Tassa hieman lisatietoa keskusteluun elinkustannuksista maailmalla. The Economist Intelligence Unitin mukaan Istanbulissa on hinnat nousseet n. 5% viime vuoden aikana ja Helsinki on talla hetkella maailman 10. kallein kaupunki. Istanbul oli listassa sijalla 48.
http://travel.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1699417,00.html
Most expensive cities
(Last year in brackets)
1 (3) Oslo
2 (1) Tokyo
3 (8) Reykjavik
4 (2) Osaka Kobe
4 (4) Paris
6 (5) Copenhagen
7 (7) London
8 (6) Zurich
9 (8) Geneva
10 (10) Helsinki
Sayonara, Tokyo. Oslo ends city's 14-year run as world's most expensive place
· European resurgence puts eight locations in top 10
· America slips in ratings, with New York in 27th spot
Owen Bowcott
Wednesday February 1, 2006
The Guardian
For 14 years Tokyo was ranked as the most expensive city in the world for visitors but Japan's capital has been robbed of its dubious title by Europe's relative economic resurgence. Oslo, the ancient Viking port at the heart of Norway's oil-fuelled boom, is now the costliest place on the planet to do business or stay as a tourist.
Eight of the priciest 10 locations are European, including London in seventh place. America has slipped significantly, according to the detailed cost of living survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit. New York is the most expensive US city - in 27th position.
Whether the accolade of being the most expensive adds prestige to an international destination or deters cost-conscious travellers, the rankings reflect shifting global patterns of prosperity.
The toppling of Tokyo marks the end of an era. Since 1991 a Japanese city has held the top spot; at one stage the biannual survey placed Tokyo and Osaka joint first.
Before Tokyo's ascendancy, Tehran was deemed to be the city which emptied visitors' pockets fastest due to an overvalued official exchange rate. Currency revaluations have helped Tehran become one of the cheapest places to stay: it is now in 128th position - at the foot of the table.
Tokyo still occupies second place, but its decline comes as the Japanese economy continues to fight the effects of a weakening yen compounded by years of low inflation and deflation. "There's been low levels of consumer confidence," said John Copestake, the editor of the Economist's Worldwide Cost of Living Survey. "Japan has experienced substantial slowdown in recent years and other countries are experiencing much greater levels of growth."
Norway, always thought of as relatively expensive thanks to its political tradition of high taxes to support a generous social system, has had its economy boosted by massive injections of cash from offshore oilfields. It has enjoyed "high consumer confidence, rampant investment and still-low interest rates," the survey comments.
Other fast European risers include Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, which jumped to third place ahead of Osaka. Paris, Copenhagen, London, Zurich, Geneva and Helsinki occupied the next six places. Dublin jumped to 16th place. The more developed western European cities make up the bulk of the most expensive cities in the world. Only one city from eastern and central Europe, Moscow, features in the 30 most expensive destinations.
"Cities from the transition economies are seeing advances in the relative cost of living, some buoyed by entry into the EU or accession talks," the survey says. "Belgrade, Bucharest, Kiev, Warsaw, Prague and Istanbul all saw a relative jump of more than 5% in the cost of living."
Despite ferocious economic growth and the decoupling of the Chinese yuan to the US dollar, China's cities have experienced a relative fall in the rankings. "Increased investment [has opened] up pricing competition and lowered tariffs on branded goods in larger urban centres," the survey notes.
The sharpest rises in the overall rankings came from two Brazilian cities, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Each jumped 22 places to joint 87th as consumer prices leapt and the real currency increased by 25%. "In North America, Canadian cities are now more expensive than all but the largest cities surveyed in the United States."
The Economist survey compares the cost of a representative basket of goods and services in dollar terms from more than 130 cities to provide guidance for the calculation of executive allowances. It breaks down consumer prices in fine detail. An expensive bottle of wine, for example, is more than $90 in Oslo, $38 in Tokyo, $35 in London and $94 in New York.
http://travel.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1699417,00.html
Most expensive cities
(Last year in brackets)
1 (3) Oslo
2 (1) Tokyo
3 (8) Reykjavik
4 (2) Osaka Kobe
4 (4) Paris
6 (5) Copenhagen
7 (7) London
8 (6) Zurich
9 (8) Geneva
10 (10) Helsinki
Sayonara, Tokyo. Oslo ends city's 14-year run as world's most expensive place
· European resurgence puts eight locations in top 10
· America slips in ratings, with New York in 27th spot
Owen Bowcott
Wednesday February 1, 2006
The Guardian
For 14 years Tokyo was ranked as the most expensive city in the world for visitors but Japan's capital has been robbed of its dubious title by Europe's relative economic resurgence. Oslo, the ancient Viking port at the heart of Norway's oil-fuelled boom, is now the costliest place on the planet to do business or stay as a tourist.
Eight of the priciest 10 locations are European, including London in seventh place. America has slipped significantly, according to the detailed cost of living survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit. New York is the most expensive US city - in 27th position.
Whether the accolade of being the most expensive adds prestige to an international destination or deters cost-conscious travellers, the rankings reflect shifting global patterns of prosperity.
The toppling of Tokyo marks the end of an era. Since 1991 a Japanese city has held the top spot; at one stage the biannual survey placed Tokyo and Osaka joint first.
Before Tokyo's ascendancy, Tehran was deemed to be the city which emptied visitors' pockets fastest due to an overvalued official exchange rate. Currency revaluations have helped Tehran become one of the cheapest places to stay: it is now in 128th position - at the foot of the table.
Tokyo still occupies second place, but its decline comes as the Japanese economy continues to fight the effects of a weakening yen compounded by years of low inflation and deflation. "There's been low levels of consumer confidence," said John Copestake, the editor of the Economist's Worldwide Cost of Living Survey. "Japan has experienced substantial slowdown in recent years and other countries are experiencing much greater levels of growth."
Norway, always thought of as relatively expensive thanks to its political tradition of high taxes to support a generous social system, has had its economy boosted by massive injections of cash from offshore oilfields. It has enjoyed "high consumer confidence, rampant investment and still-low interest rates," the survey comments.
Other fast European risers include Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, which jumped to third place ahead of Osaka. Paris, Copenhagen, London, Zurich, Geneva and Helsinki occupied the next six places. Dublin jumped to 16th place. The more developed western European cities make up the bulk of the most expensive cities in the world. Only one city from eastern and central Europe, Moscow, features in the 30 most expensive destinations.
"Cities from the transition economies are seeing advances in the relative cost of living, some buoyed by entry into the EU or accession talks," the survey says. "Belgrade, Bucharest, Kiev, Warsaw, Prague and Istanbul all saw a relative jump of more than 5% in the cost of living."
Despite ferocious economic growth and the decoupling of the Chinese yuan to the US dollar, China's cities have experienced a relative fall in the rankings. "Increased investment [has opened] up pricing competition and lowered tariffs on branded goods in larger urban centres," the survey notes.
The sharpest rises in the overall rankings came from two Brazilian cities, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Each jumped 22 places to joint 87th as consumer prices leapt and the real currency increased by 25%. "In North America, Canadian cities are now more expensive than all but the largest cities surveyed in the United States."
The Economist survey compares the cost of a representative basket of goods and services in dollar terms from more than 130 cities to provide guidance for the calculation of executive allowances. It breaks down consumer prices in fine detail. An expensive bottle of wine, for example, is more than $90 in Oslo, $38 in Tokyo, $35 in London and $94 in New York.
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Vanhimmat
Mitä tekemistä tolla jutulla on Turkin matkailun kanssa?
Silla, etta yleinen hintataso antaa osviittaa siihen kuinka paljon matkalle tulee ottaa rahaa mukaan. Jos menet viikoksi Osloon, tarvitset takuulla enemman taskurahaa kuin jos vietat samaiset 7 paivaa Istanbulissa.
Talla palstalla on kayty jatkuvaa vaittelya siita, ovatko Turkin kuluttajahinnat nousseet lievasti vaiko huikean dramaattisesti.
The Economist Unitin tutkimus tukee argumenttia, etta Turkin hintakehitys on ollut kovin tasaista eika laheskaan niin dramaattista kuin eraat lankkupihvin punaviinilla alas huuhtovat turistirysien lomailijat ovat talla palstalla antaneet ymmartaa.
5% hintojen nousu on talouselamassa viela jokseenkin maltillista, siita ei paase ylitse eika ympari.
Talousindikaattorit ilmaisevat yleensä hintakehityksen koko maassa. Jossain yksittäisissä turistirysissä hintakehitys voi olla paljon jyrkempi, jos esim. usea ulkomainen matkanjärjestäjä yllättäen "löytää" kohteen ja turistien määrä lisääntyy nopeasti. Toisaalta hinnat voivat romahtaa, jos kohde menee pois suosiosta. Kysyntä nostaa hintoja siihen asti, kunnes tarjonta vastaa kysyntää eli syntyy kilpailua. Kysymys "onko Turkki kallis" onkin absurdi, kun jossain Ankaran basaarissa maksaa juusto kolmasosan siitä, mitä Gimassa.
Mutta eikös Stockan herkku ole kalliimpi kuin Alepa? Luulen myös, että Levillä pizza maksaa enemmän kuin Vantaan Essolla.
Hintakehitys ja inflaatio on ihan toinen juttu, kun palkka maksetaan liiroissa, mutta se tuskin palstalaisia kiinnostaa. Asia on monimutkainen, koska kalleuteen vaikuttaa inflaatio, yleinen talouskehitys ja valuuttakurssin kehitys - jotka kaikki on toisiinsa kytköksissä. Kyllä kansantaloustiede on ihmeellistä.
Minusta Turkki on kallis, Kreikka todella kallis ja Suomi hävyttömän kallis ;)