Cost of Living Rankings: CEE Capitals Cheaper, Vienna is 32nd Most Expensive City

More+Events ♦ Published: July 25, 2014; 13:35 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Mercer's 2014 Cost of Living Rankings have been published and cover 211 cities across five continents. While Western European cities have all risen in the rankings mainly due to the strengthening of the Euro against the US dollar, most cities in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), however have fallen in the ranking as a result of local currencies depreciating against the US dollar. Bratislava (#84), Prague (#92), Kiev (#98), Ljubljana (#116), Zagreb (#120), Budapest (#135), Warsaw (#142), Belgrade (#184).

2014 Cost of Living Rankings / Picture: © Mercer LLC

Same procedure as every year: the latest version of Mercer Consulting’s annual Cost of Living Survey is making the rounds again. The yearly report takes a look at expatriate expenses, from housing over food to leisure, in more than 200 cities around the world.

Just like last year’s top ten list, the 2014 ranking shows a sharp divide: The paradoxically cost-intensive…

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