Could You All Organise A Whip-round, Please?

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London is the third most expensive city in the world, behind Tokyo and Osaka in Japan, according to a report released today.

The least expensive city is Asuncion in Paraguay.

The cost of living survey from Mercer Human Resources Consulting is an annual survey which ranks 144 of the world's cities according to the comparative cost of over 200 items.

New York is used as the base city and scores 100 points. London remains the most expensive city in Europe with a score of 120.3. The most expensive city in the world is Tokyo which scores 134.7, three times more than Asuncion's score of 40.3.

"Steep accommodation and transport costs [in London] together with the appreciation of the pound against the US dollar have contributed to the city's high ranking," said Marie-Laurence Sepede, research manager at Mercer.

The top five most expensive cities are Tokyo, Osaka (with a score of 121.8), London, Moscow (119) and Seoul (115.4). Other British cities ranked include Glasgow in 40th position (87.5) and Birmingham, which occupies the 47th spot (85.8).

In the US, New York is in 13th position, Los Angeles is ranked 44 (86.7) and San Francisco is in 50th place (84.9).

Lima, Peru - ranked 118 with a score of 66.9 - is the most expensive city in South America. Sydney is the costliest city in Australia and the 20th (95.2) most expensive in the world.

Mercer's report is the world's largest survey into global cost of living, and takes into account housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment.

The report is used by multinational companies and governments to determine salaries for their ex-pat employees.
 
Still sounds like you'd be playing the percentages, though! The USA, per se, is cheaper to live in than the UK, though, isn't it?

But having watched David Dimplecheeks roaming in the gloaming around The Trossachs, Glencoe, Kintyre (and Mull) last night, admiring Fingal's Cave, and eating local kippers for his brekkie, I wonder why I'm down this end of the country among the screaming cries of the late-night drunks, and equally F-laden discourses of sozzled Chavs and Chavesses? What a fantastic part of the UK that is... the Hebrides calls, and I must awa'. The only problem being, I can't speak a word of Hebridean. :(
 
Originally posted by krizon@Jun 20 2005, 05:18 PM
Still sounds like you'd be playing the percentages, though! But having watched David Dimplecheeks roaming in the gloaming around The Trossachs, Glencoe, Kintyre (and Mull) last night, admiring Fingal's Cave, and eating local kippers for his brekkie, I wonder why I'm down this end of the country
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The Trossachs don't do much for me but Glencoe is awe-inspiring. I have to stop the car there just to gaze around me. I'm even tempted to walk about a bit :o

Hebridean is dead-easy.

"Baa baaaa?" and you're on a promise.
 
Mo: :lol: :lol: But I think you're very wise not to march about Glencoe: all those ghosties waiting for you is not an enticing thought. :o Actually, I thought that the Campbells killed far more MacDonalds than 'just' 38 - as a kid, the history lesson made it sound like hundreds had been hacked to bits.
 
and according to the t/v the other night , it costs 50p to have a pee.. in LONDON will this affect the Olympic bid ? (I bet if they win the bid?? the athletes will practise by trying to find one first sprinting in and out and up and down) as they are rather sparse according to the reporter and women’s/ladies are sparser too………….. :o

or are they just taking the PI$$ :rolleyes:
 
Thanks JINNY J and to my many friends on here (I missed you too ;) ) who sent me messages with regards !!when are you comming back to T/H!!! I am back!! and to the others.............. :P putting it mildly.............as one would ONLY expect comming from me...... :D
 
Brian where do Rabat, Galway and Cordoba stand?
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Brian, why not put up the link, so we can all see where Ulan Bator, Little Sodbury, and Mahalapye stand? <_<
 
Originally posted by Maurice@Jun 20 2005, 05:29 PM
The Trossachs don't do much for me but Glencoe is awe-inspiring. I have to stop the car there just to gaze around me. I'm even tempted to walk about a bit :o
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That's the spirit Maurice!
 
I wonder how this compares with the Big Mac index. I was once told that the comparative cost of a Big Mac was a fair determinant of the cost of living in a given country as it has a fair spread of inputs in terms of labour, manufacturing industry, service industry, retail industry, property costs etc.

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I suppose it could only work on an average national level rather than a city level.
 
At first glance there is little or no correlation - Japan is relatively cheap for instance. The Scandinavian countries are interesting - it makes you wonder whether they tax the things for the good of public health: Sweden + 36; Denmark + 50; Norway + 98 and Iceland + 118. Greenland is obviously included with Denmark and Finland has been incorporated in the Eurozone figures, which I'm sure it bumps up!
 
I'm just going to pop out in the Learjet to Qatar for burger - any of you want some brought back? With fries?
 
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