روشنیوں کا شہر کراچی دنیا کا چھٹا سستا ترین شہر ہے، برطانوی جریدہ
روشنیوں کے شہر کراچی کو سستے ترین اور مہنگے ترین شہروں کی ایک حالیہ درجہ بندی میں دنیا کا چھٹا سستا ترین شہر قرار دیا گیا ہے جبکہ ہانگ کانگ اور سنگا پور کے بعد پیرس کو دنیا کے سب سے مہنگے شہروں میں شمار کیا گیا ہے۔ برطانوی جریدے کے مطابق اکانومسٹ انٹیلیجنس یونٹ نے شہروں کے سالانہ انڈیکس کی تیاری تارکین وطن اور کاروبار کیلئے سفر کرنے والوں کے لیے کی گئی ہے۔ دنیا بھر سے 133 شہروں میں کیے گئے سروے میں 160 اشیاء کا موازنہ کیا گیا ہے جن میں کھانا، پینا، ٹرانسپورٹ، یوٹیلٹی بل اور کرایہ شامل ہیں۔
فہرست کے مطابق سستے ترین شہروں میں پہلے نمبر پر وینزویلا کا شہر کراکس دوسرا شام کا شہر دمشق ، تیسرے پر ازبکستان کا شہر تاشقند ، چوتھا قازقستان کا شہر الماتے، پانچواں بھارت کا شہر بنگلور، چھٹا پاکستان کا شہر کراچی ، ساتواں نائجیریا کا شہر لاگوس، آٹھواں ارجنٹینا کا شہر نوئینوس ایئریس، نواں بھارت کا شہر چنائے اور دسواں بھارتی دارالحکومت نئی دہلی ہے۔ دوسری جانب ہانگ کانگ اور سنگا پور کے بعد پیرس کو دنیا کے سب سے مہنگے شہروں میں شمار کیا گیا ہے۔ رپورٹ تیار کرنے والی روگزینا سلاؤ شیوا کا کہنا ہے کہ 2003 سے ہی پیرس دس مہنگے ترین شہروں کی فہرست میں رہا ہے۔ ان کا کہنا ہے کہ دوسرے شہروں کے مقابلے میں وہاں صرف شراب، ٹریول اور تمباکو ہی سستا ہے۔ مثال کے طو پر پیرس میں ایک خاتون کے بال کٹوانے کا خرچ تقریباً 119 ڈالر ہے جبکہ میونخ اور جاپان میں بلترتیب تقریباً 74 اور 54 ڈالر ہے۔
Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi among world's cheapest cities to live in: Report
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Move over Singapore — the world's most expensive city has two new rivals.
After topping the Economist Intelligence Unit's Worldwide Cost of Living Survey for five years, Asia's Lion City has been joined by Paris and Hong Kong in a tie at the top of the table.
Zurich and Geneva rounded out the top five, while New York and Los Angeles reclaimed spots in the top 10 — ranking in seventh and 10th respectively — after slipping to 13th and 14th last year thanks to a weakening dollar.
The survey is designed to help companies calculate cost-of-living allowances and build compensation packages for expatriates and business travelers.
The trio of cities sharing the top spot are 7 percent more expensive to live in than New York, according to the EIU, which compiles its list from a survey of 160 products and services across 93 countries.
The Japanese port city of Osaka was another re-entry, moving up six spots to number five. Seoul (joint seventh place), Copenhagen (also seventh) and Tel Aviv (10th) round out the top 10 — which actually consists of 11 cities thanks to tied places.
"Weaker local currencies have pushed all five Australian and two New Zealand cities surveyed down in the ranking," the EIU said, accounting for Sydney's absence after it scraped into 10th position in last year's report.
Outside the top 10, the EIU said the cost of living in Chinese cities remains relatively stable, while Southeast Asian destinations were moving up the ranks...Read More
#Bucharest is 8th cheapest in the world = New Delhi and Kiev, cheaper than Pretoria, Lusaka, Caracas, Damascus, Tehran. The Economist Intelligence Unit released its annual World Cost of Living report on Tuesday.
It's a huge survey of the expense of living in the world's biggest and most important cities.
After analysing a wide-range of data — from food and fuel costs to salaries — the EIU put together a ranking of the most expensive and cheapest cities in the world to live in. It compares factors such as wages and the prices of more than 150 items — including bread, wine, cigarettes, and unleaded petrol.
The cost of living in each city is ranked in comparison with New York City, where New York receives an index score of 100, and one extra point equates to a 1% increase in living costs. This is called the WCOL (World Cost of Living) Index. Any city with a score of below 100 is cheaper than the Big Apple.
The top of the list is dominated by cities in Africa and the Indian subcontinent, but a handful in Europe are also among the cheapest. All cities on this list have a WCOL score of 51 or less.
T=16. Asuncion, Paraguay
With a score of 51, Paraguay's capital is the second cheapest place in South America to live, with only the chaotic, hyperinflation-stricken Caracas costing less.
T=16. Johannesburg, South Africa
Despite being at the heart of one of Africa's most developed economies, Johannesburg remains cheap by global standards. It has become relatively a little more expensive in 2017, scoring 51 compared to 50 last year.
T=16. Kathmandu, Nepal
Located deep in the Himalayas, Kathmandu has struggled in recent years after the city was decimated by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in 2015. This has pushed the relative cost of living in the city downwards.
T=13. Tehran, Iran
Iran's capital Tehran has become steadily more expensive in the last few years. In 2011, the Cost of Living report ranked it as the world's 4th cheapest city.
T=13. Damascus, Syria
The war-torn city understandably ranks very low because of geopolitical instability. Large parts of the country have been left in ruins by nearly five years of civil war.
T=13. Caracas, Venezuela
Venezuela's economy is one of the most dysfunctional in the world, with hyperinflation wreaking havoc among the country's populace. Valuing goods is incredibly difficult, and many basic goods like toilet paper are frequently in short supply.
12. Lusaka, Zambia
Lusaka was the cheapest city in the world in 2016, but the EIU note that "the Zambian capital has subsequently climbed 11 places to 122nd owing to spiralling inflation and the stabilisation of the kwacha."
11. Pretoria, South Africa
One of a handful of African cities to make the list, according to a separate cost of living ranking, Pretoria is the second-cheapest major city in the world to rent a place to live.
T=8. Kiev, Ukraine
Kiev has "faced well-documented economic, political, security and infrastructural challenges," the EIU says. That has helped push prices in the Ukranian capital downwards.
T=8. Bucharest, Romania
The cost of everyday goods is pretty low in Romania's capital, despite the country being in the European Union. An average 1kg loaf of bread costs $1.64. That has dropped from $1.73 in 2016's ranking.
T=8. New Delhi, India
"Although South Asian cities traditionally occupy positions among the ten cheapest, they are no longer the cheapest cities in the world," the EIU says.
T=5. Algiers, Algeria
The EIU cites Algiers, along with Kiev, as one of the cities that has faced stability issues that have pushed the price of living downwards. It scored 45 on the WCOL index.A woman hangs her washing out to dry on her roof top in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria.
T=5. Chennai, India
One of three Indian cities to make the top six on the EIU's ranking, Chennai is unmoved from last year's ranking.
T=5. Mumbai, India
Despite its role as a bustling metropolis, Mumbai is incredibly cheap. An average loaf of bread would cost the equivalent of $1. Only two cities on the list have cheaper bread.
4. Karachi, Pakistan
Food, transportation, and entertainment are relatively cheap. Housing is also very cheap, partly because of high crime rates.
3. Bangalore, India
"The Indian subcontinent remains structurally cheap," which is a deciding factor in Bangalore's position as one of the world's cheapest cities, the Cost of Living report notes.
2. Lagos, Nigeria
"The relative cost of living in Lagos has more than halved since 2008, which might signal renewed interest from foreign investors, with price levels so low by international standards," the report notes.
1. Almaty, Kazakhstan
"Almaty’s citizens may not feel that the city is getting cheaper; despite measures to control prices, Almaty has seen inflation approaching 20% during 2016. However local price rises have not completely offset a 50% devaluation in the tenge (the Kazakh currency), since it was allowed to float in August 2015," the EIU's report says.
(via These are the cheapest cities in the world | World Economic Forum)
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