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The Top 5 Most Expensive Cities in the World 2012
| City | Cost of 122 Goods & Services (excluding rent) |
Cost of 122 Goods & Services (including rent) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oslo, Norway | $116.0 | $104.5 |
| 2 | Zurich, Switzerland | $110.1 | $102.5 |
| 3 | Tokyo, Japan | $108.9 | $100.0 |
| 4 | Geneva, Switzerland | $106.5 | $96.8 |
| 5 | Copenhagen, Denmark | $100.9 | $88.8 |
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The Economy, Top 5 Most Expensive, Europe
Sources: UBS. CIO Wealth Management Research: A comparison of purchasing power around the globe 2012
List Notes: Data is based on the cost of a basket of 122 goods and services in U.S. dollars weighted according to European consumption habits. The standardized price and earnings survey was carried out in 72 cities around the world between the end of April and the end of May 2012. The individual positions of the reference basket of goods were grouped into nine consumption categories: Food/groceries (14%), Beverages/tobacco products (5%), Hygiene and health-care (8%), Clothing (7%), Household and electronic devices (10%), Home (10%), Heating/lighting (6%), Transportation (16%), Miscellaneous services (16%)
Sources: UBS. CIO Wealth Management Research: A comparison of purchasing power around the globe 2012
List Notes: Data is based on the cost of a basket of 122 goods and services in U.S. dollars weighted according to European consumption habits. The standardized price and earnings survey was carried out in 72 cities around the world between the end of April and the end of May 2012. The individual positions of the reference basket of goods were grouped into nine consumption categories: Food/groceries (14%), Beverages/tobacco products (5%), Hygiene and health-care (8%), Clothing (7%), Household and electronic devices (10%), Home (10%), Heating/lighting (6%), Transportation (16%), Miscellaneous services (16%)
