Cities and Urbanization

These are the most expensive cities in the world

New York and Singapore have topped the list of the most expensive cities in the world in 2022.

New York and Singapore have topped the list of the most expensive cities in the world in 2022. Image: Unsplash/Luca Bravo

Douglas Broom
Senior Writer, Forum Agenda
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The most expensive cities in the world
The most expensive cities in the world Image: EIU.

The bottom 10 positions in the list of the most expensive cities in the world.
Damascus was the cheapest city to live in in 2022. Image: EIU.
A graphic showing biggest movers down in the most expensive cities in the world rankings in the last 12 months.
The falling value of the euro pushed cities like Stockholm and Luxembourg down the list of the most expensive cities in the world. Image: EIU.

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