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Cost of living skyrockets in Australia


Australia''s cost of living rose faster than anywhere else in the world in the year to March 2004 due mainly to the skyrocketing Aussie dollar, a survey released today found.

Sydney climbed 47 places to 20th on the list of world''s most expensive cities to live, pipping Rome, Amsterdam and Los Angeles for wallet and purse-draining potential.

Melbourne was more costly to live in than Dubai or Washington. Melbourne moved 44 spots higher to 67th position, Brisbane rose to 87th from 144th place in 2003 and Perth was 94th, compared with 121st last year.

The only other country to experience costs rising at the same pace as Australia was New Zealand, the survey found.

Auckland was the costliest Kiwi city, ranked 80, up from 115 in 2003.

The cost-of-living survey by human resources company Mercer covered 144 cities and measured expenses such as housing, food, clothing, transportation and entertainment.

The survey was designed for companies with multinational staff bases to compare living differentials between cities when transferring people.


"Cities in Australia and New Zealand have risen most in the rankings this year due to the significant appreciation of local currencies against the US dollar," Mercer principal Rob Knox said.

On March 1, 2003, the Australian dollar was trading on the foreign exchange market at about 60 US cents, but a year later it was worth 77 US cents - a rise of 24 per cent.

After topping 80 US cents in 2004 it has since eased to about 69 US cents today.

Tokyo was the world''s most expensive city ahead of London and Moscow.

Twelfth ranking New York is used as the base city.

A separate survey of 215 cities found Australian cities continued to rate among the highest for high quality of life.

As was the experience of Australia, many cities moved in the rankings due to the comparative strength or weakness of their nation''s currency over the period.

"Chinese cities, though still relatively expensive, have dropped in the rankings, as the Chinese currency is pegged to the US dollar and has therefore been affected by its depreciation," Mercer said.

Beijing was ranked 11, followed by Shanghai in 16th place.

London was the most expensive city in Europe because of high accommodation and transport costs together with the appreciation of the British pound against the US dollar.

The cost of living survey''s index of cities in 2004:

1 - Tokyo, JAPAN
2 - London, UK
3 - Moscow, RUSSIA
4 - Osaka, JAPAN
5 - Hong Kong
6 - Geneva, SWITZERLAND
7 - Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
8 - Copenhagen, DENMARK
9 - Zurich, SWITZERLAND
10 - St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
11 - Beijing, CHINA
12 - New York City, USA
13 - Milan, ITALY
14 - Dublin, IRELAND
15 - Oslo, NORWAY
16 - Shanghai, CHINA
17 - Paris, FRANCE
18 - Istanbul, TURKEY
19 - Vienna, AUSTRIA
20 - Sydney, AUSTRALIA

67 - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
87 - Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
94 - Perth, AUSTRALIA

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2004 Rank City
1 Tokyo, Japan
2 London, UK
3 Moscow, Russia
4 Osaka, Japan
5 Hong Kong
6 Geneva, Switzerland
7 Seoul, South Korea
8 Copenhagen, Denmark
9 Zürich, Switzerland
10 St. Petersburg, Russia
11 Beijing, China
12 New York City, USA
13 Milan, Italy
14 Dublin, Ireland
15 Oslo, Norway
16 Shanghai, China
17 Paris, France
18 Istanbul, Turkey
19 Vienna, Austria
20 Sydney, Australia
21 Rome, Italy
22 Stockholm, Sweden
23 Helsinki, Finland
24 Abidjan, Ivory Coast
25 Douala, Cameroon
26 Amsterdam, Netherlands
27 Los Angeles, USA
28 Berlin, Germany
29 Hanoi, Vietnam
30 Shenzhen, China
31 Taipei, Taiwan
32 Guangzhou, China
33 Tel Aviv, Israel
34 Budapest, Hungary
35 Chicago, USA
36 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
37 Beirut, Lebanon
38 San Francisco, USA
39 Luxembourg
40 Düsseldorf, Germany
41 Glasgow, UK
42 Frankfurt, Germany
43 Munich, Germany
44 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
45 Jakarta, Indonesia
46 Singapore
47 Dakar, Senegal
48 Riga, Latvia
49 Prague, Czech Republic
50 Athens, Greece
51 Birmingham, UK
52 White Plains, USA
53 Brussels, Belgium
54 Kiev, Ukraine
55 Miami, USA
56 Barcelona, Spain
57 Honolulu, USA
58 Hamburg, Germany
59 Zagreb, Croatia
60 Algiers, Algeria
61 Madrid, Spain
62 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
63 Amman, Jordan
64 Kuwait City, Kuwait
65 San Juan, Puerto Rico
66 Casablanca, Morocco
67 Melbourne, Australia
68 Washington, USA
69 Lyon, France
70 Boston, USA
71 Lisbon, Portugal
72 Morristown, USA
73 Houston, USA
74 Almaty, Kazakhstan
75 Tallinn, Estonia
76 Warsaw, Poland
77 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
78 Manama, Bahrain
79 Sofia, Bulgaria
80 Auckland, New Zealand
81 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
82 Ljubljana, Slovenia
83 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
84 Mexico City, Mexico
85 Atlanta, USA
86 Wellington, New Zealand
87 Brisbane, Australia
88 Adelaide, Australia
89 Toronto, Canada
90 Seattle, USA
91 Vilnius, Lithuania
92 St. Louis, USA
93 Leipzig, Germany
94 Perth, Australia
95 Limassol, Cyprus
96 Vancouver, Canada
97 Accra, Ghana
98 Cleveland, USA
99 Cairo, Egypt
100 Denver, USA
101 Detroit, USA
102 Monterrey, Mexico
103 Kingston, Jamaica
104 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
105 Portland, USA
106 Panama City
107 Winston Salem, USA
108 Guatemala City, Guatemala
109 Mumbai, India
110 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
111 Lagos, Nigeria
112 Pittsburgh, USA
113 Montreal, Canada
114 Calgary, Canada
115 Tianjin, China
116 New Delhi, India
117 Dacca (Dhaka), Bangladesh
118 Lima, Peru
119 Bangkok, Thailand
120 Tunis, Tunisia
121 Nairobi, Kenya
122 Tehran, Iran
123 Santiago, Chile
124 Ottawa, Canada
125 Lusaka, Zambia
126 Johannesburg, South Africa
127 Colombo, Sri Lanka
128 São Paulo, Brazil
129 Bucharest, Romania
130 San José, Costa Rica
131 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
132 Karachi, Pakistan
133 Chennai (Madras), India
134 Caracas, Venezuela
135 Blantyre, Malawi
136 Quito, Ecuador
137 Bangalore, India
138 Manila, Philippines
139 Bogotá, Colombia
140 Harare, Zimbabwe
141 Buenos Aires, Argentina
142 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
143 Montevideo, Uruguay
144 Asunción, Paraguay

Hỏi khí không phải , chẳng may có rude thì các bạn bỏ quá nhé. ! tháng các bạn spend bao nhiêu vậy. Vẫn biết có khác biệt giữa Syd and Melb nhưng appx là mấy ???