Tokyo Costliest City for Expats

Tokyo regained its top spot among the world’s most expensive cities for expatriates for the first time since 2012 as the yen rose. London fell out of the top 100 priciest after Brexit crushed the pound.The Japanese capital jumped up from the 12th spot last year, while Yokohama and Osaka joined the top 10, ECA International said Wednesday in a report comparing the global cost of living for expatriates. Those cities all leapfrogged Hong Kong, which edged down to 11th from ninth. Zurich fell from the top spot to third, while Geneva fell to fourth from second.The estimates are based on cost-of-living surveys carried out in March and September, using a basket of goods and services from food to rent and utility charges. Here is a look:

Tokyo

Living the high life: World's 10 most expensive cities for expats

 

1. Tokyo, Japan

2. Luanda, Angola

3. Zurich, Switzerland

4. Geneva, Switzerland

5. Yokohama, Japan

6. Basel, Switzerland

7. Nagoya, Japan

8. Bern, Switzerland

9. Osaka, Japan

10. Kinshasa, Democratic republic of Congo

Vancouver

Where to live (relatively) cheaply: The top 100's least expensive cities for expats

100. Vancouver, Canada

99. Denver, Colarado

98. Dublin, Ireland

97. Antwrep, Belgium

96. Atlanta, Georgia

95. Phoenix, Arizona

94. Manama, Bahrain

93. Minneapolis, Minnesota

92. Baltimore, Maryland

91. St. Louis, Missouri

90. Berlin, Germany

Source: ECA International, Bloomberg