These Are The Most Expensive Global Cities To Work From

Inflation has led society to seek out unique ways to cut down on overall costs. For some, this means looking for a place with a lower cost of living. 

A new ranking from human resources firm Mercer identifies the global cities with the highest cost of living using factors such as food and housing prices.  

With more people working remotely than ever before, finding the ideal city to alleviate the burden of inflation may be the next future of work trend to make waves across the global workforce. 

“One of the big things that happened as a result of the pandemic is that people woke up—and employers also woke up—and realized you can work from anywhere,” said Vince Cordova, a partner at Mercer’s CareerPractice group. 

The 25 cities with the highest cost of living in the world were:  

1. Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 
2. Zurich, Switzerland 
3. Geneva, Switzerland 
4. Basel, Switzerland 
5. Bern, Switzerland 
6. Tel Aviv, Israel 
7. New York City, New York, U.S. 
8. Singapore, Singapore 
9. Tokyo, Japan 
10.  Beijing, China 
11. Copenhagen, Denmark 
12. Shanghai, China 
13. Shenzhen, China 
14. Seoul, South Korea 
15. London, UK 
16. Nassau, Bahamas 
17. Los Angeles, California, U.S. 
18. Guangzhou, China 
19. San Francisco, California, U.S. 
20. Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. 
21. Vienna, Austria 
22. Qingdao, China 
23. Bangui, Central African Republic 
24. Libreville, Gabon 
25. Amsterdam, Netherlands