Mercer Cost-of-Living 2005

Posted: June 24th, 2005 | 2 Comments »

Exchange rate fluctuations have had a significant impact on the Mercer 2005 cost of living rankings. Countries utilizing the euro have experienced a rise in relative cost while locations using US dollars and currencies pegged to the US dollar have dropped.

Japan has the world’s two most expensive cities after Osaka pushed London into third place. Geneva is 6th, Zurich is 7th, Sydney 20th, Barcelona 43rd, and San Francisco 50th. Mas en El Pais: <a href="Barcelona y Madrid se clasifican entre las 50 ciudades más caras del mundo.

The survey methodology targets expatriates habits and is based on City-to-City Index Comparison, Spendable Income Tables, Home Country Housing Norms, Expatriate Accommodation Cost Tables, Education Cost Tables, Business Travel Expense Tables, and Actual Price List More…

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  1. 1 we make money not art said at 5:02 pm on June 25th, 2005:

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  2. 2 7.5th Floor » Blog Archive » On Urban Attractiveness said at 11:26 pm on December 17th, 2008:

    [...] measured with quantitative data such as in Richard Florida’s work and the indexes of Mercer, and the UN’s State of the World’s Cities, Quality of “Business” Life. [...]