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World’s most expensive cities to live in

Maureen O'Hare
By Maureen O'Hare, CNN
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Updated 10:32 PM EDT, Wed March 18, 2020
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<strong>10. Geneva, Switzerland:</strong> The Swiss city has the tenth highest cost of living in the world in 2020, according to the <a href="https://www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/worldwide-cost-of-living-2020" target="_blank" target="_blank">Economist Intelligence Unit's 2020 Worldwide Cost of Living Survey.</a>
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.
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<strong>8. Tokyo:</strong> A strengthening of the yen this year led Japan's capital to soar five places up the rankings.
8. Tokyo: A strengthening of the yen this year led Japan's capital to soar five places up the rankings.
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<strong>8. Los Angeles:</strong> LA also rose this year, thanks to the "strong local currency," said the EIU.
8. Los Angeles: LA also rose this year, thanks to the "strong local currency," said the EIU.
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<strong>7. Tel Aviv: </strong>Israel's second most populous city is the only showing from the Middle East in the top 10.
7. Tel Aviv: Israel's second most populous city is the only showing from the Middle East in the top 10.
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<strong>5. Paris: </strong>The French capital was a joint number one last year, but dropped down to fifth place in 2020.
5. Paris: The French capital was a joint number one last year, but dropped down to fifth place in 2020.
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<strong>5. Zurich, Switzerland</strong>: The largest city in the Alpine nation came in fifth place out of the 133 cities surveyed.
5. Zurich, Switzerland: The largest city in the Alpine nation came in fifth place out of the 133 cities surveyed.
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