Expensive Tourist Stroll in Singapore

According to the global survey 2016 from the Economist Intelligence Unit

Marina Bay, Singapore

Walk in a city without realizing there are consequences that need to be prepared, for travelers in the world, they immediately noticed it, draw up a budget for travel to avoid difficulties when going towards various famous tourist spots in a city.

Various options can be fulfilled if we provide a plan that is good, even though it may run in backpacker travel. Why not, right?

A survey later showed cities in the world are included as the cities with the highest cost of living in the world, who would have guessed then when it turned into a city with Singapore ranked first in the category of most expensive cities for three consecutive years.

Picks traveled certainly got impact, because even in those cities are many eyes, the attention of most of the world's travelers want to travel.


Times Square, New York

Citing an article from a travel and lifestyle website, CNN Indonesia, wrote that the survey was conducted in 133 cities around the world twice in one year, it was noted that Singapore has living and transportation costs are high.

Another article from CNN also said, "This is the most expensive city in the world to buy and drive a car. It was thanks to the system of certificates of ownership of goods are very difficult in Singapore."

Be prepared when you are in one of these cities, while for the first rank, Singapore as an example, the cost of public transport in Singapore turned out to be 2.7 times higher than New York. But the surprising thing is the price of basic commodities, Singapore somewhat less than Seoul (33 percent higher), Hong Kong (28 percent higher) and Tokyo selling staples at a price 26 percent more expensive than Singapore.

It's quite pleasant news for tourists who love the typical cuisine of each city, looking for specific things. Certainly.

Following the results of a survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) shows the results of 10 cities in the world which recorded high living costs.

1. Singapore
2. Zurich, Switzerland
3. Hong Kong
4. Geneva, Switzerland
5. Paris

6. London
7. New York
8. Copenhagen, Denmark
9. Seoul, South Korea
10. Los Angeles

Note that the survey compares more than 400 prices of 160 products and services in 133 cities including food, drink, clothing, household appliances, personal products, the cost of rent, transportation, school fees up to recreation.

This means that there is room for tourists to get the cost of everyday life with lower prices, all can enjoy and travel from one city to another.

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(Source Megiza – CNN Indonesia, CNN /Images V Saver, L Priyanti)