지난 6월 11일 국제 인력자원 회사 ECA International는 세계 400개 도시를 상대로 조사한 생활물가(cost of living)를 기준으로 물가가 비싼 도시 순위를 발표했다(3월 기준).
22. Seoul
37. Vancouver
40. Ottawa
42. Toronto
50. Montreal
Top 50 most expensive cities worldwide
2011 rank
Location
Country
2010 rank
1
Tokyo
Japan
1
2
Oslo
Norway
2
3
Nagoya
Japan
4
4
Stavanger
Norway
6
5
Yokohama
Japan
5
6
Zurich
Switzerland
10
7
Luanda
Angola
3
8
Geneva
Switzerland
9
9
Kobe
Japan
7
10
Bern
Switzerland
11
11
Basel
Switzerland
12
12
Copenhagen
Denmark
8
13
Helsinki
Finland
14
14
Moscow
Russia
15
15
Caracas
Venezuela
91
16
Sydney
Australia
29
17
Stockholm
Sweden
20
18
Canberra
Australia
26
19
Libreville
Gabon
13
20
Paris
France
16
21
Brisbane
Australia
39
22
Seoul
Korea Republic
19
23
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
27
24
Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
22
25
Melbourne
Australia
36
26
Perth
Australia
42
27
Sao Paulo
Brazil
52
28
Adelaide
Australia
45
29
Tel Aviv
Israel
18
30
Gothenburg
Sweden
32
31
Abuja
Nigeria
17
32
Brasilia
Brazil
54
33
Jerusalem
Israel
21
34
Vienna
Austria
23
35
Berlin
Germany
25
36
Singapore
Singapore
68
37
Vancouver
Canada
61
38
St Petersburg
Russia
59
39
Brussels
Belgium
24
40
Ottawa
Canada
66
41
Dakar
Senegal
58
42
Toronto
Canada
70
43
Rome
Italy
38
44
Manhattan NY
United States of America
28
45
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
33
46
Beijing
China
55
47
Shanghai
China
46
48
Strasbourg
France
31
49
Baku
Azerbaijan
30
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