The Economist Intelligence Unit just published the palmares of worldwide costs of living (128 countries surveyed). Helpful for travel preparation...
The most expensive cities in the world :
Oslo (Norway)
Tokyo (Japan)
Reykjavik (Island)
Osaka (Japan)
Paris (France)
London (UK)
Zurich (Switzerland)
Geneva (Switzerland)
Helsinki (Finland)
The least expensive ones :
Mumbai (India)
Asuncion (Paraguay)
Karachi (Pakistan)
Manila (Philipines)
Teheran
Emerging cities, where the cost of living is increasing rapidly :
Moscow (Russia) «--- ranked 30th, popular belief in the western world is that it's unexpensive, but for comparison, New York is ranked 27th...
Belgrade (Serbia)
Bucharest (Romania)
Kiev (Ukraine)
Warshaw (Poland)
Prague (Cecz Republik)
Budapest (Hungary)
Bratislava (Slovakia)
Istanbul (Turkey)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Sau Paulo (Brazil)
Cities where the cost of living is decreasing :
Cities of China