| Rankings | Location | Cost of Living Index | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | March 2006 | City | Country | March 2007 | March 2006 |
| Mercer's survey covers 143 cities across six continents | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Moscow | Russia | 134.4 | 123.9 |
| 2 | 5 | London | United Kingdom | 126.3 | 110.6 |
| 3 | 2 | Seoul | South Korea | 122.4 | 121.7 |
| 4 | 3 | Tokyo | Japan | 122.1 | 119.1 |
| 5 | 4 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 119.4 | 116.3 |
| 6 | 8 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 110.2 | 101.1 |
| 7 | 7 | Geneva | Switzerland | 109.8 | 103 |
| 8 | 8 | Osaka | Japan | 108.4 | 108.3 |
| 9 | 9 | Zurich | Switzerland | 107.6 | 100.8 |
| 10 | 10 | Oslo | Norway | 105.8 | 100 |