Top 20 most expensive cities in the world

20 place - Dubai, UAE (52 - position in the ranking of 2008)


19 place - Helsinki, Finland (21)





18 place - Rome, Italy (16)


17 place - Tel-Aviv, Israel (14)


16 Place - London, United Kingdom (3)


15 place - Caracas, Venezuela (89)


14 place - Oslo, Norway (4)


13 place - Paris, France (12)


12 place - Shanghai, China (24)


11 place - Milan, Italy (10)


10 place - Singapore (13)


9 place - Beijing, China (20)


8 place - New York, United States (22)


7 place - Copenhagen, Denmark (7)


6 place - Zurich, Switzerland (9)


5 place - Hong Kong (6)


4 place - Geneva, Switzerland (8)


3 place - Moscow, Russia (1)


2 place - Osaka, Japan (11)


1 place - Tokyo, Japan (2)

Cool pics of neon nights in Tokyo

With 35 million people in the metropolitan area, Tokyo can rightfully be called one of the world's great megacities. It is an endless expanse of buldings and overground highways and railroads, lit by the ever-present neon signs. History and the old has definitly had to take the backseat, with future pushing ahead at full speed. The size and density of Tokyo can be intimidating at first, but with patience and curiosity the many small treasures of the city reveal themselves.