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Focus Living costs Credit: Keystone / Laif / Multhaupt<br />

Average monthly rent of 2 bedroom furnished<br />

apartment in Tokyo, Japan.<br />

US$ 12,331.21<br />

Most expensive cities<br />

Tokyo US$ 12331.21<br />

Osaka US$ 8006.60<br />

London US$ 7741.94<br />

Hong Kong US$ 6974.75<br />

New York US$ 6333.33<br />

Cheapest cities<br />

Karachi US$ 718.24<br />

Cairo US$ 621.85<br />

New Delhi US$ 596.93<br />

Panama City US$ 291.67<br />

Kathmandu US$ 477.75<br />

Until recent years, the typically low costs of living in many emerging markets made expatriate assignments relatively luxurious.<br />

But living costs in many emerging market cities, from Luanda to Moscow to Shanghai, now outstrip New York, the usual baseline city.<br />

26 T <strong>Magazine</strong> Issue 07 <strong>Ernst</strong> & <strong>Young</strong>

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