World's 10 most expensive cities for expats

Mumbai is India’s most expensive city for expatriates, according to Mercer’s 2016 Cost of Living Survey
Curated By: Forbes India
Published: Jun 22, 2016
World's 10 most expensive cities for expats

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  • World's 10 most expensive cities for expats
  • World's 10 most expensive cities for expats
  • World's 10 most expensive cities for expats
  • World's 10 most expensive cities for expats
  • World's 10 most expensive cities for expats
  • World's 10 most expensive cities for expats
  • World's 10 most expensive cities for expats
  • World's 10 most expensive cities for expats
  • World's 10 most expensive cities for expats
  • World's 10 most expensive cities for expats
  • World's 10 most expensive cities for expats
Mumbai (Ranked 82) is India’s most expensive city for expatriates, according to Mercer’s 2016 Cost of Living Survey. The country’s financial centre is followed by New Delhi (130) and Chennai (158). Kolkata (194) and Bangalore (180) are the least expensive Indian cities ranked. Mumbai is ranked higher and more expensive than cities like Seattle (83), Frankfurt (88), Canberra (98), Berlin (100) and Istanbul (101) of the world.

Click on...to find out the world’s costliest cities to live in, as per Mercer’s 22nd annual Cost of Living Survey

Mercer's survey is designed to help multinational companies and governments determine compensation strategies for their expatriate employees. New York City is used as the base city for all comparisons and currency movements are measured against the US dollar. The survey includes over 375 cities throughout the world; this year’s ranking includes 209 cities across five continents and measures the comparative cost of more than 200 items in each location, including housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods, and entertainment.