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surfguy
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Miami
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| Wow that must be kind of a bummer if you live in Moscow. Unless you're independently wealthy! |
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darthvader
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Interesting, Surfguy.......
".....In Moscow, a luxury two-bedroom apartment will cost an expat $4,000 a month; a CD rings up at $24.83; one copy of an international daily newspaper is $6.30; and a fast-food hamburger meal totals $4.80....."
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19295642/
"Most expensive cities
The 50 priciest cities in the world, according to the cost of items including housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment:
1. Moscow
2. London
3. Seoul, South Korea
4. Tokyo
5. Hong Kong
6. Copenhagen, Denmark
7. Geneva
8. Osaka, Japan
9. Zurich, Switzerland
10. Oslo, Norway
11. Milan, Italy
12. St. Petersburg, Russia
13. Paris
14. Singapore
15. New York
16. Dublin, Ireland
17. Tel Aviv, Israel
18. Rome
19. Vienna, Austria
20. Beijing
21. Sydney, Australia
22. Helsinki, Finland
23. Stockholm, Sweden
24. Douala, Cameroon
25. Amsterdam, Netherlands
26. Madrid, Spain and Shanghai, China
28. Kiev, Ukraine
29. Athens, Greece
30. Almaty, Kazakhstan
31. (tie) Barcelona, Spain
31. (tie) Bratislava, Slovak Republic
33. Dakar, Senegal
34. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
35. Abidjan, Ivory Coast
36. Glasgow, United Kingdom
37. Lagos, Nigeria
38. Istanbul, Turkey
39. Munich, Germany
40. Frankfurt, Germany"
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Dawnelle
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The cost of living for expatriates in the Russian capital is nearly 35 percent higher than in New York, which served as the base city for the survey released Monday.
I have to admit, having stayed in both Moscow and NY I was rather surprised when I had first read this. I personally found NY to be much more expensive- But on thinking about it I believe the keyword here is expatriots. I think this article explains it a little better-
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surfguy
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| Dawnelle wrote: | The cost of living for expatriates in the Russian capital is nearly 35 percent higher than in New York, which served as the base city for the survey released Monday.
I have to admit, having stayed in both Moscow and NY I was rather surprised when I had first read this. I personally found NY to be much more expensive- But on thinking about it I believe the keyword here is expatriots. I think this article explains it a little better-
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yes and most people here over looked the fact that it is considering expats. Everything is relative too...and depends on why people choose to live where they do. If you are a ex pat and the firm is paying your expenses then that makes it easier to accept the prices...There would probably be more protest if the individual had to pay |
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Daria
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| Dawnelle wrote: | The cost of living for expatriates in the Russian capital is nearly 35 percent higher than in New York, which served as the base city for the survey released Monday.
I have to admit, having stayed in both Moscow and NY I was rather surprised when I had first read this. I personally found NY to be much more expensive- But on thinking about it I believe the keyword here is expatriots. I think this article explains it a little better-
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