Moscow dramatically dropped in the ranking of most expensive cities for foreigners – RBC

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The sharp depreciation of the ruble (to the dollar is now asking for 20 rubles. more than in June 2014) has reduced the cost of living in Russia for everyone who receives a salary in dollars. Even in Moscow for expats, it has decreased so much that the Russian capital is not simply dropped out of the top 10 most expensive cities for foreigners, but fell in the drafting consulting firm Mercer ranking once on the 50th place.

In St. Petersburg is the cost of foreigners for rental housing, transportation, entertainment, and buy food, clothes and other essential commodities declined so much that the city now occupies in the Mercer ranking only 152 th place out of 207 possible. It’s 117 point lower than it was a year ago.

Moscow remains the most expensive city for foreigners in Central and Eastern Europe, far ahead of Istanbul (99), Riga (111) and Bratislava (137) . Even more fell in the rankings Mercer capital of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Belarus, whose currencies also depreciated somewhat against the dollar. Prague now occupies 143rd place (position -50), Budapest – 170 th (-35 position) and Minsk – 200s (-9 position).

The most expensive city for expatriates residing World the third consecutive year is Luanda – Angolan capital for imported from abroad, high-quality products, safe housing and generally acceptable for them a way of life for foreigners have to pay exorbitant prices, the report said Mercer.

In addition, the top ten included the capital of Chad, N’Djamena (10), Seoul (8), Beijing (7), Shanghai (6), Singapore (4) Hong Kong (2), and just three places in Switzerland, in which the life of foreigners has risen sharply after the strong appreciation of the Swiss franc, – Zurich (3), Geneva (5) and Bern (9).

strengthened against most world currencies the dollar has made it even more expensive life of foreigners in US cities – Houston (92) rose in the rankings once Mercer 51 position, Seattle, (106) – at positions 47, Honolulu (52) – 45, Chicago (42) – at positions 43, Washington (50) – 42, Los Angeles (36) – at positions 26, most expensive to Foreigners US city was New York, is ranked as one year ago, in the world ranking of 16th place.

The cheapest accommodation for foreigners cities in the world recognized experts Mercer Kyrgyz Bishkek (207), the Namibian Windhoek (206 ) and Karachi Pakistan (205). In addition, the top ten cheapest cities in the world for expats entered Tunisia, Skopje (Macedonia), Banjul (Gambia), Minsk, Cape Town, Managua and Tbilisi.