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Offline Krusher

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« on: June 14, 2004, 07:39:56 AM »
They ranked the most expensive cities in the world.  Dallas did not make the list, but a few surprised me.

Did your home make the list?

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Rank City
1 Tokyo, Japan
2 London, UK
3 Moscow, Russia
4 Osaka, Japan
5 Hong Kong
6 Geneva, Switzerland
7 Seoul, South Korea
8 Copenhagen, Denmark
9 Zürich, Switzerland
10 St. Petersburg, Russia
11 Beijing, China
12 New York City, USA
13 Milan, Italy
14 Dublin, Ireland
15 Oslo, Norway
16 Shanghai, China
17 Paris, France
18 Istanbul, Turkey
19 Vienna, Austria
20 Sydney, Australia
21 Rome, Italy
22 Stockholm, Sweden
23 Helsinki, Finland
24 Abidjan, Ivory Coast
25 Douala, Cameroon
26 Amsterdam, Netherlands
27 Los Angeles, USA
28 Berlin, Germany
29 Hanoi, Vietnam
30 Shenzhen, China
31 Taipei, Taiwan
32 Guangzhou, China
33 Tel Aviv, Israel
34 Budapest, Hungary
35 Chicago, USA
36 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
37 Beirut, Lebanon
38 San Francisco, USA
39 Luxembourg
40 Düsseldorf, Germany
41 Glasgow, UK
42 Frankfurt, Germany
43 Munich, Germany
44 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
45 Jakarta, Indonesia
46 Singapore
47 Dakar, Senegal
48 Riga, Latvia
49 Prague, Czech Republic
50 Athens, Greece
51 Birmingham, UK
52 White Plains, USA
53 Brussels, Belgium
54 Kiev, Ukraine
55 Miami, USA
56 Barcelona, Spain
57 Honolulu, USA
58 Hamburg, Germany
59 Zagreb, Croatia
60 Algiers, Algeria
61 Madrid, Spain
62 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
63 Amman, Jordan
64 Kuwait City, Kuwait
65 San Juan, Puerto Rico
66 Casablanca, Morocco
67 Melbourne, Australia
68 Washington, USA
69 Lyon, France
70 Boston, USA
71 Lisbon, Portugal
72 Morristown, USA
73 Houston, USA
74 Almaty, Kazakhstan
75 Tallinn, Estonia
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Offline Holden McGroin

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« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2004, 07:45:16 AM »
I am very surprized Elko NV was not listed.  Amazing....
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« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2004, 07:45:18 AM »
Funny, Miami is cheaper than Brussels....Must be Storch's nearby presence that devaluated real estate a lot ;)
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« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2004, 08:00:13 AM »
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« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2004, 08:27:38 AM »
12 New York City, USA
27 Los Angeles, USA
35 Chicago, USA
57 Honolulu, USA
68 Washington, USA
73 Houston, USA

What criteria are they using? I find it hard to believe it is cheaper to live in Honolulu than New York, LA, or Chicago. Nearly everything is shipped to Hawaii, land costs are outrageous and rental housing is scarce.
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« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2004, 08:28:42 AM »
Personally, I think that list is high on crack.  I went to law school in San Fran.  It's @#%$ing expensive.
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Offline Rolex

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« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2004, 08:35:14 AM »
Unfortunately, I'm right at the top. :(

But...

The beer is icey cold and delicious :)
The women aren't fat :D
The income more than makes up for the cost of living :cool:
The 30Mbps Adsl line costs $25/month :p
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Offline ravells

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« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2004, 08:42:27 AM »
London is about in the right place for sure.

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Offline CyranoAH

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« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2004, 09:36:52 AM »
And so is Barcelona, friggin expensive here
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Offline Duedel

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« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2004, 09:59:56 AM »
Why is Moskau at 3. place? Boroda?

Maybe they based their statistic on the prize of one Big Mac?
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Offline AKIron

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« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2004, 10:04:48 AM »
That list must rate the cost of living based on what the average person that lives there makes. Seoul isn't all that expensive.
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« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2004, 10:09:34 AM »
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Funny, Miami is cheaper than Brussels....Must be Storch's nearby presence that devaluated real estate a lot ;)


I was wondering what may have caused that *smells his armpits*  :D
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« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2004, 11:42:10 AM »
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12 New York City, USA
27 Los Angeles, USA
35 Chicago, USA
57 Honolulu, USA
68 Washington, USA
73 Houston, USA

What criteria are they using? I find it hard to believe it is cheaper to live in Honolulu than New York, LA, or Chicago. Nearly everything is shipped to Hawaii, land costs are outrageous and rental housing is scarce.


Ditto.  You can find sub $1,000/mon places that are great 10-15 miles outside Honolulu, like in Ewa beach or something, but you'd get a shower stall for $1,000/mon in the city.

Not to mention the prices of everything else:

"Hun, Im going out to get milk, got a twenty on you?"

That list is kinda screwy - what criteria did they use - some combination of average per capita income figure and prices?  On prices alone I think its - well - wrong.  Chicago is another example - moved to Philly from there and its much more expensive in this neck of the woods.
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« Reply #13 on: June 14, 2004, 11:49:54 AM »
White Plains? Like the one in NY? Morristown?

Puhleeese.

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Offline Westy

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« Reply #14 on: June 14, 2004, 12:00:29 PM »
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