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PriceRunner: Vilnius is among ten least expensive cities
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The analysts announced their conclusions after comparing prices of the products under 26 different names, including milk, cigarettes, books, computers, BigMac hamburgers, in 33 world cities.
"Prices in the capital of Norway are higher by 35% than the average of prices in other countries," states PriceRunner.
PriceRunner has ranked Oslo the most expensive city in the world for the third year in a row. The list of the least expensive cities includes Buenos Aires, Vilnius, Prague, Warsaw, San Francisco and New York. Mumbai was ranked as the cheapest city.
Price Runner carried out the study on 17-21 October 2009, informs ELTA/LETA.
Marc Thomas, UK manager for PriceRunner, said: “London, New York and Paris are often held up as cities with a very high cost of living. While Paris is still the fourth most expensive place on the planet, New York is now the fourth cheapest – and remarkably, even prices in London have dropped below the global average. London is now significantly cheaper than many competitive destinations, including Paris, Dublin, Amsterdam and Berlin.”
The full league table is below:
|
UK |
Place |
Above / below global average |
|
Oslo, Norway |
33 |
35.40% |
|
Copenhagen, Denmark |
32 |
16.60% |
|
Sao Paolo, Brasil |
31 |
16% |
|
Paris, France |
30 |
15.80% |
|
Reykjavik, Iceland |
29 |
13.60% |
|
Stockholm, Sweden |
28 |
13.10% |
|
Helsinki, Finland |
27 |
12.50% |
|
Dublin, Ireland |
26 |
9.20% |
|
Sydney, Australia |
25 |
8.80% |
|
Rome, Italy |
24 |
7.80% |
|
Tokyo, Japan |
23 |
7.20% |
|
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
22 |
6.30% |
|
Vienna, Austria |
21 |
5.10% |
|
Brussels, Belgium |
20 |
2.30% |
|
Berlin, Germany |
19 |
1.90% |
|
Cape Town, South Africa |
18 |
-0.30% |
|
Moscow, Russia |
17 |
-0.70% |
|
Istanbul, Turkey |
16 |
-1.10% |
|
Lisbon, Portugal |
14 |
-1.60% |
|
London, England |
14 |
-1.60% |
|
Madrid, Spain |
13 |
-1.90% |
|
Athens, Greece |
11 |
-4.40% |
|
Budapest, Hungary |
11 |
-4.40% |
|
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
10 |
-8.00% |
|
Vilnius, Lithuania |
9 |
-8.20% |
|
Prague, Czech Republic |
8 |
-9.70% |
|
Warsaw, Poand |
7 |
-11.30% |
|
San Francisco, USA |
6 |
-12.50% |
|
Dubai, UAE |
5 |
-13.90% |
|
New York, USA |
4 |
-16.10% |
|
Shanghai, China |
3 |
-19.60% |
|
Bangkok, Thailand |
2 |
-25.70% |
|
Mumbai, India |
1 |
-30.60% |
Product comparison table
|
Products |
Mumbai, India |
London, England |
Oslo, Norway |
|
Absolut Vodka, 70 cl |
£19.45 |
£14.67 |
£30.22 |
|
Coca Cola, 33 cl can |
£0.26 |
£0.75 |
£1.37 |
|
Coffee, 33 cl, take away |
£0.80 |
£1.63 |
£2.39 |
|
Marlboro Lights, package of 20 cigarettes |
£1.24 |
£5.75 |
£8.14 |
|
McDonald’s Big Mac burger only |
£0.86 |
£2.29 |
£4.29 |
|
Cinema ticket |
£2.42 |
£8.88 |
£10.54 |
|
1 litre petrol |
£0.65 |
£1.08 |
£1.24 |
|
1 litre milk |
£0.47 |
£0.86 |
£1.47 |
|
Bus ticket |
£0.04 |
£2.00 |
£2.68 |
|
Durex Pleasuremax, 10 pack |
£1.30 |
£6.63 |
£5.94 |
|
Nappies: Pampers, New Baby, 3-6 kgs, package of 28 |
£3.34 |
£3.62 |
£2.25 |
|
Tampons: O.B. Regular, 16 pack |
£1.33 |
£2.28 |
£3.03 |
|
Book: “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown (Hardcover, in English) |
£8.91 |
£11.96 |
£26.68 |
|
Blu-ray: Watchmen |
£31.12 |
£20.97 |
£21.34 |
|
Canon Powershot D10 |
£324.09 |
£299.98 |
£339.06 |
|
Nintendo Wii |
£298.09 |
£166.65 |
£216.00 |
|
Xbox 360 Elite (120 GB) |
N/A |
£192.25 |
£246.36 |
|
Sony Playstation 3 120GB (SLIM) |
N/A |
£270.81 |
£337.66 |
|
Macbook Air |
£1,209.75 |
£1,117.60 |
£1,391.66 |
|
iPod Touch 32GB |
£267.10 |
£226.67 |
£266.47 |
|
TV: Sony KDL-40W5500 |
N/A |
£832.99 |
£1,142.66 |
|
Lego Duplo Brick Box |
N/A |
£12.98 |
£19.95 |
|
Adidas Stan Smith 2 |
£62.24 |
£54.99 |
£94.55 |
|
Garmin Forerunner 405 |
N/A |
£268.50 |
£312.84 |
|
Mobile Phone: Samsung Jet |
£260.39 |
£0.00 |
£432.07 |
|
Mascara: Lancome Hypnôse Black |
£15.95 |
£19.50 |
£28.40 |
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