The world's most expensive location to live, in July 2009, Tokyo remains, however there have been some significant changes in the last year due mainly to large differences in exchange rates and, more recently, a real decrease in prices , along with most parts of the world enjoying its lowest inflation rates in recent times. Cost of living in Tokyo increased by only 1. 4% July 2008-July 2009, but is 16 index points clear of 2nd placed Hong Kong (11 July 2008). Last year, Oslo, Norway, was the world's 2nd most expensive place to live, but costs of living in Oslo with the rest of the world has declined by 27 index points during the past year. The cost of living indices are based on the price of the same basket of goods in local currency and U.S. dollar compared using the exchange rates in New York as the base (New York = 100). In most cases the primary driving factor of change has been the weakening of other currencies against the U.S. dollar. This is the main factor Oslo drop 2 to 13 world's most expensive location to live. The Norwegian krone has fallen by 19% against the U.S. dollar last year. In contrast, the Japanese yen has risen 12. 7% against the U.S. dollar last year. Most of the 5 general Caro Joining Global Locations Tokyo and Hong Kong in the first 5 places are more expensive world in Caracas in Venezuela (up 62 places in the ranking) to 3 most expensive, followed by Bangui in the Central African Republic, and in 5th place is Geneva, Switzerland, 2 places below July 2008. The 5 biggest jump The biggest increase in the relative cost of living is Harare in Zimbabwe, albeit from a low base. Harare has been ranked the world's least expensive location for several years, mainly due to hyperinflation and a steady weakening of the currency. The annual cost of living index Zimbabwe has increased 118% and is now ranked 275th most expensive of 276 locations worldwide. Other large increases in the relative cost of living in the past year, Honiara, Solomon Islands 37% compared with July 2008, Caracas, 22%, Kigali, Rwanda, an increase of 19%, while the leap from 5th largest part of Manama in Bahrain, 17%. The 5 Least Expensive Global Locations Global Positioning generally the least expensive to live this year in Tianjin, China is costing the lives of only 30 compared with New York's index of 100. Harare in Zimbabwe recent years less expensive location is now 2nd overall less expensive, followed by Durban, South Africa. Phnom Penh, Cambodia occupies the 4th least expensive followed by Mbabane in Swaziland. The 5 biggest drops The largest decrease in the relative cost of living is Nuku'Alofa in Tonga with a decrease of 45%, followed by Brazzaville in the Congo, a decrease of 31%. The Congolese franc has lost 44% against the U.S. dollar, compared to July 2008. Mbabane in Swaziland had reduced the relative cost of living 30%, while Budapest in Hungary declined by 28%. The decrease 5th largest between July 2008 and July 2009 was in Guangzhou in China, with a decline of 27% despite the Yuan strengthened slightly against the U.S. dollar by 1%. The details: What costs more where? Top 5 of alcohol and snuff, spirits and beer, locally produced spirit, whiskey and wine, and snuff products like cigarettes are more expensive in Doha, Qatar, followed by Oslo, Manama, Moroni in the Comoros and the South Tarawa in Kiribati. The least expensive place for alcohol and snuff is Kuwait. Top 5 Clothing Clothing and footwear, such as suits, casual clothing, children's clothing and shoes, coats and hats, nightwear, shoe repairs and underwear are also the most expensive in Doha, followed by Zagreb in Croatia , Dubai, Beijing and Manama. The least expensive place for clothes is Dhaka, Bangladesh. Top 5 Communication communication costs such as house rent and the costs of phone calls, internet connection and the rates of mobile service provider contract mobile phone and the calls are more expensive in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, followed Noumea in New Caledonia, Riga, Latvia, Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, and Douala in Cameroon. The least expensive place for communication is Conakry in Guinea. Top 5 education expenses such as day care / pre-school enrollment, high school / college fees, primary school fees and college fees are more expensive in Caracas, followed by Luanda in Angola in Brasilia, in Brazil, Hamilton in Bermuda and Lagos in Nigeria. The least expensive place for education is Paramaribo, Suriname. Top 5 Furniture & Appliances cost of furniture, fittings and appliances such as DVD player, fridge freezer, iron, coffeemaker, toaster, microwave, lamps, television, vacuum cleaner and washing machine are the most expensive in Douala, followed by Bamako, Mali , Bangui, Lagos and Freetown in Sierra Leone. The least expensive place for furniture and appliances is Harare. Top 5 food costs for food, soft drinks and cleaning items such as baby consumables, bakery products, confectionery, canned foods, cheese, cleaning products, dairy products, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, fruit juices, meat , oil and vinegar, pet foods, processed foods, sauces, seafood, snacks, beverages, spices and herbs are more expensive in Tokyo, followed in Bangui, Honiara, Copenhagen in Denmark, and Lagos. The least expensive place for food is again Harare. Top 5 health care costs for general health care, doctors and health insurance and general rates for professional, private hospital room rate by day, non-prescription medicine and private health insurance or health care contributions are more expensive in Tokyo, followed by Hong Kong, Caracas, Luanda and Hamilton in Bermuda. The least expensive place to health care is in Tianjin. Top 5 Household Costs of housing, water, electricity, domestic gas, domestic fuels, tax rates and residential premises or at home or the mortgage flat, house or apartment rental, the consumption of household electricity, gas Household goods / fuel consumption, water consumption in households, and local property rates and taxes or fees are more expensive in Hong Kong, followed by Tokyo, Taipei, Taiwan, Dubai, and Luanda. The least expensive place to the household expenditure is Asmara in Eritrea. Top 5 Personal Care Costs for personal care products and services such as cosmetics, hair care, moisturizer / sunscreen, diapers, pain relief tablets, toilet paper, toothpaste and soap, shampoo / conditioner are more expensive in Banjul, the Gambia, followed by, Algiers, Algeria, South Tarawa in Kiribati, Moroni in the Comoros, and Bratislava in Slovakia. The least expensive place for care is in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Top 5 of Recreation and Culture costs such as books, photographic film, cinema tickets, DVDs and CDs, sporting goods, sports clubs and theater tickets are the most expensive in Maputo in Mozambique, followed by Bangui, Doha, N'Djamena in Chad, and Cotonou in Benin. The least expensive place for recreation and culture is Harare. Top 5 Restaurants, meals and hotel costs, such as a business dinner, a dinner in a restaurant (not fast food), hotel rates, to bring drinks and snacks (fast food) are the most expensive in Dubai followed by Doha, Athens, Greece, Brussels in Belgium and Ljubljana in Slovenia. The least expensive place for restaurants, meals in restaurants and hotels is in Tianjin. Top 5 transportation costs for public transport, vehicle costs, vehicle fuel, insurance and maintenance of vehicles such as car hire purchase and leasing of vehicles, petrol or diesel, maintenance of public transport services, tires , vehicle insurance, and acquisition of vehicles are the most expensive in Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia, followed by Honiara, Dili, Timor-Leste, Douala, and Oslo. The least expensive place for transportation is in Tianjin. Top 5 best place to live So if you were to move anywhere in the world right now, where one experiences the lowest cost of living with the least amount of difficulty? Hardship is used as the discomfort of a person and his family are likely to experience. Each site is ranked world from 1 minimal difficulties and 4 is extreme rigor. Assuming that what you would like to live in a minimal difficulty, the place with the lowest cost of living is Adelaide in Australia. Adelaide is a position of minimal difficulty and costs of the lives of 60 compared with New York's index of 100. The next 6 best places to live, on this basis are all in the U.S.. Memphis, Tennessee, is 2 followed by El Paso, Texas 3, St Louis Missouri, 4, and 5 is Indianapolis. The next best location is not U.S. Auckland in New Zealand in 8th place. The detailed cost of living rankings in July 2009 for each group of basket for each of the more than 200 global locations can be found at www. xpatulator. com.
