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Luanda, the capital of Angola, has regained top spot as the world\u2019s most expensive city for expats, pushing Hong Kong back into second place.<\/p>\n
The claim is made in the 23rd annual cost-of-living survey carried out by the advisory firm Mercer.<\/p>\n
Tokyo, Zurich and Singapore comprise the rest of the top five.<\/p>\n
London has fallen to just 30th place in the rankings, partly because of the pound\u2019s devaluation, with other big UK cities also dropping down the rankings.<\/p>\n
\u201cUK cities have fallen again this year as the British pound weakened before, and after, the EU referendum last summer,\u201d said Kate Fitzpatrick of Mercer.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, London did not drop as far as may be expected, with steep prices keeping London as one of the most expensive cities for expatriates worldwide.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe capital\u2019s rental costs remain at the higher end globally and have remained stable, or increased slightly over the last year as construction cannot keep up with demand,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
After London, the other most expensive UK cities were Aberdeen (146th), Birmingham (147th), Glasgow (161st) and Belfast (170th).<\/p>\n
The annual survey looks at more than just the cost to expats of renting an apartment or house.<\/p>\n
It examines the cost of 200 items in each place, including housing, transport, clothes, food and entertainment.<\/p>\n
Thus it compares the cost of buying a cinema ticket, a pair of jeans, a litre of water, a cup of coffee, a litre of petrol, a litre of milk, and bread and beer.<\/p>\n
The position of Luanda, which has topped these rankings frequently in the past few years, is influenced by the cost of secure accommodation for expat staff as well as for everyday goods.<\/p>\n
For instance, the cost of renting an unfurnished three-bedroom house of \u201cinternational standards in an appropriate neighbourhood\u201d is put at a whopping $13,000 US dollars (\u00a310,300) a month.<\/p>\n
In general, Asian and European cities are the most expensive.<\/p>\n
Places six to 10 in the annual rankings are taken by Seoul, Geneva, Shanghai, New York and Bern.<\/p>\n
Mercer uses New York as its benchmark for comparing the costs of living in other cities, and measures currency movements against the US dollar.<\/p>\n
\u201cOverall, US cities either remained stable in the ranking or have slightly increased due to the movement of the US dollar against the majority of currencies worldwide,\u201d said Mercer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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