Report: Beijing, Shanghai pricier than Paris
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China.org.cn, July 13, 2011
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Beijing, Shanghai climb list of world's most expensive cities |
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Report: Beijing, Shanghai pricier than Paris |
全球城市生活成本排名出炉 北京上海远超巴黎 |
| It's now more expensive for an expatriate to live in Beijing and Shanghai than in Paris, according to cost-of-living survey by Mercer, a compensation consulting firm. | 7月12日，最新的全球城市生活成本排名出炉，京沪生活成本高过纽约巴黎。 |
| Beijing jumped to 20th place in the list of 214 cities, followed by Shanghai at world number 21, according to the survey. New York City and Paris City placed a relatively distant 32nd and 27th separately. | 其中，北京、上海的全球排名分别为第20、21名，而排在其后包括巴黎（第27名）、纽约（第32名）等著名的国际性都市。 |
| The survey calculates the cost of living for skilled expats in 214 cities world-wide, taking into account more than 200 items, including housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment. | 这一调查来自人力资源咨询、外包和投资服务提供商美世，其调查的目的是帮助跨国公司拟定外派员工的薪水和津贴。调查共涉及全球214个城市，衡量项目包括住房、交通、食品、服装、家居以及娱乐等。 |
| Luanda, Angola's oil-rich capital city is the priciest city while Karachi, Pakistan is deemed the least expensive city. Tokyo retained its status as the second most expensive city in the world and the most expensive city in Asia for expatriates, while Hong Kong was pushed down one place to ninth | 调查显示安哥拉的罗安达是全球生活成本最高的城市；巴基斯坦的卡拉奇则是生活成本最低的城市。东京是亚洲生活成本最高的城市，居全球第二位；中国香港居第九位。 |
| "Overall, the cost of living in cities across Europe has remained relatively stable," said Phil Stanley, a principal at Mercer. "In North America, increasing petroleum prices continue to contribute to rising consumer prices, but many of its cities dropped in the rankings as price increases in other regions have been more severe." | "总体而言，欧洲的城市生活成本保持了相对的稳定。" 美世全球人员流动业务亚太区合伙人Phil Stanley表示，“在北美地区，不断上涨的石油价格继续导致居民消费价格的上升，但由于其他一些地区的价格上涨情况更加严重，将一些美国城市的排名推后，许多北美城市的排名出现下滑。" |
China's business press carried the story above on Wednesday.
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