Alcohol & Tobacco costs include alcoholic beverages such as alcohol at bar, beer, locally produced spirit, whiskey, and wine as well as tobacco products such as cigarettes.
The April 2010 alcohol & tobacco international cost of living rank is as follows:
April 2010 Rank Country, City
5 Thailand, Bangkok
6 Qatar, Doha
7 Brazil, Brasilia
8 Colombia, Bogota
9 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
10 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
11 Djibouti, Djibouti
12 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
13 Belarus, Minsk
14 China, Beijing
15 Bahrain, Manama
16 Central African Republic, Bangui
17 Venezuela, Caracas
18 Indonesia, Jakarta
19 Micronesia, Palikir
20 Solomon Islands, Honiara
21 Australia, Sydney
22 Rwanda, Kigali
23 China, Shanghai
24 Palau, Melekeok
25 Singapore, Singapore
26 Ireland, Dublin
27 Somalia, Mogadishu
28 Guyana, Georgetown
29 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
30 Kazakhstan, Almaty
31 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
32 Canada, Toronto
33 Timor-Leste, Dili
34 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
35 Jordan, Amman
36 Iceland, Reykjavik
37 Congo, Brazzaville
38 Myanmar, Yangon
39 Canada, Vancouver
40 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
41 Kenya, Nairobi
42 Azerbaijan, Baku
43 Barbados, Bridgetown
44 Australia, Canberra
45 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
46 Finland, Helsinki
47 Nauru, Yaren
48 Nepal, Kathmandu
49 Australia, Melbourne
50 Greenland, Nuuk
51 Sudan, Khartoum
52 Vanuatu, Port Vila
53 Canada, Calgary
54 Bermuda, Hamilton
55 Costa Rica, San Jose
56 New Caledonia, Noumea
57 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
58 Tuvalu, Funafuti
59 Latvia, Riga
60 Australia, Perth
61 Hungary, Budapest
62 Angola, Luanda
63 Lebanon, Beirut
64 Cote D’Ivoire, Abidjan
65 USA, Anchorage AK
66 Estonia, Tallinn
67 Togo, Lome
68 Slovenia, Ljubljana
69 Canada, Montreal
70 Liberia, Monrovia
71 Denmark, Copenhagen
72 Zambia, Lusaka
73 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
74 Philippines, Manila
75 Israel, Jerusalem
76 Marshall Islands, Majuro
77 Serbia, Belgrade
78 Belize, Belmopan
79 Bolivia, La Paz
80 Australia, Brisbane
81 Niger, Niamey
82 Mali, Bamako
83 Peru, Lima
84 Madagascar, Antananarivo
85 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
86 Canada, Ottawa
87 Macedonia, Skopje
88 China, Wuhan
89 China, Shenzhen
90 Chad, N’Djamena
91 Mozambique, Maputo
92 Seychelles, Victoria
93 Montenegro, Podgorica
94 New Zealand, Auckland
95 Eritrea, Asmara
96 Sweden, Stockholm
97 China, Dalian
98 USA, Baltimore Md
98 USA, Washington DC
100 Chile, Santiago
101 USA, Columbus Ohio
102 Ecuador, Quito
103 USA, Atlanta GA
104 Isle of Man, Douglas
105 USA, Dallas Tex
106 Senegal, Dakar
107 Ukraine, Kiev
108 Armenia, Yerevan
109 Turkey, Ankara
110 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
111 Poland, Warsaw
112 Benin, Cotonou
113 USA, New York NY
114 India, Mumbai
115 Oman, Muscat
116 France, Paris
117 USA, Fort Worth Tex
118 Russia, Moscow
119 USA, Cleveland Ohio
120 USA, Memphis Tenn
121 USA, St Louis MO
122 USA, Boston Mass
123 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
124 Czech Republic, Prague
125 Guam, Hagatna
126 United Kingdom, London
127 Australia, Adelaide
128 Croatia, Zagreb
129 USA, Portland Ore
130 USA, Tampa Fla
131 Fiji, Suva
132 USA, San Antonio Tex
133 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
134 Gabon, Libreville
135 Italy, Milan
136 USA, Detroit Mich
137 Cayman Islands, George Town
138 USA, El Paso Tex
139 Nicaragua, Managua
140 San Marino, San Marino
141 India, New Delhi
142 China, Guangzhou
143 Slovakia, Bratislava
144 Namibia, Windhoek
145 USA, Philadelphia Pa
146 USA, Austin Tex
147 USA, Las Vegas Nev
148 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
149 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
150 Martinique, Fort-de-France
151 Bahamas, Nassau
152 Nigeria, Lagos
153 India, Chennai
154 USA, Charlotte NC
155 Uruguay, Montevideo
156 Vietnam, Hanoi
157 Monaco, Monaco
158 Italy, Rome
159 Jersey, Saint Helier
160 India, Hyderabad
161 Belgium, Brussels
162 USA, Seattle Wash
163 Puerto Rico, San Juan
164 Egypt, Cairo
165 USA, Miami Fla
166 USA, San Francisco Calif
167 Algeria, Algiers
168 Samoa, Apia
169 USA, San Jose Calif
170 Guinea, Conakry
171 Cameroon, Douala
172 USA, Houston Tex
173 Guernsey, St Peter Port
174 Kosovo, Pristina
175 Spain, Madrid
176 Burundi, Bujumbura
177 India, Calcutta
178 Jamaica, Kingston
179 Netherlands, Amsterdam
180 Laos, Vientiane
181 Morocco, Rabat
182 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
183 China, Hong Kong
184 USA, Jacksonville Fla
185 Maldives, Male
186 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John’s
187 Spain, Barcelona
188 Germany, Munich
189 Switzerland, Geneva
190 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
191 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
192 Mauritius, Port Louis
193 India, Bangalore
194 United Kingdom, Glasgow
195 Japan, Tokyo
197 Switzerland, Zurich
198 Germany, Frankfurt
199 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
200 USA, Phoenix Ariz
201 Falkland Islands, Stanley
202 Sri Lanka, Colombo
203 Sierra Leone, Freetown
204 USA, Denver Colo
205 Vatican City, Vatican City
206 Germany, Cologne
207 Dominica, Roseau
208 Greece, Athens
209 China, Tianjin
210 Portugal, Lisbon
211 USA, Chicago Ill
212 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
213 Cape Verde, Praia
214 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
215 Paraguay, Asuncion
216 Cyprus, Nicosia
217 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
218 United Kingdom, Birmingham
219 Cameroon, Yaounde
220 USA, Los Angeles Calif
221 Germany, Bonn
222 Taiwan, Taipei
223 Austria, Vienna
224 USA, Milwaukee Wis
225 Saint Helena, Jamestown
226 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
227 USA, San Diego Calif
228 Germany, Hamburg
229 United Kingdom, Leeds
230 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
231 Botswana, Gaborone
232 Albania, Tirana
233 Malawi, Lilongwe
234 Germany, Berlin
235 Syria, Damascus
236 Guatemala, Guatemala City
237 Mauritania, Nouakchott
238 USA, Indianapolis Ind
239 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
240 Mexico, Mexico City
241 South Africa, Johannesburg
242 South Africa, Cape Town
243 Tonga, Nuku’Alofa
244 Suriname, Paramaribo
245 Bulgaria, Sofia
246 South Africa, Pretoria
247 South Africa, Durban
248 Moldova, Chisinau
249 Bhutan, Thimphu
250 Ghana, Accra
251 Afghanistan, Kabul
252 Cuba, Havana
253 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
254 Lesotho, Maseru
255 Grenada, Saint George’s
256 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
257 Saint Lucia, Castries
258 Swaziland, Mbabane
259 Romania, Bucharest
260 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
261 Gambia, Banjul
262 Pakistan, Lahore
263 Pakistan, Islamabad
264 Pakistan, Karachi
265 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
266 Panama, Panama City
267 Uganda, Kampala
268 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
269 El Salvador, San Salvador
270 China, Macao
271 Yemen, Sanaa
272 Zimbabwe, Harare
273 Iraq, Baghdad
274 Argentina, Buenos Aires
275 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
276 Tunisia, Tunis
277 Bangladesh, Dhaka
278 Lithuania, Vilnius
279 Iran, Tehran
280 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
281 Libya, Tripoli
282 Kuwait, Kuwait City
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