The graph shows the world's most expensive cities to live, compared to New York City. Zurich is with a value of 170 the most expensive city to live.

New York was the world's most expensive city for business tourism in the 4th quarter of 2024, reaching an average daily cost of around *** U.S. dollars. Among the top ten of that period, three cities were located in the United States.

The largest island of the Cayman Islands was the most expensive holiday destination in 2020, according to a ranking published early in that year. Excluding flight costs, the average daily price for holidaymakers in that British overseas territory amounted to nearly 460 British pounds in that year. Abu Dhabi ranked second that year, with an average travel price of 398.45 British pounds. Out of the ten most high-priced travel destinations in that year, five are located in the United States.

Zurich, Lausanne, and Geneva were ranked as the most expensive cities worldwide with indices of ************************ Almost half of the 11 most expensive cities were in Switzerland.

Damascus in Syria was ranked as the least expensive city worldwide in 2023, with an index score of ** out of 100. The country has been marred by civil war over the last decade, hitting the country's economy hard. Other cities in the Middle East and North Africa, such as Tehran, Tripoli, and Tunis, are also present on the list. On the other hand, Singapore and Zurich were ranked the most expensive cities in the world.

The statistic shows the world's most expensive retail locations in 2013, by the annual cost of rent (in euros per square meter). Rent for retail space on Fifth Avenue in New York cost about 20,702 euros per square meter in 2013.

In 2024, the annual rent of a retail space in Upper 5th Avenue (49th to 60th Sts) in New York amounted to 2,000 U.S. dollars per square foot, making it the second-most expensive high street worldwide. Via Montenapoleone in Milan ranked top, with prime rents amounting to 2,047 U.S. dollars.

Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia, ranked as the most expensive city to live in Africa as of 2024, considering consumer goods prices. The Ethiopian capital obtained an index score of ****, followed by Harare, in Zimbabwe, with ****. Morocco and South Africa were the countries with the most representatives among the ** cities with the highest cost of living in Africa.

In the last quarter of 2024, Geneva registered the world's highest food cost for business travelers, with a daily rate of approximately *** U.S. dollars. Three cities in Switzerland were included in the top 10 for that period.

Dubai was the city with the most expensive pint of beer in the world in 2021. On average, consumers could expect to pay 10.40 GBP for a pint. Sydney was in distant second place at 6.70 GBP per pint.

According to a mid-2024 index, *********** was the most expensive country to live in Europe, with an index score of ****.******** followed in the second place with around ** points less.

In 2025, Zakopane was the most expensive city in Poland to buy real estate. The average price of an apartment per square meter in this city was over ****** zloty.

This statistic shows the most expensive cities to buy a Club Sandwich worldwide as of May 2014. In 2014, Geneva, Switzerland was the most expensive city in the world to buy a Club Sandwich with an average price of 32.6 U.S. dollars.

In the fourth quarter of 2022, the most expensive city for business travel in the Americas (excluding the United States) was Toronto, with daily costs amounting to nearly *** U.S. dollars. San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital, followed in the ranking, with daily costs for hotels, food, and transportation reaching an average of around *** U.S. dollars.

Cities in the United States dominate the list of cities with the highest rents worldwide. New York was ranked as the most expensive city to rent in, ahead of San Francisco, with an index score of ***. Boston followed in third.

Barcelona, Madrid, and Donostia - San Sebastian were some of the most expensive cities to rent a house in Spain in February 2025. Barcelona, which is the capital of Catalonia, led the list with an average price of 23.7 euros per square meter. Madrid followed closely in the second position with an average square meter of rental residential property cost of 21.2 euros.

In the last quarter of 2024, three of the ten most expensive cities in the United States for business travel when it comes to food costs were located in California. However, the ranking was topped by Honolulu, which average daily food cost amounted to 118 U.S. dollars at that time.

Of the cities who have experienced cost of living increases, the top three are located in Latin America, two in Mexico and one in Costa Rica. Each moved 38, 39, and 48 spots in the ranking respectively since 2022. Due to increases in interest rates, the Mexican peso and Costa Rican colón have both appreciated against the U.S. Dollar. Comparatively, Singapore and Zurich were ranked the most expensive cities in the world.

New York was the business travel destination with the highest hotel expenses at the end of 2024, registering an average daily cost of *** U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, the non-U.S. corporate travel destination with the highest hotel costs was London.

Moscow and St.Petersburg, Russia experienced the largest price drops worldwide, dropping 105 and 74 places in the ranking respectively. While Russia is experiencing import and labor shortages, this drop has largely been impacted by the depreciation of the Russian rouble, which has depreciated by around 60% since 2022. In China and Japan, the drop has also been attributed to weakening currencies. Meanwhile, Singapore and Zurich were ranked the most expensive cities in the world.