Gauging the most expensive expat cities


One of the issues with using the survey to define what cities are the “most expensive” is that it presupposes paying for everything in dollars, which of course most locals don’t. — Bloomberg

TWICE a year, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) publishes its “Worldwide Cost of Living Survey”.

Asian cities typically feature high in the rankings, with Singapore tied with New York for the most expensive in 2022.

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