Expensive vs Cheap cities

A comparison study (press release in Swedish) of 24 of major cities around the world was carried out by the price comparison website Pricerunner and Stockholm ranks as the 4th most expensive (12.2% over the average) when measured by the price of consumer products, while Athens is placed 17th (6.1% below the average).

1. Oslo, Norway
2. Copenhagen, Denmark
3. Paris, France
4. Stockholm, Sweden
5. Dublin, Ireland
6. Helsinki, Finland
7. London, UK
8. Reykjavik, Iceland
9. Tokyo, Japan
10. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
11. Vienna, Austria
12. Madrid, Spain
13. Brussels, Belgium
14. Rome, Italy
15. Prague, Czech Republic
16. Berlin, Germany
17. Athens, Greece
18. New York, USA
19. Lisbon, Portugal
20. Budapest, Hungary
21. Warsaw, Poland
22. Vilnius, Lithuania
23. San Franscisco, USA
24. Shangai, China

The comparison included three categories featuring specific products: electronics (e.g. Canon Powershot G9, Sony Playstation 3 (80GB), Apple Macbook Air, etc.), family products (e.g. movie ticket, bus ticket, shoes:Adidas Stan Smith 2, Lego: Indiana Jones Motorcycle Chase, etc.) and party products (e.g. Absolut Vodka 70cl, Big Mac, etc.). Figures are accessible on this Google Document (in Swedish ).

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[thanks to David Landes from The.Local for the figures and the links]