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At the expensive it is in Hong Kong
In the ranking of the most expensive cities in the world, Hong Kong has moved to the top spot. At the end of the this year’s list, the Namibian capital, Windhoek, is 209.
The far East metropolis displaced in the Wednesday by the consulting firm Mercer presented statement of the Angolan capital, Luanda, which had for three years as the most expensive city in the world.
Foreign visitors in Hong Kong is especially deep in the pocket, has to do mainly with exchange rate fluctuations. The currency of China’s special economic zone, the Hong Kong Dollar, is pegged to the US Dollar, which has gained in the past few months. This makes the city especially for visitors from Germany and other Euro countries are currently very expensive.
The price level within the studied cities, however, have been largely stable, says Mercer in Paris. Some cities had become a result of fluctuations in the exchange rates, even significantly cheaper. The drop in value of the Russian ruble, for example, is Moscow from rank 17 to 67 of the list.
Tokyo advances due to the strong Yen from eleventh place to fifth, behind Singapore, in fourth place, and Zurich. The former leader of Luanda pushes. Due to the strong US dollar, several cities moved up in the United States in the rankings to the top.
For the establishment of Mercer examines each year the cost of living in more than 200 cities. It is, among other things, the costs for accommodation, food, transport and leisure.
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The most expensive cities in the world
The Winner
For foreigners, the most expensive patch of the world is in Hong Kong. The former British colony since 1997 is part of the people’s Republic of China. Hong Kong, the Name means “Fragrant Harbor”, is one of the most important financial market places in the world. Therefore, many foreigners live there from the banking industry – the earn seem to be enough, to the life on the pearl river.
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The most expensive cities in the world
Relegated
In its last Ranking, the company adviser of the company, Mercer had set the Angolan capital Luanda at No. 1 – now the city has fallen back to 2nd place. The reason for the still high price level: Angola is living, in the main, from the Export of its raw materials – especially petroleum. Everything else, what man needs to live, needs to be imported. And the costs.
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The most expensive cities in the world
On court 3, and in Europe, the most expensive is …
… Zurich. Life in the banking metropolis not everyone can afford. In Switzerland’s largest city of about four hundred thousand inhabitants. It is not comfort that their city is not only expensive, but also because of their high quality of life is praised.
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The most expensive cities in the world
Ascent, because of the strong currency
Japan’s capital Tokyo has made because of the height of flight of the national currency, the Yen, a big record in the Mercer list From 11th place to 5th place. The strong currency means for foreigners is that you need to lie down more dollars, pounds and euros for the rent, or a Serving of Sushi than a year ago. Right cheap life in the Nine-million-metropolis was but never.
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The most expensive cities in the world
Descent due to a weak currency
Conversely, the rouble decline the Russian capital has brought a huge slip in the rankings: Moscow fell from 17. 67. Place.! The cheaper ruble allows foreigners now bigger jumps in the actually not-so-cheap city on the Moskva river.
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The most expensive cities in the world
Tail light
For its Ranking, Mercer examines each year the cost of living in more than 200 cities and focuses mainly on the costs for accommodation, food, leisure and transport. This year found himself on the 209. and last place in Windhoek. This is a good price-performance ratio for in Namibia foreigners living close.
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The most expensive cities in the world
The Germans land in the midfield
German cities are compared not cheap, but also not really expensive: Munich comes to rank 77, Frankfurt 88, and Berlin is the number 100. A jump of 11 places up in Hamburg took place in 133. “Price drivers are the cost of living. The strong demand growth in large cities for a price,” Juliane Gruethner of the consulting company Mercer.