Singapore 9th most expensive Asian city

The Malaysian Insider, 3 Dec 2009
SINGAPORE, Dec 3 — A stronger currency and a rise in inflation have made Singapore a more expensive place for expatriates to live in, a survey has found.
Singapore jumped three spots from a year ago to become the ninth priciest Asian city in the latest cost of living ranking by human resource company ECA International.
t beat Taiwan’s Taipei and China’s Shenzhen and Guangzhou, but remained cheaper than Japan’s Tokyo and Yokohama, and China’s Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
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