http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/invest/extra/P143604.asp Cost of living in selected cities Rank City Index Rank City Index 1 Oslo, Norway 140 35 Los Angeles 95 2 Tokyo 136 35 Perth, Australia 95 3 Reykjavik, Iceland 135 40 San Francisco 93 4 Osaka/Kobe, Japan 130 43 Montreal 92 4 Paris 130 43 Vancouver, B.C. 92 6 Copenhagen, Denmark 127 45 Adelaide, Australia 91 7 London 125 48 Istanbul, Turkey 89 8 Zurich, Switzerland 123 48 Taipei, Taiwan 89 9 Geneva 116 51 Shanghai, China 87 10 Helsinki, Finland 115 52 St. Petersburg, Russia 86 11 Vienna, Austria 113 52 Tel Aviv, Israel 86 12 Frankfurt, Germany 111 54 Athens, Greece 85 13 Seoul, South Korea 110 58 Beijing 83 14 Hong Kong 109 58 Prague, Czech Republic 83 14 Munich, Germany 109 63 Warsaw, Poland 82 16 Dublin, Ireland 108 77 Budapest, Hungary 74 16 Sydney, Australia 108 77 Johannesburg, South Africa 74 19 Berlin 106 77 Pretoria, South Africa 74 19 Melbourne, Australia 106 82 Kiev, Ukraine 71 27 New York 100 95 Bucharest, Romania 65 29 Auckland, New Zealand 98 95 Panama City, Panama 65 29 Moscow 98 107 Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro 61 32 Brisbane, Australia 96 110 Sofia, Bulgaria 60 32 Wellington, New Zealand 96 124 Asuncion, Paraguay 45 35 Chicago 95 128 Tehran, Iran 33 Source: Economist Intelligence Unit