The list looks at cities that have ranked highly in research studies and surveys mainly for expatriots based on the high cost of living. Notoriously expensive cities like Luanda in Angola didn't make the cut since they are looking at total living costs, not just the price of random goods - such as the average $243 you'd have to spend to buy a pair of blue jeans there.
10. Vancouver, British Columbia
9. San Francisco, California
8. Sydney, Australia
7. Oslo, Norway
6. Hong Kong, China
5. Zurich, Switzerland
4. Moscow, Russia
3. Singapore
2. London, England
1. Tokyo, Japan
Honorable Mentions:
Paris, France
Stockholm, Sweden
Copenhagen, Denmark