Tokyo World's Most Expensive City for Expats
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8137912.stm
Tokyo has knocked Moscow off the top spot as the world's most expensive
city for expatriates, a survey suggests.
The strengthening yen meant the Japanese capital now had the highest
cost of living, followed by Osaka, said data firm Mercer.
A weaker pound pushed London, the third most expensive city in 2008, to
16th.
The survey is aimed at firms thinking of sending workers abroad and
looks at more than 200 factors, including the cost of housing, transport
and food.
The index uses New York as its benchmark for living costs.
Johannesburg was the cheapest of the 143 cities surveyed, driven by the
sharp decline of the South African rand against the US dollar.
However, the BBC's Jonah Fisher in Johannesburg says that for local
residents, costs are rising, with even basics such as bread becoming
more expensive.
Meanwhile in Japan, the BBC's Roland Buerk said that Tokyo's top slot in
the ranking would not surprise locals, who could find themselves paying
$15 for a watermelon and $25 for a mango.
'Essential'
Currency fluctuations resulting from the economic downturn had led to a
"significant reshuffle" in this year's rankings, said Nathalie
Constantin-M�tral, a senior researcher at Mercer.
And she said that, as firms looked to control costs, keeping track of
the factors that dictated the cost of living for staff it sent overseas
was "essential".
"With significant exposure to multiple economies and currencies,
multi-national companies continue to be greatly affected by the
financial crisis," she said.
"It is important for multi-national companies to continuously benchmark
against their peers to ensure compensation packages are fair and in line
with the rest of the market."
European cities have seen some of this year's steepest falls in the
ranking system.
The Polish capital, Warsaw, plummeted from 35th to 113th, while Glasgow
(129th) and Birmingham (125th) have fallen 60 and 59 places respectively.
Last month, a survey by human resources firm ECA International which
looked at a wider range of cities, said Angola's capital, Luanda, was
the most expensive in the world for foreign workers.
It found that a meal there could cost more than $100 and a "decent"
apartment could be as much as $15,000 a month, despite the fact that
most Angolans live in poverty.
MOST EXPENSIVE EXPAT CITIES (LAST YEAR'S RANKING)
1. Tokyo (2)
2. Osaka (11)
3. Moscow (1)
4. Geneva (8)
5. Hong Kong (6)
Source: Mercer
LEAST EXPENSIVE EXPAT CITIES
Johannesburg, South Africa
Monterrey, Mexico
Asuncion, Paraguay
Karachi, Pakistan
Wellington, New Zealand
Source: Mercer
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> > country for niggers
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> > > Nona Jackson, a nigger with 15 kids, lives in England
>
> > > She claims that her children were sired by Michael Jackson
>
> > > England used to be a country for Anglo-Saxon but no more. It is now a
> > > country for niggers
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> > > Love Live Niggers !!
>
> > >http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2006/10/london_woman_says_she...
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> On Jul 9, 7:38 am, report2009 <repost20...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>
> > Psycho Tienxia, you have been faking abianchen’s account over a year
> > for revenge. You don’t even have balls be yourself. You are a coward
> > and freak! And stop insulting Thai and Filipino people!
>
> > Original abianchen: abianc...@my-deja.com (since May, 2000).
>
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> > various abian*.*com.
>
> > On Jul 9, 7:07 am, "abianc...@my-deja.com" <abianc...@seductive.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > > Jealous of Niggers, huh? You must have a tiny wilting dick.
>
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> > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/64156901@N00/
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>
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> > > On Jul 9, 3:56 am, butt futt <buttf...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Nona Jackson, a nigger with 15 kids, lives in England
>
> > > > She claims that her children were sired by Michael Jackson
>
> > > > England used to be a country for Anglo-Saxon but no more. It is now a
> > > > country for niggers
>
> > > > Love Live Niggers !!
>
> > > >http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2006/10/london_woman_says_she...
>
> > > >http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Tonight&fArticleId=5063897
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>
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>
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> http://www.flickr.com/photos/meichi_cunt_aka_abianchen_filthy_smelly_...
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> Standard of living still a good screen.
>
>
> Tokyo has knocked Moscow off the top spot as the world's most expensive
> city for expatriates, a survey suggests.
>
> The strengthening yen meant the Japanese capital now had the highest
> cost of living, followed by Osaka, said data firm Mercer.
>
> A weaker pound pushed London, the third most expensive city in 2008, to
> 16th.
>
> The survey is aimed at firms thinking of sending workers abroad and
> looks at more than 200 factors, including the cost of housing, transport
> and food.
>
> The index uses New York as its benchmark for living costs.
>
> Johannesburg was the cheapest of the 143 cities surveyed, driven by the
> sharp decline of the South African rand against the US dollar.
>
> However, the BBC's Jonah Fisher in Johannesburg says that for local
> residents, costs are rising, with even basics such as bread becoming
> more expensive.
>
> Meanwhile in Japan, the BBC's Roland Buerk said that Tokyo's top slot in
> the ranking would not surprise locals, who could find themselves paying
> $15 for a watermelon and $25 for a mango.
>
> 'Essential'
>
> Currency fluctuations resulting from the economic downturn had led to a
> "significant reshuffle" in this year's rankings, said Nathalie
It is expensive because the White Christians only live in the
residence for the Whites only, houses with 10 rooms and 300 sq.m. They
refuse to live in the jap residential area, 3 rooms and 70 sq.m., just
like they refuse the colored residence area.