Monday, June 27, 2005
I'll take two
The latest cost of living survey published by Mercer Human Resource, a British consulting firm, showed that Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, are the two most expensive cities in the world. The study looks at 144 cities across six continents and measures the comparative cost of over 200 items in each location, including housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment. It is often used by multinational companies and governments to help determine compensation allowances for their expatriate employees.
Compared to New York City, Tokyo was found to be 35% more costly while Los Angeles and San Francisco were about 15% cheaper. And that apparently doesn't cover the price of watermelons. Including melons, Japan living apparently would be at least 50 times more expensive.
- posted by Woofwoof @ 1:35 AM
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Hey man,
Good luck with the formatting problem.
I had to chuckle at the story about living expenses in Tokyo and Osaka.
I live way down south in Miyazaki and it's still expensive. When I go to Osaka on business every so often I make sure to be careful in my spending. You can drop a lotta cash if you forget to pack your toothbrush or other important items.
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Good luck with the formatting problem.
I had to chuckle at the story about living expenses in Tokyo and Osaka.
I live way down south in Miyazaki and it's still expensive. When I go to Osaka on business every so often I make sure to be careful in my spending. You can drop a lotta cash if you forget to pack your toothbrush or other important items.
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