Moscow Ranked Second Most Costly City for Expats | Business | The Moscow Times

Moscow Ranked Second Most Costly City for Expats | Business | The Moscow Times:

2013 Cost of Living Comparisons of Select Cities
In U.S. Dollars (purchases made at medium-priced establishments)
	Luanda	Moscow	Tokyo	N'djamena	Singapore	Hong     Kong	Geneva	Zurich	Bern	Sydney
Rent of a luxury two-bedroom unfurnished apartment (per month)	6500.00	4600.00	4513.34	NA	3794.94	7091.69	4349.74	3914.77	2686.51	2551.42
Rent of a luxury three-bedroom unfurnished house (per month)	15000.00	8000.00	7199.86	2244.62	7266.91	13538.68	7068.33	5980.89	NA	5163.64
Cinema, international release, 1 seat	10.42	11.60	19.34	NA	9.28	11.60	18.48	20.66	18.95	19.62
Pair of blue jeans	204.41	169.13	135.40	NA	129.11	115.92	141.26	141.26	138.00	113.55
1 issue of international daily newspaper	5.42	9.95	5.37	6.94	3.63	3.87	4.35	4.35	4.35	6.20
1 cup of coffee, including service	3.88	8.29	6.98	3.06	4.84	5.67	6.52	5.98	4.68	5.16
Fast food hamburger meal	20.06*	6.47	7.31	25.51*	5.61	3.54	12.51	12.51	12.51	9.2
1 liter of gasoline, unleaded 95 octane	0.63	1.04	1.74	0.98	1.76	2.23	2.02	2.02	2.02	1.51
Pasteurized whole milk, above 2.5% fat (1liter)	3.18	7.59	3.05	2.75	2.62	3.12	1.74	1.74	1.74	2.67
1 liter of soda	2.14	1.77	1.92	1.63	1.13	1.02	1.60	1.60	1.60	2.15

*In Luanda and Ndjamena this category was replaced by a club sandwich and soda meal in the absence of any comparable fast food outlets.
Source: Mercer's 2013 Cost of Living Survey

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