New York City skyline.
New York City is number three in the Economist Intelligence Unit's list of most expensive cities in the world.
  • The Economist Intelligence Unit has published its Worldwide Cost of Living report.
  • New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco all made it into the world's top 10 most expensive cities.
  • Western European cities filled around half of the top 20 spots.

Three US cities have made it into the top 10 most expensive cities in the world in the latest Worldwide Cost of Living report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

New York, which shared the top spot last year with Singapore, came in third in the new list, while Singapore retained its place at the top, joined by Zurich, Switzerland.