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Ranked: The most expensive world locations for ex-pats
Hong Kong is once again the most expensive place in the world for expatriate rental accommodation, with average monthly costs of US$10,929, followed by New York, Tokyo and London.
Ranked: The most expensive world cities to relocate to
Dubai, Auckland and San Francisco are the most expensive world cities to move to for a month, according to Nestpick
Ranked: The world’s most expensive cities for wealthy residents
Julius Baer has looked into the cost of living across 20 items for High Net Worth individuals, including residential property, watches, jewellery, fine wine, cars, business class flights and lawyers, to…
Ranked: The world’s most expensive cities to live in
Hong Kong has been usurped as the world's most expensive city by Ashgabat in Turkmenistan, according to the latest Mercer Cost of Living Survey.
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