Yahoo Finance posted an article last Saturday, saying that Tokyo reclaims to be the world's most expensive city.
This rank is based on a combination of 128 goods, including food, daily goods, clothing and entertainment. However, rent, utilities and school fees are not included in this list.
I was personally surprised at this result, for that my expectation would have been NYC or Paris.
And more surprisingly, 4 out of top 10 most expensive cities are in Japan. Tokyo, Nagoya, Yokohama and Kobe.
I happen to be from one of these cities, Kobe, and I currently live in Tokyo.
If you are curious about this result, take a look at the article or a blog that writes .
The World's Most Expensive Cities 2010 by Yahoo Finance
EasyExpart.com blog post on the World's Most Expensive Cities
I was surprised by the result as well. I thought cities in European countries would be more expensive. Apparently, Tokyo beats them all, and I heard that the new prime minister promoted a plan to double up tax recently...:S
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