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The Top 5 Cities with the Most Expensive Public Transportation in the World
| City | Price (for bus, tram, or metro) |
Average Hourly Salary (for 15 professions) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oslo, Norway | $5.12 (per ticket) | $97.4 per hour |
| 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark | $4.88 (per ticket) | $93.4 per hour |
| 3 | Zurich, Switzerland | $4.66 (per ticket) | $132.4 per hour |
| 4 | Stockholm, Sweden | $4.52 (per ticket) | $78.1 per hour |
| 5 | London, England | $4.70 (per ticket) | $75.2 per hour |
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Transportation, The Economy, Top 5 Highest, Top 5 Most Expensive, The United Kingdom
Sources: UBS. CIO Wealth Management Research: A comparison of purchasing power around the globe, 2012.
List Notes: Data is the price of an evening meal (three-course menu with starter, main course and dessert, excluding drinks) including service in a good restaurant. Prices and wages are in U.S. dollars for the year 2012. Average hourly salary is for 15 professions, weighted according to distribution; net after deductions of taxes and social security contributions (Please note: wage comparisons always come with a degree of uncertainty, as it is extremely difficult to collect reliable data on income in some cities).
The occupations used for salary comparisons were: Bus driver, Car mechanic, Call center agent, Financial analyst Engineer, Cook (Chef de Partie), Bank credit clerk, Product manager, Secretary/personal assistant, Female sales assistant, Primary school teacher, Department manager, Female factory worker, Construction worker, Skilled industrial worker.
Sources: UBS. CIO Wealth Management Research: A comparison of purchasing power around the globe, 2012.
List Notes: Data is the price of an evening meal (three-course menu with starter, main course and dessert, excluding drinks) including service in a good restaurant. Prices and wages are in U.S. dollars for the year 2012. Average hourly salary is for 15 professions, weighted according to distribution; net after deductions of taxes and social security contributions (Please note: wage comparisons always come with a degree of uncertainty, as it is extremely difficult to collect reliable data on income in some cities).
The occupations used for salary comparisons were: Bus driver, Car mechanic, Call center agent, Financial analyst Engineer, Cook (Chef de Partie), Bank credit clerk, Product manager, Secretary/personal assistant, Female sales assistant, Primary school teacher, Department manager, Female factory worker, Construction worker, Skilled industrial worker.
