Cost of living: Tokyo priciest, Johannesburg cheapest

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Reuters Tags : Cost of living, expats, Tokyo, Johannesburg Posted: Tuesday , Jul 07, 2009 at 1521 hrs

2009 Cost of Living survey measured comparative cost of over 200 items, including housing, transport, food, clothing and entertainment

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And the cheapest city? ... Johannesburg, which replaced Asuncion in Paraguay.

Following are the top-10 most expensive cities, according to the Mercer survey. Last year's rankings in brackets:

1. Tokyo (2)

2. Osaka (11)

3. Moscow (1)

4. Geneva (8)

5. Hong Kong (6)

6. Zurich (9)

7. Copenhagen (7)

8. New York City (22)

9. Beijing (20)

10. Singapore (13)

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