Most people from western countries might think that living in Asia is cheaper than their own city, however most large cities in Asia have the highest rankings for most expensive cities to live. Housing is the key factor in regards to the high costs, as food and shopping for clothing are usually a bit more reasonable. For example in Hong Kong a flat of only 400 sqft ( 38 sqm ) might rent for 3,000 usd per month and sell for 800,000 usd. This is a bit crazy when in the USA or Europe this is the size of someones walk-in closet.

RANKING WORLDWIDE

1 LUANDA, ANGOLA
2 TOKYO, JAPAN
3 N’DJAMENA, CHAD
4 MOSCOW, RUSSIA
5 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
6 OSAKA, JAPAN
7 ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
8 SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE
9 HONG KONG, HONG KONG
10 SÂO PAULO, BRAZIL
11 NAGOYA, JAPAN
12 LIBREVILLE, GABON
13 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
14 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
15 OSLO, NORWAY
16 BERN, SWITZERLAND
17 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
18 LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
19 SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
20 BEIJING, CHINA
21 SHANGHAI, CHINA
21 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
23 NIAMEY, NIGER
24 TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
25 VICTORIA, SEYCHELLES
26 MILAN, ITALY
27 PARIS, FRANCE
28 OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO
29 ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
30 PERTH, AUSTRALIA
31 BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
32 NEW YORK CITY, NY UNITED STATES
33 BRASILIA, BRAZIL
34 ROME, ITALY
35 CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA
36 VIENNA, AUSTRIA
37 NOUMÉA, NEW CALEDONIA
38 GUANGZHOU, CHINA
39 DJIBOUTI, DJIBOUTI
40 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
41 LAGOS, NIGERIA
42 HELSINKI, FINLAND
43 SHENZHEN, CHINA
44 DAKAR, SENEGAL
45 KHARTOUM, SUDAN
46 ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
47 PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
48 BAKU, AZERBAIJAN
49 BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.
50 AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

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