As reported by NEWSru, the top three besides Tokyo includes another Japanese city, Osaka, as well as the capital of Norway, Oslo, which took third place. In general, as EIU experts note, life in Asian megacities is generally more expensive than in European ones. And this despite the fact that with the introduction of the euro, many complain about price increases caused by unfair rounding.
Fourth place is occupied by Hong Kong. Fifth, surprisingly, is the capital of Gabon, Libreville. In sixth place is Swiss Zurich. And the most expensive city in the European Union remains London. The British capital has dropped from 5th to 7th position over the year. Interestingly, for the first time, Paris, which ranks 10th in the current ranking, has overtaken traditionally very expensive New York. Apparently, the positions of the world's financial capital were undermined by the crisis. Moscow shares its 42nd place with the capital of Belgium, Brussels. Closing the ranking is the capital of Zimbabwe, Harare.