Obodo UK gbagoro n'ọkwa kachasị ọnụ n'ụwa

The latest Cost of Living report reveals UK cities step up the ranking of the most expensive in the world due to the improved strength of the GBP against most currencies.

Reporting the cost of consumer goods and services in locations around the world for over 45 years, the report captured the data in late February and early March of this year (2020), when many countries were in the midst of battling the first Covid-19 peak, or about to be hit by it. Central London enters the top 20 in Europe and the top 100 in the world for the first time in four years (94th), overtaking several European cities including Antwerp, Strasbourg, Lyon and Luxembourg City, as well as most major cities listed in Australia.

The Cost of Living Survey compares a basket of like-for-like consumer goods and services commonly purchased by international assignees in more than 480 locations worldwide. The survey helps businesses to ensure that their employees’ spending power is maintained when they are sent on international assignments.

Switzerland continues to be one of the most expensive countries in the world, dominating four of the top five most expensive cities. An example of the price disparity, an average medium cappuccino at a café in Zurich costs GBP 4.80, compared to GBP 2.84 in Central London, while a ‘takeaway meal’, such as a burger, fries and a drink, costs GBP 11.36 in Zurich compared to GBP 6.24 in Central London.

Ịbanye na nyocha ahụ UK nwere nchekwube maka akụ na ụba karịa n'oge na-adịbeghị anya, mgbe mmefu ego na-ekwe nkwa ịbawanye mmefu na idoanya na Brexit bụ nke kwalitere paụnd site na ọdịda gara aga. N'oge UK ọ dị ka edobere nke ọma iji zere ajọ ọrịa ọjọọ mana mgbe izu 14 nke mkpọchi mkpọchi na chere nnukwu nlaazu ego n'oge a na obere ọganihu na mkparịta ụka azụmahịa Brexit, paụnd ahụ alaghachila n'ọ̀tụ̀tụ̀ ndị gara aga. Agbanyeghị na ọtụtụ nwere ike ịgbanwe, obodo UK nwere ike ịgbalịsi ike idowe ọkwa dị elu na nyocha anyị na-esote.

Cost of living affected by Covid-19

Mmetụta akụ na ụba nke oria ojoo nke Covid-19 pụtara ìhè na ọnụ ahịa obibi ndụ maka ebe mbụ mgbasa ọrịa butere na ejighị n'aka na mmetụta ahụ. Ebe ndị China niile adaala na ọkwa, dịka ebe niile dị na South Korea. Beijing gbadara site na 15th ruo 24th n'ọkwa mba ụwa, ebe Seoul tụdara ebe itoolu na n'ime 10 kachasị site na 8 ruo 17th. Agbanyeghị, na China, nke a na-egosipụtakwa ihe na-adịte aka nke mbelata uto na yuan na-ebelata.

Akụ na ụba China dara nke ukwuu site na usoro mkpọchi etinyere na njedebe nke 2019. N'otu aka ahụ, ka Australia na New Zealand na-adabere na azụmahịa na China, anyị nwere ike ịhụ mmetụta dị egwu na ọnụ ahịa ngwaahịa na ọrụ na ebe ndị a. . Nke a bụkwa ihe ịrịba ama nke ụjọ ndị ahịa, nke anyị nwere ike ịhụ na mba ndị ọzọ gburugburu ụwa n'ime ọnwa ndị na-abịa.

N'ime oge dị mkpirikpi anyị na-atụ anya ịhụ mmụba na mba dị iche iche gburugburu ụwa ka ọchịchọ na-ebelata na ọnụ ala mmanụ na-enyocha site na akụ na ụba. Enwere ike ịhụ ihe dị iche na mba ebe ego dara na-ebuli ọnụ ahịa mbubata, ma ọ bụ mkpirisi mmefu ego pụtara na a na-ebipụ enyemaka ma ọ bụ ụtụ isi, dịka na Saudi Arabia nke na-eji VAT okpukpu atọ ruo 15%.

Mkpesa na ọgba aghara ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị na-emetụta ọnụ ahịa obibi na Hong Kong, Colombia na Chile

Ọnwa ole na ole ngagharị iwe na Colombia na Chile enweela mmetụta dị ukwuu na akụ na ụba ha, na ego adịghị ike na-eme ka obodo ndị dị na mba ndị a daa nke ukwuu na ọkwa. Santiago dị na Chile dị nke 217, ebe Bogota dị na Colombia nọ n'ọkwa 224 dị ala, dịka ọmụmaatụ. Hong Kong gbadara ntakịrị na ọkwa mba ụwa site na 4th ruo 6th ka ọnwa nke ngosi nke obodo gasịrị.

Ọ bụ ezie na Hong Kong ka nọ n'obodo 10 kachasị ọnụ, nke a bụ n'ihi na ejikọtara ya na dollar US nke na-arụ ọrụ nke ọma. Hong Kong zerekwa ụdị mkpọchi mkpọchi sitere na Covid-19 nwere ahụmahụ ndị ọzọ n'ụwa, nke ga-enyere aka akụ na ụba ya n'agbanyeghị ọnwa nke ọgba aghara ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị n'obodo ahụ.

Obodo ndị Brazil dara n'ọkwa dịka mgbanwe na-aga n'ihu

Obodo Brazil niile adaala n'ime 200 kacha ọnụ ahịa n'ụwa dịka nke adịla n'ezie dara na uru n'afọ ndị na-adịbeghị anya. Volatility abụghị ihe ọhụrụ na mba ahụ, ebe afọ atọ gara aga Sao Paulo bụ 85th na ụwa n'afọ gara aga ọ bụ 199th n'ụwa. Ebe mba ahụ na-eche ihu na uto adịghị ike tupu ọrịa ọjọọ ahụ emetụta mba ahụ yana ọnụ ahịa mmanụ daa, ọ ga-abụ na enwere mgbanwe ọzọ n'ihu.

Mba South East Asia na-aga n'ihu na-arị elu na ọkwa

Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia na Vietnam etoola n'ọkwa kachasị ọhụrụ. Nke a na-aga n'ihu na-adịte aka n'ihi na akụ na ụba ha na-esiwanye ike n'afọ ndị na-adịbeghị anya. Ọ bụ ezie na ọnọdụ dị na mba ndị a gbagoro ebe ise na nkezi n'afọ gara aga, ha ebiliwo na nkezi nke 35 ebe n'ime afọ ise gara aga, gụnyere ịrị elu 64 maka Bangkok ka ọ bụrụ ebe 60th kachasị ọnụ n'ụwa.

Ahịa ndị na-apụta na South East Asia na-abawanye ọnụ maka ọtụtụ ndị ọbịa na ndị njem n'ihi ego ha nwere ekele. Thailand abawanyela nke ukwuu maka azụmahịa na njem nlegharị anya mba ụwa. N'ihi ya, ụlọ akụ etiti nke Thailand na-anwa n'ezie imebi ego ya, baht, iji mee ka obodo ahụ bụrụ ebe mara mma maka ndị na-etinye ego na ndị ọbịa, na ego ahụ erutela afọ isii dị elu na njedebe nke afọ gara aga.

North America makes up almost a third of the top 100 most expensive cities

This time two years ago only 10 North American locations featured in the top 100. As the US and Canadian economies strengthened in the past year, the value of their respective currencies has been pushed up, and so too has the cost of goods and services for visitors and expats. ECA’s report shows locations in USA and Canada now make up 29 of the top 100 most expensive in the world.

A medium cappuccino in a café in Central London would cost GBP 2.84, meanwhile in New York it would cost GBP 3.53; a 100g bar of chocolate purchased in Central London would cost GBP 1.69, and GBP 2.81 in New York.

Costs in Cairo continue to rise as Egyptian pound is one of the strongest currencies in the world

Cairo moved to 193rd in the global cost of living ranking this year, up 42 places on last year – one of the most dramatic increases in the report. This was thanks to the recovery in the Egyptian pound after a period of steep losses since the currency was allowed to float in 2016 as part of an IMF bailout.

Iran cheapest in the world, while Israel is among most expensive

Tehran, the capital of Iran, is ranked as the cheapest location in the global Cost of Living report for the second year running despite high levels of inflation.

Ugbua na-ata ahụhụ site na mmachi nke US manyere na 2018 Iran edobereghị nke ọma maka otu n'ime ntiwapụ mbụ nke ọrịa Covid-19. Ọ bụ ezie na rial ahụ adalatala nke ukwuu, ọnụ ahịa ịrị elu nke ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ 40% n'afọ pụtara na n'agbanyeghị na ọ ka bụ mba dị ọnụ ala n'ụwa, Iran enwetala ọnụ karịa maka ndị ọbịa na ndị si mba ọzọ.

N'ụzọ dị iche na Israel, Tel Aviv na Jerusalem bụ abụọ na 10 kachasị ọnụ ahịa zuru ụwa ọnụ (8th na 9th n'otu n'otu), mgbe ọ na-abawanye na ọnụ ahịa n'ime afọ ise gara aga n'ihi ike ogologo oge nke shekel.

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