Dubai named as one of the most expensive cities in the world
July 12th, 2009Dubai has been ranked as one of the most expensive cities in the world by a leading consulting group.
The city has been name the 20th most expensive place to live by Mercer, a human resource consulting firm based in New York.
The Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2009 covered 143 cities and measured the cost of more than 200 items in each, including food, housing, transportation, and entertainment.
The survey was compiled using data for year to March 2009. The most expensive cities were Tokyo, Osaka, Moscow, Geneva, and Hong Kong.
In the 2008 survey Dubai was ranked 52nd.
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