The 10 most expensive cities in the world

Singapore, which is pictured above, and Zurich ranked as the most expensive among 173 cities analyzed.

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• The Economist Intelligence Unit highlighted the most expensive places among 173 cities.
• Zurich surged a few spots in the ranking to tie with Singapore at No. 1, the new report said.
• Geneva, Paris, and San Francisco were among the 10 most expensive cities.

It's expensive to be in Singapore, in part because of clothing and transport costs.