Norway's capital Oslo is the most expensive in the world for overseas workers to live, a new survey has found.
According to ECA International, Oslo was ranked the most expensive place owing to high production and labor costs as well as high taxes on alcohol and cigarettes.
The capital of the southern African country of Angola was ranked as the world's second most expensive city to live for expatriates.
It rose two spots from the 2012 survey, as goods and services often bought by foreigners are hard to access and also command a premium.
According to CNN, Stavanger, on the southern coast of Norway, is the world's third most expensive city for expats, rising two spots from 2012.
South Sudan's capital of Juba is the fourth priciest city for overseas workers.
Russia's capital, Moscow, jumped eight spots to be the world's fifth priciest city for expats in 2013.
On the border with Germany, the Swiss city of Basel rose two notches to be the ninth most expensive city for expats.
The list of countries most expensive for overseas workers:
1. Oslo, Norway
2. Luanda, Angola
3. Stavanger, Norway
4. Juba, South Sudan
5. Moscow, Russia
6. Tokyo, Japan
7. Zurich, Switzerland
8. Geneva, Switzerland
9. Basel, Switzerland
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