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**adoreorerie** · 06-19-2007, 10:28 AM

WTF, are those Russians that rich?

Rising ruble makes Russian capital far more expensive than New York.

Moscow is the world’s most expensive city for the second year in a row, thanks to an appreciating ruble and rising housing costs, a new survey reports.

The cost of living for expatriates in the Russian capital is nearly 35 percent higher than in New York, which served as the base city for the survey released Monday.

London, estimated at 26 percent more expensive than New York, climbed three spots to second place on a strengthening British pound and steep rental prices. full article here

06-19-2007, 10:28 AM	#1
adoreorerie Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	Moscow retains title as world’s costliest city WTF, are those Russians that rich? Rising ruble makes Russian capital far more expensive than New York. Moscow is the world’s most expensive city for the second year in a row, thanks to an appreciating ruble and rising housing costs, a new survey reports. The cost of living for expatriates in the Russian capital is nearly 35 percent higher than in New York, which served as the base city for the survey released Monday. London, estimated at 26 percent more expensive than New York, climbed three spots to second place on a strengthening British pound and steep rental prices. full article here
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