The state of July 24, 2013, the city of Luanda is considered the most expensive for visiting guests. The capital of modern Angola took first place in the ranking published on the official resource of the tourist company Mercer. The organization’s employees conducted surveys in more than 214 countries of the world regarding pricing policy for tourists.
According to statistics, only a year ago the first place of the Japanese metropolis Tokyo moved two points lower, and the capital of the Russian Federation – Moscow rose from the fifth line to the second. Following the first places, the cities of Njamen in Chada, Singapore and, of course, Hong Kong were located. It is worth noting that the next three places, guided by the data from a social survey, the travel lovers immediately gave the three secluded settlements of Switzerland – Bern, Geneva and Zurich. Strange, and the top ten ratings are closed by the capital of Australia – a fabulous town of Sydney.
The reference point for analyzes, Mercer experts chose the average cost of living for a person in New York. Then the results were compared with other cities of the globe. Analysts noted the fact that the most influential criterion was the financial costs of housing. About 70% of the total amount spent during his stay in a particular city is required to pay for the purchase, rent or removal of square meters.
The research team in the final version provided detailed information, according to which – the price of renting a two -room apartment in Luanda, with a luxurious repair, without the availability of amenities is about 5 thousand US dollars, while in Moscow the indicator did not decrease and demonstrates the amount of 6 thousand.
Some of the leaders of Mercer, Natalie Konstantin-Metral focused on the fact that in general, real estate prices in European countries increased only thanks to the strengthening of all kinds of local currency for the US dollar. It is for the same reasons that the cost of square meters has fallen in almost all countries of the Far East. It is worth recalling that in the last quarter, Economist Intelligence Unit called the capital of Japan the most expensive city in all aspects.
Mercer is an organization with international status, which for many years provides consulting services in more than forty countries of the globe and gains more and more respect from its customers.