Uprooting your life and moving to a completely different city for work isn't always an easy decision.
There are many factors to consider, with cost undoubtedly high on the list. But which international city is the most expensive in the world for expats to move to?
According to CNN's 2024 cost-of-living data, Hong Kong, Singapore and Zurich are currently the costliest cities for international workers.
Hong Kong has once again taken the title of most costly city for overseas workers in the 2024 Mercer Cost of Living Survey, which was released Monday.
The Asian city, which also topped the annual list in 2022 and 2023, was closely followed by Singapore, in second place.
Much of the rest of the top 10 was taken up by Swiss cities, with Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern coming in third, fourth, fifth and sixth place respectively.
New York was the highest US city, taking seventh place, while UK capital London, which was in 17th place last year, jumped to eighth place. Nassau, The Bahamas took ninth place, with Los Angeles rounding out the top 10.
2024 cost of living city ranking
1. Hong Kong
2. Singapore
3. Zurich, Switzerland
4. Geneva, Switzerland
5. Basel, Switzerland
6. Bern, Switzerland
7. New York
8. London, United Kingdom
9. Nassau, The Bahamas
10. Los Angeles
