Not so cheap

Saw this in the news recently and thought it was interesting. Most people think Sydney is super cheap, etc. etc. etc. Well it just got named the 20th most expensive city in the world (jumping up 47 spots from the previous year). For reference NY was 12th, LA was 27, Chicago was 35, and San Fran. was 38


here is Mercer Story you can download the top 50 list at this site....

Here is the top 25.

1. Tokyo (1)
2. London (7)
3. Moscow (2)
4. Osaka, Japan (3)
5. Hong Kong (4)
6. Geneva (6)
7. Seoul, South Korea (8)
8. Copenhagen, Denmark (15)
9. Zurich, Switzerland (9)
10. St. Petersburg, Russia (12)
11. Beijing (5)
12. New York (10)
13. Milan, Italy (17)
14. Dublin, Ireland (21)
15. Oslo, Norway (13)
16. Shanghai, China (11)
17. Paris (23)
18. Istanbul, Turkey (42)
19. Vienna, Austria (34)
20. Sydney, Australia (67)
21. Rome (41)
22. Stockholm, Sweden (48)
23. Helsinki, Finland (36)
24. Abidjan, Ivory Coast (35)
25. Douala, Cameroon (31)


However on a Quality of Life survey Sydney was ranked 5th. Honolulu and San Fran. ranked highest of the US cities and were tied at 24th.