If your boss asks you to work in Moscow this year, he'd better offer you more money to do so--- or even double that depending on where you live now. That's because Moscow has just been found to be the world's most expensive city for the second year in a row by Mercer human Resources Consulting .
Using the cost of living in New York as a base, Mercer determined Moscow is 34.4 percent more expensive in cluding the cost of housing, transportation,food, clothing,household goods and entertainment.
A two-bedroom flat in Moscow now costs $4,0000 a month; a CD$24.83, and an international newspaper $ 6,30, according to Mercer.Bycomparison, a fast food meal with a hamburger is a steal at $4.80
London takes the No.2 place, up from No.5 a year ago, thanks to hgher cost of housing and a stronger Brintish pound relative to the dollar.Mercer estimates London is 26 percent more expensive than New York, while No.5 Hong Kong is 19 percent more costly.
Among North American cities,New York and Los Angeles are the most expensive and are the only two listed in the top 50 of the world's most expensive cities. But both have fallen since last year's study ---New York came in 15th, down from 10th place, while Los Angeles fell to 42nd from 29th place a year ago. San Francisco came in a distant third at No.54, down 20 places from a year earlier.
Toronto, meanwhile, is Canada's most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82nd place worldwide. In Australia, Sydney is the priciest place to live in and No.21 worldwide.

如果你老板叫你今年去莫斯科工作，他最好给你多发点工资，甚至得是两倍才能够的上你在那边得生活。因为莫斯科第二年被Mercer人力资源顾问评为是世界上消费最高的城市。Mercer使用的是纽约的生活水平为基准，发现在莫斯科，住房、交通、餐饮、日用品和娱乐品要贵34.4％。
一套双卧的公寓在莫斯科一个月要40000美元，一张CD24.83美元，一份国外的报纸6.30美元。Mercer上说，在Bycomparison快餐店，一个便宜的汉堡都要4.8美元。
伦敦现居第2位，一年前是在第5位，这是因为房价的上涨和英镑对美元的汇率上升所致。Mercer预计伦敦生活水平较纽约高26％，现在第5位的香港则是19％。
在北美，纽约和洛衫矶的生活水平最高，也是唯一进入Mercer生活水平最高的城市前50的两个。然而现在这两座城市都有所下降，与一年前相比，纽约从第10降至15，洛衫矶从第29降至42。旧金山现居第54位，较一年前下降20位。
同时，在加拿大，多伦多是生活水平最高的城市，但也下降了35位而居于82位。在澳洲，悉尼在全世界生活水平最低的城市中居21位。