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The Corliss Group Voyage Hong Kong | The Most Expensive (And Cheapest) Places In The World10 Years AgoWhat’s the world’s
most expensive city for a pint of beer? How about a pair of jeans? Or a date?
Sadly for French beer quaffers, Swiss fashionistas,
and romantically-inclined Brits—the answers are Paris, Zurich, and London.
Deutsche Bank has compared the price of everything,
everywhere (OK, not quite), so you don’t have to. And for a third year in a
row, the priciest country in the world is Australia (that’s of the 19 countries
included in the survey).
If you’re looking for the lowest prices overall, head
to India. A weaker rupee has helped it remain the least expensive major economy
despite persistently high inflation. Among developed countries, the U.S. is
easiest on the wallet. Brazil is costly by emerging-world standards.
But the overall rankings mask some sharp differences
for individual products. A day’s car rental in China costs $31.90, a mere 26%
of the price in the U.S. But Levi’s jeans, Adidas trainers, or an iPhone 5 are
all cheaper in the States.
Moscow’s five-star hotel rooms are ruinous—at $905.60
a night, more than double the New York equivalent—and it’s the costliest city
for a weekend getaway. But public transport in the Russian capital is a snip.
The survey also tracks the cost of living in major
cities. Tokyo, by far the most expensive back in 2001, is now cheaper than a
number of cities including Melbourne, Geneva, Oslo and Caracas.
Zurich deserves another mention for the eye-watering
cost of its hairdressers—at $60.47, a haircut there is 15 times pricier than in
Mumbai. Indian cities are also the cheapest for a date.
The widest disparities are in the cost of basic health
insurance, with nowhere else on earth remotely close to U.S. prices. Australia
is in second place at 34% of the U.S. figure. In the U.K. its 21%. India,
Indonesia, and the Philippines are the cheapest at just 1%.
The price of a date in London includes cabs, burgers,
drinks, and a trip to the movies. Cheapskates could plump for a long walk along
the river instead. Just don’t get too ambitious about buying a riverfront
apartment.
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