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World's Most Expensive Cities...
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I'm kinda surprised that DC isn't on there. I'm only 17, and don't really know how much things cost 
But it seems like things are pretty pricey in DC
But it seems like things are pretty pricey in DC
did you mean you haven't lived in moscow? either that or i'm not understanding something here (really late for me).
Oh sorry, my mistake.
I have lived in London, but haven't lived in Moscow.Corrected.
Hmmm... I'd be interested in what a 'luxury' apartment is. In Tokyo, luxury apartments can get to be $10,000 and up.
I'm assuming you meant $10 million. In Hong Kong, there are quite a few apartments that start from $4000 per square foot, and in the same building, there will be a few that start from $7000 per square foot. Apartments at Repulse Bay can go for around $8000-10000 per square foot, depending on the housing market at the time.
Meh, not even as expensive as Sydney, although I think Sydney's housing market prices are just inflated. When the dust settles, it'll likely settle down to Vancouver levels.
Thats ********, I dont know what they are basing that on.
I have been all over the world and London,Geneva and then SanFran are the most expensive to stay.
Yeah, I would have thought Geneva as well, although I don't have enough personal experience in Geneva to make such a judgement.
Toronto being 82nd place or whatever......how can it be Canada's most expensive city to live? The average house price in Toronto was around $350,000 CAD, making it the 2nd most expensive place to buy a house in Canada. Vancouver ranked #1 with a mean housing price of around $550,000 CAD. Look at the difference between ranks #1 and #2. Other costs seem similar to me.
Toronto being 82nd place or whatever......how can it be Canada's most expensive city to live? The average house price in Toronto was around $350,000 CAD, making it the 2nd most expensive place to buy a house in Canada. Vancouver ranked #1 with a mean housing price of around $550,000 CAD. Look at the difference between ranks #1 and #2. Other costs seem similar to me.
Hmmm... I'd be interested in what a 'luxury' apartment is. In Tokyo, luxury apartments can get to be $10,000 and up.
i actually think he was talking about monthly rent, which is absurd.
Yay for Zurich and Geneva...visiting the fatherland = cutting a hole in my wallet and dangling it behind me on a string as I walk around.
As far as cultural relativity goes, to people from the U.S, New York is really expensive. I live about 2 hours out of the city and things are still expensive here for people from, say, the midwest. The last time I was in New York over spring break I had a reuben and a coke for, eh, $12.00. London is also painful to Americans especially because of the horrible exchange rate (read piss poor dollar) right now.
It seems there are more british tourists here too...there have been a lot of English people visiting my area this summer and last (they come into the café I work at). Maybe they're looking for the closest Real American Countryside™ outside of New York? Or maybe they're taking advantage of the fact that the coffee and ice cream we sell costs them nothing.
As far as cultural relativity goes, to people from the U.S, New York is really expensive. I live about 2 hours out of the city and things are still expensive here for people from, say, the midwest. The last time I was in New York over spring break I had a reuben and a coke for, eh, $12.00.
London is also painful to Americans especially because of the horrible exchange rate (read piss poor dollar) right now. It seems there are more british tourists here too...there have been a lot of English people visiting my area this summer and last (they come into the café I work at). Maybe they're looking for the closest Real American Countryside™ outside of New York? Or maybe they're taking advantage of the fact that the coffee and ice cream we sell costs them nothing.
What about San Francisco???
I live in both San Francisco and in Vienna (which is on the list), and find San Francisco to be a lot more expensive than Vienna, which really isn't that expensive at all.
I wonder how accurate those data are...
I live in both San Francisco and in Vienna (which is on the list), and find San Francisco to be a lot more expensive than Vienna, which really isn't that expensive at all.
I wonder how accurate those data are...
Yes it is. On average 70% of a person's income in Vancouver goes towards suppporting the carrying costs of a 2-story home!
Its 70% of income, firstborn child and selling Kidney before you can even enter the housing market.
My rent alone is chewing up 70% of my monthly budget. and I dont live in a luxury apt either, or in the nice part of town.
My wage is pretty good, but I still feel the cost of living here.
Lol we had a house on the Crescent in Shaughnassy and it doubled in price, within 365 days.
I can believe that.
I am in the Main and Broadway area and one of the new developments SOMA went from $306,000 in Sept 2006 to $603,000 in March this year for a 1br loft. ouch.
The new building going up right by my house was $407,000 for a 600sf 1 br.
I wonder what the olympics are going to do to housing prices.
Fixed.
Living in the south, I would expect that you would know the name from the chewing tobacco (either from seeing it in stores or because of NASCAR sponsorship, even if you don't follow it yourself).
Indeed, I know it's a brand of chewing tobacco. Never knew it was a capitol, though.