The August 2016 top 50 most expensive international places for expat household accommodation items such as apartment purchase, mortgage rate, rental, and utilities.
The world cost of living comparison (top 50) rankings for household accommodation from most expensive location to least expensive are as follows:

1. Hong Kong
2. Shanghai
3. Monaco
4. New York (Manhattan) NY
5. Singapore
6. Luanda
7. Port Moresby
8. Tokyo
9. Hamilton
10. Taipei
11. Kawasaki
12. Moscow
13. Nassau
14. Fukuoka
15. Honolulu, HI
16. Doha
17. Macao
18. Accra
19. Geneva
20. London
21. San Jose CA
22. Riverside City CA
23. Ibadan
24. Kano
25. New York NY
26. Palikir
27. Abu Dhabi
28. Honiara
29. Sapporo
30. Zurich
31. Abuja
32. Lagos
33. New York (Queens) NY
34. Tripoli
35. Lusaka
36. Sydney
37. New York (Brooklyn) NY
38. San Francisco CA
39. Beijing
40. Shenzhen
41. Kinshasa
42. Maputo
43. Yokohama
44. Wuhan
45. Medinah
46. Caracas
47. Minsk
48. Nagoya
49. Kyoto

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