Costliest & Cheapest 10 cities in the world

Costliest 10 cities in the world

#10 Geneva - Switzerland

Last year, Geneva ranked #3. The current cost of living index is 124.

Loaf of white bread:

Today: $5.63

5 years ago: $4.87

Bottle of table wine:

Today: $8.19

5 years ago: $7.62

1 liter unleaded petrol:

Today: $2.04

5 years ago: $1.47

#9 Caracas - Venezuela 

Caracas ranked #34 last year. The current cost of living index is 126.

Loaf of white bread:

Today: $9.40

5 years ago: $2.25

Bottle of table wine:

Today: $18.14

5 years ago: $4.32

1 liter unleaded petrol:

Today: $0.02

5 years ago: $0.02

#8 Paris - France

Paris ranked #6 last year. The current cost of living index is 128.

Loaf of white bread:

Today: $8.95

5 years ago: $10.10

Bottle of table wine:

Today: $9.45

5 years ago: $7.83

1 liter unleaded petrol:

Today: $2.38

5 years ago: $2.35

#7 Zurich - Switzerland

Zurich ranked #1 last year. The current cost of living index is 131.

Loaf of white bread:

Today: $6.08

5 years ago: $5.52

Bottle of table wine:

Today: $16.74

5 years ago: $11.34

1 liter unleaded petrol:

Today: $2.01

5 years ago: $1.47

#6 Singapore - Singapore

Singapore ranked #9 last year. The current cost of living index is 135.

Loaf of white bread:

Today: $3.25

5 years ago: $2.67

Bottle of table wine:

Today: $25.65

5 years ago: $20.77

1 liter unleaded petrol:

Today: $1.74

5 years ago: $1.24

#5 Melbourne - Australia

Melbourne ranked #8 last year. The current cost of living index is 136.

Loaf of white bread:

Today: $4.87

5 years ago: $3.18

Bottle of table wine:

Today: $25.03

5 years ago: $15.39

1 liter unleaded petrol:

Today: $1.49

5 years ago: $1.02

#4 Oslo

Oslo ranked #5 last year. The current cost of living index is 136.

Loaf of white bread:

Today: $6.31

5 years ago: $4.25

Bottle of table wine:

Today: $17.58

5 years ago: $16.28

1 liter unleaded petrol:

Today: $2.61

5 years ago: $2.00

#3 Sydney - Australia

Sydney ranked #7 last year. The current cost of living index is 137.

Loaf of white bread:

Today: $5.03

5 years ago: $3.33

Bottle of table wine:

Today: $25.38

5 years ago: $17.87

1 liter unleaded petrol:

Today: $1.50

5 years ago: $1.04

#2 Osaka

Osaka ranked #4 last year. The current cost of living index is 146.

Loaf of white bread:

Today: $7.94

5 years ago: $4.54

Bottle of table wine:

Today: $17.55

5 years ago: $9.09

1 liter unleaded petrol:

Today: $1.96

5 years ago: $1.27

#1 Tokyo - Japan

Tokyo ranked #2 last year. The current cost of living index is 152.

Loaf of white bread:

Today: $9.06

5 years ago: $6.44

Bottle of table wine:

Today: $15.95

5 years ago: $11.78

1 liter unleaded petrol:

Today: $1.97

5 years ago: $1.31

Cheapest 10 cities in the world

# 10 Tehran, Iran

Originally called Ray, this city is Iran’s 32nd national capital and has been that way for 220 years. Home to the sixth tallest tower in the world, the Milad tower, it is among the largest cities in Western Asia. The average price for a 1 kilogram loaf of bread was roughly  $0.26.

# 9 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The gateway to two of the holiest places of Islam, Mecca and Medina, this Gamma World city is one of Saudi Arabia’s main resort cities and the second largest city next to Riyadh. Gassing up with unleaded petrol won’t hurt your pockets much, being among the 10 cheapest places to live, the average price of a liter of unleaded petrol in Jeddah is unbelievably low at $0.13.

# 8 Panama City, Panama

This beta world city is situated at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, and has been labeled one of the seven wonders of the modern world. From a large belt of tropical rainforests to luxurious hotels, this city is one of the top 5 retirement places in the world.

# 7 Colombo, Sri Lanka

Kolamba or harbor in early Sinhalese is the origin of this city’s name. As a harbor that was already popular to international traders since 2,000 years ago, it became the capital when Sri Lanka was turned over to the British empire in 1815 and even until it gained its independence in 1978.

# 6 Bucharest, Romania

The European Union’s 10th largest city by population has been sometimes called “Little Paris” and it became the capital of Romania in 1862. For wine lovers, the average price per bottle is $3.77.

# 5 Algiers, Algeria

Famous for its white buildings glimmering in the sun, Algers la Blanche, used to have the 50th highest cost of living in the world in 2007. Now, for a little over a quarter, you can already buy 1 liter of unleaded petrol. Ready for a roadtrip?

# 4 Kathmandu, Nepal

Situated in an ancient lake basin, Kathmandu is Nepal’s center for commerce and industry. Tourists are also enamored with the sights and sounds of this culturally and religiously rich city. An average loaf of bread costs just over a dollar.

# 3 New Delhi, India

Even though New Delhi is considered the most expensive city in India according to Mercer, to the rest of the world, it is the second most inexpensive.

# 2 Mumbai, India

Bombay, as it was originally called, has the highest population in India and the fourth in the world. Despite it’s affluence in commerce and entertainment, it is head to head with Karachi as the cheapest city to live in. Because of differences in income households have lower spending power, keeping the prices at a minimum if following the standards of the West.

# 1 Karachi, Pakistan

The City of Lights, as Karachi is also known, is this year’s cheapest city to live in in the world. According to The Economist’s Worldwide Cost of Living Index for 2013 survey, the price of a kilogram of a loaf of bread is around 1/5 that of how much the same weight of bread is in Tokyo, the most expensive city to live in the world.