George's (81.23) |
| the same goods and services in each location, based | | | | 135 Trinidad and Tobago, |
| on expatriate spending patterns across 13 broad | | | | Port-of-Spain (81.13) |
| categories (Basket Groups). | | | | 136 Mozambique, Maputo (80.82) |
| The latest international cost of living ranking, together | | | | 137 New Zealand, Auckland (80.71) |
| with the overall cost of living index is as follows: | | | | 138 Samoa, Apia (80.64) |
| Rank Location (Overall Cost of Living Index | | | | 139 Congo, Brazzaville (80.14) |
| New York=100) | | | | 140 Armenia, Yerevan (80.13) |
| 1 Japan, Tokyo (126.03) | | | | 141 Albania, Tirana (80.1) |
| 2 Norway, Oslo (123.74) | | | | 142 Martinique, Fort-de-France |
| 3 Denmark, Copenhagen | | | | (80.09) |
| (121.11) | | | | 143 Latvia, Riga (79.92) |
| 4 Switzerland, Geneva | | | | 144 Thailand, Bangkok (79.86) |
| (119.59) | | | | 145 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao |
| 5 Brazil, Brasilia (118.53) | | | | Tome (79.79) |
| 6 United Kingdom, London | | | | 146 USA, Denver Colo (79.74) |
| (118.23) | | | | 147 China, Beijing (79.73) |
| 7 Greenland, Nuuk (117.14) | | | | 148 Fiji, Suva (78.99) |
| 8 Switzerland, Zurich (116.18) | | | | 149 Slovenia, Ljubljana (78.85) |
| 9 Hungary, Budapest (114.36) | | | | 150 Canada, Ottawa (78.82) |
| 10 Russia, Moscow (113.41) | | | | 151 Tuvalu, Funafuti (78.78) |
| 11 Nigeria, Lagos (112.69) | | | | 152 Myanmar, Yangon (78.51) |
| 12 Ireland, Dublin (112.65) | | | | 153 Puerto Rico, San Juan (78.49) |
| 13 New Caledonia, Noumea | | | | 154 Kenya, Nairobi (78.4) |
| (112.43) | | | | 155 USA, Phoenix Ariz (78.26) |
| 14 France, Paris (112.38) | | | | 156 Mauritius, Port Louis (78.25) |
| 15 Chad, N'Djamena (111.3) | | | | 157 Madagascar, Antananarivo |
| 16 Italy, Milan (111.19) | | | | (78.24) |
| 17 Cameroon, Douala (111.06) | | | | 158 USA, Tampa Fla (78.22) |
| 18 Liechtenstein, Vaduz (110.89) | | | | 159 Serbia, Belgrade (78.13) |
| 19 San Marino, San Marino | | | | 160 Kiribati, South Tarawa (78.06) |
| (110.78) | | | | 161 Guam, Hagatna (77.8) |
| 20 Monaco, Monaco (109.83) | | | | 162 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan |
| 21 Czech Republic, Prague | | | | (77.72) |
| (109.81) | | | | 163 Uruguay, Montevideo (77.41) |
| 22 Austria, Vienna (109.68) | | | | 164 Colombia, Bogota (77.23) |
| 23 Slovakia, Bratislava (109.31) | | | | 165 USA, Atlanta GA (76.99) |
| 24 Isle of Man, Douglas (108.97) | | | | 166 Morocco, Rabat (76.93) |
| 25 Poland, Warsaw (107.63) | | | | 167 USA, Milwaukee Wis (76.77) |
| 26 Bermuda, Hamilton (107.53) | | | | 168 Paraguay, Asuncion (76.49) |
| 27 Italy, Rome (107.29) | | | | 169 Mexico, Mexico City (76.13) |
| 28 Finland, Helsinki (107.07) | | | | 170 USA, Columbus Ohio (76.06) |
| 29 Australia, Sydney (106.52) | | | | 171 India, Mumbai (76.04) |
| 30 USA, San Francisco Calif | | | | 172 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (76) |
| (104.53) | | | | 173 Solomon Islands, Honiara (75.93) |
| 31 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan (104.4) | | | | 174 USA, Cleveland Ohio (75.84) |
| 32 Venezuela, Caracas (104.02) | | | | 175 USA, Detroit Mich (75.74) |
| 33 China, Hong Kong (103.43) | | | | 176 Liberia, Monrovia (75.63) |
| 34 United Arab Emirates, Dubai | | | | 177 USA, Austin Tex (75.57) |
| (103.36) | | | | 178 USA, Dallas Tex (75.47) |
| 35 Croatia, Zagreb (103.29) | | | | 179 USA, Jacksonville Fla (75.47) |
| 36 Angola, Luanda (103.27) | | | | 180 Australia, Adelaide (75.39) |
| 37 Belgium, Brussels (103.19) | | | | 181 Kuwait, Kuwait City (75.22) |
| 38 Netherlands, Amsterdam | | | | 182 Bulgaria, Sofia (75.14) |
| (102.33) | | | | 183 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh (75.08) |
| 39 Jersey, Saint Helier (102.24) | | | | 184 USA, Pittsburgh Penn (74.54) |
| 40 Papua New Guinea, Port | | | | 185 Timor-Leste, Dili (74.29) |
| Moresby (102.22) | | | | 186 Iran, Tehran (74.24) |
| 41 Korea Republic of, Seoul | | | | 187 USA, Indianapolis Ind (74.13) |
| (101.94) | | | | 188 USA, Fort Worth Tex (73.64) |
| 42 Iceland, Reykjavík (101.66) | | | | 189 Somalia, Mogadishu (73.49) |
| 43 Ukraine, Kiev (101.2) | | | | 190 Maldives, Male (73.48) |
| 44 Guernsey, St Peter Port | | | | 191 USA, Charlotte NC (73.47) |
| (100.68) | | | | 192 USA, Houston Tex (73.36) |
| 45 Qatar, Doha (100.64) | | | | 193 Chile, Santiago (73.01) |
| 46 Central African Republic, | | | | 194 Mauritania, Nouakchott (72.99) |
| Bangui (100.58) | | | | 195 Botswana, Gaberone (72.86) |
| 47 Spain, Madrid (100.26) | | | | 196 Cape Verde, Praia (72.81) |
| 48 USA, San Jose Calif (100.13) | | | | 197 USA, El Paso Tex (72.61) |
| 49 Falkland Islands, Stanley (100) | | | | 198 Uganda, Kampala (72.25) |
| 50 USA, New York NY (100) | | | | 199 Afghanistan, Kabul (72.13) |
| 51 Sweden, Stockholm (99.76) | | | | 200 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint |
| 52 USA, Boston Mass (99.63) | | | | John's (72.04) |
| 53 Cameroon, Yaounde (98.84) | | | | 201 USA, St Louis MO (71.93) |
| 54 Mali, Bamako (98.74) | | | | 202 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (71.82) |
| 55 Benin, Cotonou (98.6) | | | | 203 Peru, Lima (71.7) |
| 56 Germany, Berlin (98.18) | | | | 204 Korea Democratic Republic of, |
| 57 Micronesia, Palikir (97.98) | | | | Pyongyang (71.62) |
| 58 Gabon, Libreville (97.77) | | | | 205 Kosovo, Pristina (71.55) |
| 59 Canada, Toronto (97.39) | | | | 206 India, New Delhi (71.4) |
| 60 Germany, Bonn (96.38) | | | | 207 Belarus, Minsk (71.28) |
| 61 Vatican City, Vatican City | | | | 208 Malawi, Lilongwe (71.24) |
| (96.23) | | | | 209 Saint Kitts and Nevis, |
| 62 Australia, Melbourne (95.88) | | | | Basseterre (71.07) |
| 63 Australia, Canberra (95.88) | | | | 210 USA, Memphis Tenn (71.02) |
| 64 Estonia, Tallinn (95.08) | | | | 211 India, Chennai (70.76) |
| 65 Turkey, Ankara (94.87) | | | | 212 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek (70.29) |
| 66 Singapore, Singapore (94.6) | | | | 213 Burundi, Bujumbura (70.07) |
| 67 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau (94.24) | | | | 214 Macedonia, Skopje (70.02) |
| 68 USA, Los Angeles Calif | | | | 215 USA, San Antonio Tex (70.02) |
| (93.93) | | | | 216 Guatemala, Guatemala City |
| 69 Palau, Melekeok (93.85) | | | | (69.74) |
| 70 Luxembourg, Luxembourg | | | | 217 Honduras, Tegucigalpa (69.57) |
| (93.77) | | | | 218 Saint Vincent and the |
| 71 Canada, Vancouver (93.48) | | | | Grenadines, Kingstown (69.5) |
| 72 Portugal, Lisbon (92.84) | | | | 219 Canada, Calgary (69.46) |
| 73 Australia, Perth (92.82) | | | | 220 India, Calcutta (69.31) |
| 74 Germany, Frankfurt (92.81) | | | | 221 India, Hyderabad (68.85) |
| 75 Azerbaijan, Baku (92.76) | | | | 222 Dominica, Roseau (68.79) |
| 76 Gibraltar, Gibraltar (92.33) | | | | 223 Rwanda, Kigali (68.75) |
| 77 Comores, Moroni (92.04) | | | | 224 Panama, Panama City (68.58) |
| 78 USA, Washington DC (91.8) | | | | 225 Guyana, Georgetown (68.58) |
| 79 USA, Philadelphia Pa (91.49) | | | | 226 China, Shanghai (68.48) |
| 80 Nauru, Yaren (91.16) | | | | 227 Syria, Damascus (67.99) |
| 81 Kazakhstan, Almaty (90.99) | | | | 228 Montenegro, Podgorica (67.75) |
| 82 Bahrain, Manama (90.82) | | | | 229 Laos, Vientiane (67.43) |
| 83 USA, San Diego Calif (90.7) | | | | 230 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa (66.87) |
| 84 Bahamas, Nassau (90.63) | | | | 231 Cuba, Havana (66.61) |
| 85 Togo, Lome (90.11) | | | | 232 Belize, Belmopan (66.33) |
| 86 Taiwan, Taipei (90.07) | | | | 233 Nicaragua, Managua (65.89) |
| 87 Haiti, Port-au-Prince (90) | | | | 234 Nepal, Kathmandu (65.67) |
| 88 Senegal, Dakar (89.57) | | | | 235 Dominican Republic, Santo |
| 89 Saint Helena, Jamestown | | | | Domingo (64.93) |
| (89.26) | | | | 236 Tunisia, Tunis (64.87) |
| 90 USA, Baltimore Md (89.25) | | | | 237 Suriname, Paramaribo (64.75) |
| 91 United Kingdom, Glasgow | | | | 238 India, Bangalore (64.56) |
| (88.88) | | | | 239 South Africa, Johannesburg |
| 92 Djibouti, Djibouti (88.45) | | | | (64.51) |
| 93 Niger, Niamey (88.38) | | | | 240 Costa Rica, San Jose (64.47) |
| 94 Zambia, Lusaka (88.36) | | | | 241 Egypt, Cairo (64.18) |
| 95 USA, Seattle Wash (88.3) | | | | 242 El Salvador, San Salvador |
| 96 Andorra, Andorra la Vella | | | | (63.34) |
| (88.13) | | | | 243 Swaziland, Mbabane (63.11) |
| 97 Vietnam, Hanoi (88.03) | | | | 244 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar (62.85) |
| 98 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa (87.34) | | | | 245 South Africa, Pretoria (62.71) |
| 99 Gambia, Banjul (87.23) | | | | 246 Oman, Muscat (61.61) |
| 100 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi | | | | 247 Saint Lucia, Castries (61.2) |
| (87.16) | | | | 248 Pakistan, Lahore (59.48) |
| 101 Cayman Islands, George Town | | | | 249 Tajikistan, Dushanbe (59.25) |
| (86.81) | | | | 250 South Africa, Cape Town |
| 102 Sudan, Khartoum (86.64) | | | | (58.99) |
| 103 Greece, Athens (86.59) | | | | 251 Namibia, Windhoek (58.89) |
| 104 Barbados, Bridgetown (86.5) | | | | 252 Sri Lanka, Colombo (58.51) |
| 105 USA, Portland Ore (86.1) | | | | 253 Pakistan, Islamabad (58.33) |
| 106 Sierra Leone, Freetown (85.92) | | | | 254 Iraq, Baghdad (58.25) |
| 107 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo (85.89) | | | | 255 Pakistan, Karachi (57.72) |
| 108 USA, Chicago Ill (85.73) | | | | 256 Lesotho, Maseru (57.49) |
| 109 Romania, Bucharest (85.55) | | | | 257 Argentina, Buenos Aires (57.46) |
| 110 USA, Miami Fla (85.54) | | | | 258 Bangladesh, Dhaka (57.03) |
| 111 Marshall Islands, Majuro (85.41) | | | | 259 Bhutan, Thimphu (56.78) |
| 112 Cyprus, Nicosia (85.26) | | | | 260 Bolivia, La Paz (56.66) |
| 113 Malta, Velletta (84.99) | | | | 261 China, Macao (56.41) |
| 114 Moldova, Chisinau (84.89) | | | | 262 South Africa, Durban (56.07) |
| 115 Ghana, Accra (84.89) | | | | 263 Bosnia and Herzegovina, |
| 116 United Kingdom, Birmingham | | | | Sarajevo (54.35) |
| (84.76) | | | | 264 Ecuador, Quito (53.83) |
| 117 Canada, Montreal (84.37) | | | | 265 Uzbekistan, Tashkent (53.03) |
| 118 Algeria, Algiers (84.01) | | | | 266 Libya, Tripoli (52.74) |
| 119 Israel, Jerusalem (83.82) | | | | 267 China, Shenzhen (51.65) |
| 120 Australia, Brisbane (83.29) | | | | 268 Eritrea, Asmara (50.72) |
| 121 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou | | | | 269 China, Dalian (50.54) |
| (82.92) | | | | 270 China, Wuhan (49.93) |
| 122 Lebanon, Beirut (82.74) | | | | 271 China, Guangzhou (47.28) |
| 123 Jordan, Amman (82.41) | | | | 272 Cambodia, Phnom Penh (45.65) |
| 124 Guinea, Conakry (82.16) | | | | 273 Yemen, Sanaa (45.6) |
| 125 Jamaica, Kingston (82.11) | | | | 274 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat (38.77) |
| 126 Philippines, Manila (82.07) | | | | 275 China, Tianjin (29.5) |
| 127 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi | | | | 276 Zimbabwe, Harare (17. |