Worldwide Cost of Living 2021: explore the rise and fall of living costs in 173 cities

Worldwide Cost of Living explores the cost of living in 173 cities, measured against impactful global events. On average, prices for goods and services have risen by 3.5% year-on-year, the highest inflation rate seen in the last five years. Tel Aviv tops the rankings for the first time ever, making it the most expensive city in the world to live in. The Israeli city climbed from fifth place last year, pushing Paris down into joint second-place with Singapore.

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Worldwide Cost of Living 2022

EIU’s Worldwide Cost of Living 2022 explores how commodity prices and currency movements have affected both the most and least expensive cities in the world.

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Worldwide Cost of Living 2020

How did covid-19 affect the prices of consumer goods?

Three cities shared the top spot as the world’s most expensive city in 2020. Retaining its place at the top of the ranking, Hong Kong was joined by Paris and Zurich. Both cities overtook Singapore and Osaka, which dropped down to 4th and 5th ranks respectively.

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Worldwide Cost of Living 2019

Which global cities had the highest cost of living?

Three cities shared the title of the world's most expensive city in 2019 – Singapore, Hong Kong and Paris. The report found that Asia and Europe dominated the top ten, with Singapore the only city maintaining its ranking from the previous year.

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