San José, Costa Rica listed in world’s most and least expensive cities

You will find Costa Rica listed at 135 sandwiched between
Harare in Zimbabwe and Karachi in Pakistan. Panama City is listed at 114

According to Mercer Human Resource Consulting – Cost-of-Living Survey 2005

Rank and City

1 Tokyo, Japan

2 Osaka, Japan

3 London, United Kingdom

4 Moscow, Russia

5 Seoul, South Korea

6 Geneva, Switzerland

7 Zurich, Switzerland

8 Copenhagen, Denmark

9 Hong Kong, Hong Kong

10 Oslo, Norway

11 Milan, Italy

12 Paris, France

13 New York City, United States

13 Dublin, Ireland

15 St. Petersburg, Russia

16 Vienna, Austria

17 Rome, Italy

18 Stockholm, Sweden

19 Beijing, China

20 Sydney, Australia

20 Helsinki, Finland

22 Douala, Cameroon

22 Istanbul, Turkey

24 Amsterdam, Netherlands

24 Budapest, Hungary

26 Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

27 Warsaw, Poland

28 Prague, Czech Republic

29 Taipei, Taiwan

30 Shanghai, China

31 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

32 Dusseldorf, Germany

33 Luxembourg, Luxembourg

34 Singapore, Singapore

34 Frankfurt, Germany

36 Dakar, Senegal

37 Munich, Germany

38 Berlin, Germany

39 Tel Aviv, Israel

40 Glasgow, United Kingdom

41 Athens, Greece

41 Brussels, Belgium

43 Barcelona, Spain

44 Los Angeles, United States

45 White Plains, United States

46 Madrid, Spain

47 Birmingham, United Kingdom

48 Zagreb, Croatia

49 Hamburg, Germany

50 Hanoi, Vietnam

50 San Francisco, United States

52 Chicago, United States

52 Beirut, Lebanon

54 Riga, Latvia

54 Kiev, Ukraine

56 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

57 Miami, United States

58 Algiers, Algeria

59 Casablanca, Morocco

60 Tallin, Estonia

61 Lyon, France

61 Honolulu, United States

63 Shenzhen, China

64 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

65 Guangzhou, China

66 Lisbon, Portugal

67 Amman, Jordan

68 Melbourne, Australia

69 Auckland, New Zealand

70 Houston, United States

71 Jakarta, Indonesia

72 Kuwait City, Kuwait

73 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

74 San Juan, Puerto Rico

75 Almaty, Kazakhstan

76 Wellington, New Zealand

76 Ljubljana, Slovenia

78 Washington, D.C., United States

79 Boston, United States

80 Morristown, United States

81 Sofia, Bulgaria

82 Toronto, Canada

83 Atlanta, United States

84 Brisbane, Australia

85 Leipzig, Germany

86 Manama, Bahrain

87 Vancouver, Canada

88 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

89 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

89 Adelaide, Australia

91 Vilnius, Lithuania

91 Accra, Ghana

93 Perth, Australia

94 Denver, United States

95 Mexico City, Mexico

96 Lagos, Nigeria

97 Cairo, Egypt

98 Calgary, Canada

99 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

100 Limassol, Cyprus

101 Detroit, United States

102 St. Louis, United States

103 Seattle, United States

103 Bucharest, Romania

105 Kingston, Jamaica

105 Mumbai, India

107 Montreal, Canada

108 Guatemala City, Guatemala

109 Cleveland, United States

110 New Delhi, India

111 Pittsburgh, United States

112 Portland (Ore.), United States

113 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

114 Panama City, Panama

115 Monterrey, Mexico

116 Johannesburg, South Africa

117 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

118 Lima, Peru

119 Nairobi, Kenya

119 Winston-Salem, United States

119 Sao Paulo, Brazil

122 Ottawa, Canada

123 Lusaka, Zambia

124 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

125 Bangkok, Thailand

126 Tunis, Tunisia

127 Dacca (Dhaka), Bangladesh

128 Santiago, Chile

129 Tehran, Iran

130 Blantyre, Malawi

131 Tianjin, China

132 Colombo, Sri Lanka

133 Bogota, Colombia

134 Harare, Zimbabwe

135 San José, Costa Rica

136 Karachi, Pakistan

137 Quito, Ecuador

138 Chennai (Madras), India

138 Caracas, Venezuela

140 Montevideo, Uruguay

141 Bangalore, India

142 Buenos Aires, Argentina

143 Manila, Philippines

144 Asuncion, Paraguay

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Andrew Makarik

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Andrew Makarik is the main editor of WeLoveCostaRica, a fan of this sunny country. He is also a loving husband and a has a lovely daughter. By being a devoted family man and the biggest Costa Rica fan, he wants to make more people feel at home there. WeLoveCostaRica unites people and helps them find new home or a new travel destination. This website is a friendly community where everyone can find not only information, but also new friends and travel pals. Andrew is also passionate about IT and programming, so he himself maintains a friendly atmosphere in this cozy environment of WeLoveCostaRica.com.