The world's 50 most expensive big cities

Rank (2007)	Rank (2006)	City	Country
1	1	Moscow	Russia
2	5	London	United Kingdom
3	2	Seoul	South Korea
4	3	Tokyo	Japan
5	4	Hong Kong	China
6	8	Copenhagen	Denmark
7	7	Geneva	Switzerland
8	6	Osaka	Japan
9	9	Zurich	Switzerland
10	10	Oslo	Norway
11	13	Milan	Italy
12	12	St Petersburg	Russia
13	15	Paris	France
14	17	Singapore	Singapore
15	10	New York City	USA
16	18	Dublin	Ireland
17	24	Tel Aviv	Israel
18	21	Rome	Italy
19	21	Vienna	Austria
20	14	Beijing	China
21	19	Sydney	Australia
22	25	Helsinki	Finland
23	36	Stockholm	Sweden
24	27	Douala	Cameroon
25	41	Amsterdam	Netherlands
=26	53	Madrid	Spain
=26	20	Shanghai	China
28	21	Kiev	Ukraine
29	59	Athens	Greece
30	52	Almaty	Kazakhstan
=31	56	Barcelona	Spain
=31	48	Bratislava	Slovak Republic
33	45	Dakar	Senegal
34	25	Dubai	United Arab Emirates
35	45	Abidjan	Côte d'Ivorie
36	60	Glasgow	UK
37	31	Lagos	Nigeria
38	15	istanbul	Turkey
39	65	Munich	Germany
40	61	Frankfurt	Germany
41	69	Birmingham	UK
42	29	Los Angeles	USA
43	46	Luxembourg	Luxembourg
44	70	Brussels	Belgium
=45	30	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates
=45	72	Berlin	Germany
=45	62	Düsseldorf	Germany
48	-	Taipei	Taiwan
49	50	Prague	Czech Republic
50	51	Algiers	Algeria