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Companies sending employees on international assignment will often pay an allowance to ensure that their assignees' spending power is not compromised. To help multinational companies calculate these allowances, ECA International, a global management consulting firm, carries out two Cost of Living Surveys per year, comparing a basket of consumer goods and services commonly purchased by assignees in more than 400 locations worldwide it says.
Let's take a look at 20 most expensive cities for foreigners in the world.
Source: eca-international.com
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
Oslo
Country: Norway
Rank in 2013: 1
Rank in 2012: 2
Movie ticket: $18.76
Can of soda: $3.43
Dozen eggs: $8.39
Beer at a bar: $14.10
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Mike Hutchings/Reuters
Luanda
Country: Angola
Rank in 2013: 2
Rank in 2012: 4
Movie ticket: $13.89
Can of soda: $1.00
Dozen eggs: $5.26
Beer at a bar: $8.14
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Source: Michael Spiller/Wikipedia Commons
Stavanger
Country: Norway
Rank in 2013: 3
Rank in 2012: 5
Movie ticket: $18.68
Can of soda: $3.17
Dozen eggs: $8.30
Beer at a bar: $13.79
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Adriane Ohanesian/Reuters
Juba
Country: South Sudan
Rank in 2013: 4
Rank in 2012: 45
Movie ticket: N/A
Can of soda: $1.62
Dozen eggs: $5.88
Beer at a bar: $5.16
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Mikhail Voskresensky/Reuters
Moscow
Country: Russia
Rank in 2013: 5
Rank in 2012: 13
Movie ticket: $16.27
Can of soda: $1.80
Dozen eggs: $3.53
Beer at a bar: $10.77
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
Tokyo
Country: Japan
Rank in 2013: 6
Rank in 2012: 1
Movie ticket: $19.09
Can of soda: $1.61
Dozen eggs: $5.56
Beer at a bar: $9.18
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Zurich
Country: Switzerland
Rank in 2013: 7
Rank in 2012: 9
Movie ticket: $19.09
Can of soda: $1.21
Dozen eggs: $8.21
Beer at a bar: $9.89
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
Geneva
Country: Switzerland
Rank in 2013: 8
Rank in 2012: 7
Movie ticket: $20.15
Can of soda: $1.31
Dozen eggs: $8.42
Beer at a bar: $9.30
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Basel
Country: Switzerland
Rank in 2013: 9
Rank in 2012: 11
Movie ticket: $19.09
Can of soda: $1.21
Dozen eggs: $8.21
Beer at a bar: $9.89
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Adrian Streun/Reuters
Bern
Country: Switzerland
Rank in 2013: 10
Rank in 2012: 10
Movie ticket: $20.15
Can of soda: $1.34
Dozen eggs: $8.81
Beer at a bar: $9.19
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Source: russavia/Wikipedia Commons
Port Moresby
Country: Papau New Guinea
Rank in 2013: 11
Rank in 2012: 15
Movie ticket: $18.96
Can of soda: $2.15
Dozen eggs: $6.21
Beer at a bar: $7.68
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Radu Sigheti/Reuters
Copenhagen
Country: Denmark
Rank in 2013: 12
Rank in 2012: 14
Movie ticket: $15.45
Can of soda: $2.60
Dozen eggs: $7.86
Beer at a bar: $10.42
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Source: Gnsin/Wikipedia Commons
Nagoya
Country: Japan
Rank in 2013: 13
Rank in 2012: 3
Movie ticket: $19.09
Can of soda: $1.20
Dozen eggs: $4.63
Beer at a bar: $9.01
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters
Seoul
Country: South Korea
Rank in 2013: 14
Rank in 2012: 29
Movie ticket: $8.52
Can of soda: $1.48
Dozen eggs: $4.92
Beer at a bar: $7.62
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Ints Kalnins/Reuters
Stockholm
Country: Sweden
Rank in 2013: 15
Rank in 2012: 22
Movie ticket: $18.16
Can of soda: $1.93
Dozen eggs: $4.72
Beer at a bar: $11.27
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Issei Kato/Reuters
Yokohama
Country: Japan
Rank in 2013: 16
Rank in 2012: 6
Movie ticket: $19.09
Can of soda: $1.35
Dozen eggs: $4.61
Beer at a bar: $8.64
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Daniel Munoz/Reuters
Sydney
Country: Australia
Rank in 2013: 17
Rank in 2012: 16
Movie ticket: $19.26
Can of soda: $2.24
Dozen eggs: $5.17
Beer at a bar: $8.59
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Source: Wikipedia Commons
Brazzaville
Country: Congo
Rank in 2013: 18
Rank in 2012: 27
Movie ticket: N/A
Can of soda: $1.81
Dozen eggs: $3.70
Beer at a bar: $5.07
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Radio Okapi/Wikipedia Commons
Kinshasa
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
Rank in 2013: 19
Rank in 2012: 28
Movie ticket: N/A
Can of soda: $2.25
Dozen eggs: $3.82
Beer at a bar: $7.51
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20 most expensive cities for foreigners
Photographs: Agnieszka Flak/Reuters
Helsinki
Country: Finland
Rank in 2013: 20
Rank in 2012: 19
Movie ticket: $16.00
Can of soda: $2.29
Dozen eggs: $4.75
Beer at a bar: $11.66
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