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World's most expensive cities

Each year Mercer Human Resource Consulting ranks the worls cities by the cost of living. You're definitely acting wise economically if you chose to live in the US, since the most expensive American city, New York, is ranked only 12th in 2004.
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Each year Mercer Human Resource Consulting ranks the worls cities by the cost of living. You're definitely acting wise economically if you chose to live in the US, since the most expensive American city, New York, is ranked only 12th in 2004. Japan, Russia, and Switzerland have 2 cities ranked in the top 10. Here's the list of the most expensive cities in the world:

  1. Tokyo, Japan
  2. London, UK
  3. Moscow, Russia
  4. Osaka, Japan
  5. Hong Kong
  6. Geneva, Switzerland
  7. Seoul, South Korea
  8. Copenhagen, Denmark
  9. Zurich, Switzerland
  10. St. Petersburg, Russia

Full list available from CNN

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