Published 50 most expensive cities for foreigners 2012

The dollar has undergone dramatic changes against the euro over the past year, changing the position of cities in the annual ranking of the most expensive cities for expats by international consultancy Mercer.

Overall, the strengthening of the US dollar and the weakness of the euro have pushed most European cities to the bottom of the rankings. Only two Eurozone cities, Paris and Vienna, made the top 50 most expensive cities, while Frankfurt, Germany’s most expensive city, has fallen from 73rd to 88th. Tokyo is the world’s most expensive city, followed by Luanda, Osaka, Moscow and Geneva, according to Mercer.

Ranking of the most expensive cities for foreigners (Mercer Human Resources, 2012)
Place	Place	City	Country	Score
1	2	Tokyo	Japan	168.3
2	1	Luanada	Angola	156.1
3	6	Osaka	Japan	142.1
4	4	Moscow	Russia	105.1
5	5	Geneva	Switzerland	100,0
6	7	Zurich	Switzerland	98.3
6	8	Singapore	Singapore	98.3
8	3	N'Djamena	Chad	96.6
9	9	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	95.6
10	11	Nagoya	Japan	94.1
11	14	Sydney	Australia	85.5
12	10	Sao Paulo	Brazil	82.5
13	12	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	77.2
14	16	Berne	Switzerland	75.5
15	21	Melbourne	Australia	75.4
16	21	Shanghai	China	73.3
17	20	Beijing	China	72.6
18	15	Oslo	Norway	68.0
19	30	Perth	Australia	65.7
20	12	Libreville	Gabon	61.1
21	17	Copenhagen	Denmark	59.7
22	19	Seoul	Korea	58.0
23	34	Canberra	Australia	55.1
24	31	Brisbane	Australia	54.9
25	18	London	Britannia	53.7
26	44	Khartoum	Sudan	53.5
27	46	Adelaide	Australia	53.4
28	29	Saint Petersburg	Russia	53.3
29	51	Caracas	Venezuela	51.8
30	43	Shenzhen	China	51.6
31	24	Tel Aviv	Israel	50.8
31	38	Guangzhou	China	50.8
32	32	New York	USA	49.6
34	23	Niamey	Niger	49.5
35	70	Yangon	Myanmar	49.4
36	61	Kinshasa	Congo	48.9
37	27	Paris	France	47.2
38	25	Milan	Italy	47.0
39	41	Lagos	Nigeria	44.8
39	63	Bamako	Mali	44.8
41	67	Abidjan	Ivory Coast	44.1
42	34	Rome	Italy	42.0
43	55	Brazzaville	Congo	41.8
44	39	Djibouti	Djibouti	40.4
45	33	Brasilia	Brazil	38.9
46	39	Stockholm	Sweden	38.1
47	37	Noumea	New Caledonia	37.8
48	36	Vein	Austria	37.6
49	48	Baku	Azerbaijan	37.5
50	25	Victoria	Seychelles	31.5