International cost of living ranking: 2009
1 Japan, Tokyo 2 China, Hong Kong 3 Nigeria, Lagos 4 Venezuela, Caracas 5 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby 6 Switzerland, Geneva 7 UnitedArab Emirates, Dubai 8 Qatar, Doha 9 Denmark, Copenhagen 10 Bermuda, Hamilton 11 Angola, Luanda 12 Switzerland, Zurich 13 Russia, Moscow 14 Solomon Islands, Honiara 15 Cameroon, Douala 16 Chad, N'djamena 17 Taiwan, Taipei 18 Liechtenstein, Vaduz 19 USA, New York, NY 20 New Caledonia, Noumea 21 Greenland, Nuuk 22 Ireland, Dublin 23 United Kingdom, London 24 France, Paris 25 Norway, Oslo 26 Italy, Milan 27 San Marino, SanMarino 28 USA, San Francisco, Calif. 29 Monaco, Monaco 30 Austria, Vienna 31 Bahamas, Nassau 32 Central African Republic, Bangui 33 Nauru, Yaren 34 USA, Boston, Mass. 35 Finland, Helsinki 36 Italy, Rome 37 Kazakhstan, Almaty 38 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan 39 Bahrain, Manama 40 Micronesia, Palikir 41 Isle of Man, Douglas 42 Haiti, Port-au-Prince 43 USA, San Jose, Calif. 44 Cameroon, Yaounde 45 Djibouti, Djibouti 46 Palau,Melekeok 47 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau 48 Azerbaijan, Baku 49 Benin, Cotonou 50 Slovakia, Bratislava 51 Belgium, Brussels 52 Netherlands, Amsterdam 53 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome 54 Jersey, Saint Helier 55 Mali, Bamako 56 Gabon, Libreville 57 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi 58 Croatia, Zagreb 59 Singapore, Singapore 60 Ghana, Accra 61 Spain, Madrid 62 Ukraine, Kiev 63 USA, Philadelphia, Pa. 64 Cayman Islands, George Town 65 Sierra Leone,Freetown 66 Germany, Berlin 67 Czech Republic, Prague 68 United States, San Diego, Calif. 69 Jordan, Amman 70 Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain 71 USA, Los Angeles, Calif. 72 United States, Washington, DC 73 Estonia, Tallinn 74 USA, Baltimore MD 75 Falkland Islands, Stanley 76 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh 77 Guernsey, St Peter Port 78 Comoros, Moroni 79 Sudan, Khartoum 80, Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn 81 Vatican City, Vatican City 82 Canada, Toronto 83 Timor-Leste, Dili 84 Hungary,Budapest 85 USA, Seattle, Wash. 86 Brazil, Brasilia 87 Lebanon, Beirut 88 USA, Miami Fla. 89 Vanuatu, Port Vila 90 Luxembourg, Luxembourg 91 Jamaica, Kingston 92 Australia, Sydney 93 Kuwait, Kuwait City 94 Moldova, Chisinau 95 Democratic Rep. of Congo, Kinshasa 96 Germany, Frankfurt am Main 97 Tuvalu, Funafuti 98 Iceland, Reykjavik 99 Barbados, Bridgetown 100 Portugal, Lisbon 101 Mozambique, Maputo 102 Senegal, Dakar 103 Canada, Vancouver 104 Niger,Niamey 105 China, Beijing 106 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa 107 Turkey, Ankara 108 Togo, Lome 109 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo 110 Martinique, Fort-de-France 111 Armenia, Yerevan 112 U.S., Chicago, Ill 113 Liberia, Monrovia 114 Gibraltar, Gibraltar 115 Sweden, Stockholm 116 Somalia, Mogadishu USA 117, Portland, Ore. 118 Israel, Jerusalem 119 Malta, Velletta 120 Puerto Rico, San Juan 121 Canada, Calgary 122 Rwanda, Kigali 123 Guam, Hagatna 124 BurkinaFaso, Ouagadougou 125 Zambia, Lusaka 126 Andorra, Andorra la Vella 127 Cyprus, Nicosia 128 U.S., Las Vegas, Nev. 129 Samoa, Apia 130 St. Helena, Jamestown 131 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam 132 Greece, Athens 133 Poland, Warsaw 134 Maldives, Male 135 Malawi, Lilongwe 136 Thailand, Bangkok 137 Indonesia, Jakarta USA 138, Jacksonville, Fla. 139 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's 140 Gambia, Banjul 141 United Kingdom, Glasgow 142 Lithuania,Vilnius 143 Belarus, Minsk 144 USA, Dallas Tex. 145 Australia, Canberra 146 India, Mumbai 147 Australia, Melbourne 148 U.S., Denver, Colo. 149 Algeria, Algiers 150 Republic of Georgia, Tbilisi 151 Honduras, Tegucigalpa USA 152, Atlanta GA USA 153, Cleveland, Ohio 154 Canada, Montreal USA 155, Milwaukee, Wis. 156 Congo, Brazzaville 157 Guinea, Conakry 158 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre 159 U.S., Detroit, Mich 160 Panama, Panama City 161 Latvia,Riga 162 Uganda, Kampala 163 Republic of Korea, Seoul USA 164, Charlotte NC 165 Marshall Islands, Majuro 166 Australia, Perth USA 167, Phoenix Ariz. 168 U.S., Columbus, Ohio USA 169, Austin, Tex. 170 Madagascar, Antananarivo 171 U.S., Tampa Fla. 172 United Kingdom, Birmingham 173 Afghanistan, Kabul 174 Grenada, St. George's 175 Vietnam, Hanoi 176 U.S., Indianapolis, Ind 177 U.S., St. Louis, MO 178 St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown 179 Peru,Lima 180 Syria, Damascus 181 U.S., Fort Worth, Tex. 182 Slovenia, Ljubljana 183 Mauritania, Nouakchott 184 U.S., El Paso, Tex. 185 Philippines, Manila 186 China, Shanghai USA 187, Memphis, Tenn. 188 U.S., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 189 Belize, Belmopan 190 India, New Delhi 191 Romania, Bucharest 192 Guatemala, Guatemala City 193 Iran, Tehran 194 Cape Verde, Praia 195 India, Chennai USA 196, Houston, Tex. 197 Canada, Ottawa 198 Costa Rica, SanJose 199 Dominica, Roseau 200 Nicaragua, Managua 201 Guyana, Georgetown 202 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo 203 Bulgaria, Sofia 204 Suriname, Paramaribo Cuba 205, Havana 206 Oman, Muscat 207 India, Calcutta 208 Mongolia, Ulan Bator 209 Tajikistan, Dushanbe 210 India, Hyderabad 211 Burundi, Bujumbura USA 212, San Antonio, Tex. 213 Myanmar, Yangon 214 Uruguay, Montevideo 215 Paraguay, Asuncion 216 Albania, Tirana 217 Brunei, Bandar SeriBegawan 218 Mauritius, Port Louis 219 Fiji, Suva 220 Egypt, Cairo 221 Australia, Brisbane 222 El Salvador, San Salvador 223 Democratic Republic of Korea, Pyongyang 224 Laos, Vientiane 225 Mexico, Mexico City 226 Morocco, Rabat 227 India, Bangalore 228 Saint Lucia, Castries 229 New Zealand, Auckland 230 Kiribati, South Tarawa 231 Kosovo, Pristina 232 Kenya, Nairobi 233 Serbia, Belgrade 234 Bangladesh, Dhaka 235 Pakistan,Lahore 236 Bolivia, La Paz 237 Colombia, Bogota 238 Botswana, Gaberone 239 Sri Lanka, Colombo 240 Pakistan, Islamabad 241 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat 242 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek 243 Macedonia, Skopje 244 Pakistan, Karachi 245 Australia, Adelaide 246 Montenegro, Podgorica 247 Chile, Santiago 248 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 249 China, Macao 250 Eritrea, Asmara 251 Iraq, Baghdad 252 Argentina, Buenos Aires 253 Bosnia and Herzegovina,Sarajevo 254 Uzbekistan, Tashkent 255 Ecuador, Quito 256 Nepal, Kathmandu 257 Tunisia, Tunis 258 Yemen, Sanaa 259 Bhutan, Thimphu 260 South Africa, Johannesburg 261 China, Shenzhen 262 Tonga, Nuku'alofa 263 China, Dalian 264 South Africa, Pretoria 265 Lesotho, Maseru 266 China, Wuhan 267 Namibia, Windhoek 268 Libya, Tripoli 269 South Africa, Cape Town 270 China, Guangzhou 271 Seychelles, Victoria 272 South Africa, Durban 273 Cambodia,Phnom Penh 274 Swaziland, Mbabane 275 China, Tianjin 276 Zimbabwe, Harare.