Singapore, Osaka and Hong Kong are the world's most expensive cities, a new survey has found. Damascus, the capital of war-torn Syria, is rated as the cheapest city in the world, with prices only slightly higher in the Uzbekistan capital, Tashkent. Singapore, pictured, is the joint most expensive city, according to new researchThe ranking has been put together by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for its 2020 Worldwide Cost of Living Survey. In fourth place is New York followed by Paris, one of the world's most expensive cities last year, which has dropped to joint fifth with Zurich. Damascus, pictured, the capital of war-torn Syria, is rated as the cheapest city in the world.

Source: Daily Mail March 18, 2020 00:00 UTC