November 13, 2008
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).
- Oslo, Norway
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Paris, France
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Dublin, Ireland
- Helsinki, Finland
- London, UK
- Reykjavik, Iceland
- Tokyo, Japan
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Vienna, Austria
- Madrid, Spain
- Brussels, Belgium
- Rome, Italy
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Berlin, Germany
- Athens, Greece
- New York, USA
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Budapest, Hungary
- Warsaw, Poland
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- San Franscisco, USA
- 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]
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February 8, 2008
One would rush into thinking ties referring to culture, history, religion, etc. and of course economics. They seem to go deeper than most of us had in mind:
“American assets in Britain came to a total of $2.3 trillion in 2005, which is more than combined American assets in Asia, South America, Africa and the Middle East.”
“The output of American affiliates in Belgium in 2005 came to $18.4 billion, which is more or less the same as the combined output of American affiliates in China and India the same year (at $18.8 billion).”
“American foreign direct investment in Switzerland in 2006 came to $10.4 billion, or half again as much as total American FDI in Africa and the Middle East.”
“In 2005, Texas received more than $11 billion in foreign direct investment from the nation of… France.”
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