Blogs Posts in Cities category; 115 blog posts

Singapore

Singapore is only 700 km square but it is also one of the most prosperous cities in the world. You can earn or loose money fast in the city. In Singapore, a rental cost to stay in a room with one bedroom is SGD$600 per month, utility cost [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Beijing, China

Beijing is another new entry into the top 10 list, now in ninth place, up from 20th in 2008. Chinese cities experienced the reverse effect from that of its European counterparts in this year’s survey results, as the Chinese renminbi [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Delhi, Mumbai Most Expensive Cities in India

A recent study by Mercer's 2011, Cost of Living Survey, took Luanda in Angola, located on the west coast of Southern Africa, to the top spot as the most expensive city in the world for expatriates. Tokyo now has the title of the most [...]

Posted On : Feb, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

New York

Youre at the center of the center if you live in New York. Unfortunately, that also means paying a pretty big bill just to live in a world class city. What do you expect, though? The Big Apple has the biggest luxury stores, the most famou [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

The World's Most Expensive Cities

Each year, Mercer Consulting assembles its ranking of the most expensive places to live to help multinational corporations determine compensation allowances for expatriate employees, using New York as the base reference city. Mercer compi [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

London bags the honor of Most Expensive city of Europe follo...

For all those who enjoy reading latest surveys here is an amusing survey especially if you are planning a trip to Europe. In a poll conducted by the website TripAdvisor, nearly 2,400 travelers gave their views on different European cities [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Pryor named sixth least-expensive city in U.S.

PRYOR - Pryor was named the sixth least-expensive community to live in by a recent nationwide study. The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) puts the list together. A team of analysts looks at pricing data for more than 60 [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Canada's most expensive city to rent might surprise you

Canada’s coolest Arctic city is also one of its hottest rental markets. That’s led Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, to record the highest average two-bedroom rent in Canada -- $2,265, according to the latest figures from the C [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Live from the Bay Area Family Y: Fire alarm triggered, no ev...

BAY CITY — Sirens rang and lights flashed at the new Dow Bay Area Family Y at 9:20 a.m. today when the fire alarm was triggered. Maintenance crew members conducting routine clean up were clearing off fire alarm sensors in the baseme [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Edinburgh home to most expensive street in Scotland

The priciest homes are in Dick Place in the Grange area of the city where the average property costs £1.5m. Aberdeen is another centre for costly homes, with Scotland’s second and third most expensive streets. They are Rubisla [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Most expensive street names in the UK

What’s in a name? When you go looking to buy a property, there are many things you want to take account of. Are there enough bedrooms? What are the transport links like? Are there the right local amenities, schools, parks to m [...]

Posted On : Jul, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Pakistan becomes most expensive country in S Asia

A shocking disclosure was made in the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) last week that Pakistan had become the most expensive country in the South Asian region after the highest rise in the prices of essential food ite [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

The world's most expensive cities

If you're planning a visit to Tokyo, Geneva or Hong Kong, watch your pocketbook: These cities are among the 10 most expensive cities in the world. The survey by Mercer ranks cities by the cost of more than 200 data points, i [...]

Posted On : Jul, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

The most and least expensive cities for expatriates

The world’s most expensive city for expatriates is Luanda, Angola (pictured below). The Angolan capital beat out Tokyo for the top spot, with N’Djamena, Chad, Moscow, Russia, and Geneva, Switzerland, rounding out the top [...]