Brief - The Hustle

Some findings on the world’s priciest spots

Written by Jacob Cohen | Dec 9, 2021 10:16:39 AM

Visual: Singdhi Sokpo

The numbers are in. According to the Economic Intelligence Unit, this year’s most expensive city is… (drumroll, please)…

🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 Tel Aviv, Israel! Congrats — er, wait — sorry?

Soaring currency, grocery, and transportation prices contributed to its rise. Some other findings of note:

  • Rome saw the biggest drop in rankings, from 32nd to 48th.
  • Tehran saw the biggest climb, from 79th to 29th (think: US sanctions).
  • Hong Kong recorded the most expensive gas prices.
  • Damascus was the cheapest city for a 2nd year in a row (think: civil war).