If you plan on visiting or moving to another city, you may want to consider Mercer's (a consulting firm) ranking of the most expensive cities (for visitors/expatriates) for 2011. There were 214 cities examined.
If you think New York is expensive, try Luanda, Angola where you'd pay $28 for a CD and about $20 for a club sandwich and a soda.
The Most Expensive Cities
1. Luanda, Angola (for the 2nd straight year)
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. N'Djamena, Chad
4. Moscow, Russia
5. Geneva, Switzerland
6. Osaka, Japan
7. Zurich, Switzerland
8. Singapore
9. Hong Kong
10. Sao Paulo, Brazil
The Most Affordable Cities
1. Karachi, Pakistan
2. Managua, Nicaragua
3. La Paz, Bolivia
4. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
5. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
6. Islamabad, Pakistan
7. Tegucigalpa, Honduras
8. Tunis, Tunisia
9. Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan
10. Nouakchott, Mauritania
New York is the priciest U.S. city and ranked 32nd.
Pittsburgh was ranked 177th so it is the 38th most affordable city.
Mercer and Economist Intelligence Unit also ranks cities as Most Livable. Pittsburgh ranked 29th which, of course, is first in the United States. However, ranked right below us at number 30 is Honolulu, so it would help if we could get an ocean.
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