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The Top 5 Cities in the World with the Most Working Hours
| City | Working Hours (annually) |
Average Wage (USD) |
Vacation Days (annually) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico City, Mexico | 2,375 hours per year | $3.80 per hour |
6 days per year |
| 2 | Cairo, Egypt | 2,331 hours per year | $3.00 per hour |
15 days per year |
| 3 | Bangkok, Thailand | 2,312 hours per year | $4.40 per hour |
7 days per year |
| 4 | Seoul, South Korea | 2,308 hours per year | $12.70 per hour |
14 days per year |
| 5 | Hong Kong, China | 2,296 hours per year | $12.50 per hour |
12 days per year |
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Business, Finance & Industry, The Economy, Top 5 Most
Sources: UBS. CIO Wealth Management Research: A comparison of purchasing power around the globe, 2012.
List Notes: List is the top 5 cities whose workforce works the most working hours per year for the year 2012. Methodology: list is annual working hours including vacation (paid) and legal holidays; among a weighted average of 14 professions (excluding primary school teachers). Annual vacation days are paid working days, excluding legal holidays. Average wage is effective hourly wage in U.S. dollars for 15 professions, taking into account working hours, paid vacation and legal holidays; weighting according to distribution of professions.
Sources: UBS. CIO Wealth Management Research: A comparison of purchasing power around the globe, 2012.
List Notes: List is the top 5 cities whose workforce works the most working hours per year for the year 2012. Methodology: list is annual working hours including vacation (paid) and legal holidays; among a weighted average of 14 professions (excluding primary school teachers). Annual vacation days are paid working days, excluding legal holidays. Average wage is effective hourly wage in U.S. dollars for 15 professions, taking into account working hours, paid vacation and legal holidays; weighting according to distribution of professions.
