
10. Geneva, Switzerland: The Swiss city has the tenth highest cost of living in the world in 2020, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2020 Worldwide Cost of Living Survey.

8. Tokyo: A strengthening of the yen this year led Japan's capital to soar five places up the rankings.

8. Los Angeles: LA also rose this year, thanks to the "strong local currency," said the EIU.

7. Tel Aviv: Israel's second most populous city is the only showing from the Middle East in the top 10.

5. Paris: The French capital was a joint number one last year, but dropped down to fifth place in 2020.

5. Zurich, Switzerland: The largest city in the Alpine nation came in fifth place out of the 133 cities surveyed.