2012 Worldwide Cost of Living Index

12:27 Feb 15th, 2012 | 3 notes

The Economist Intelligence Unit has just released their new Cost of Living Index for 2012. The highlights? Currency movements over the past year have seen Swiss and Australian cities move strongly up the rankings as some of the most expensive in the world to live in. Also of note: despite recent economic events, Western Europe still retains 24 of top 50 costliest cities.

The top ten:

  1. Zurich (Switzerland)
  2. Tokyo (Japan)
  3. Geneva (Switzerland)
  4. Equal Third - Osaka Kobe (Japan)
  5. Oslo (Norway)
  6. Paris (France)
  7. Sydney (Australia)
  8. Melbourne (Australia)
  9. Singapore (Singapore)
  10. Frankfurt (Germany)

The full report can be downloaded here