According to a survey done by Mercer, the leading HR consulting firm, across 143 countries of the world comparing the cost of over 200 items including basic items like housing, food, clothing etc. the top 10 most expensive cities of the world are:
| March, 07 | March, 06 | City | Country | March, 07 | March, 06 |
| 1 | 1 | MOSCOW | Russia | 134.4 | 123.9 |
| 2 | 5 | LONDON | United Kingdom | 126.3 | 110.6 |
| 3 | 2 | SEOUL | South Korea | 122.4 | 121.7 |
| 4 | 3 | TOKYO | Japan | 122.1 | 119.1 |
| 5 | 4 | HONG KONG | Hong Kong | 119.4 | 116.3 |
| 6 | 8 | COPENHAGEN | Denmark | 110.2 | 101.1 |
| 7 | 7 | GENEVA | Switzerland | 109.8 | 103 |
| 8 | 6 | OSAKA | Japan | 108.4 | 108.3 |
| 9 | 9 | ZURICH | Switzerland | 107.6 | 100.8 |
| 10 | 10 | OSLO | Norway | 105.8 | 100 |
The rightmost columns list the cost of living index relative to New York, US as base with 100 points. Mercer has ranked 50 cities and the complete list can be accessed at their website(link given below in source).
Source: Mercer
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