Dublin has cracked the top 100.
Dublin has moved back into the top 100 most expensive places in the world to live for the first time since 2014.
A new survey shows that Dublin has risen 48 places, and is now the 72nd most expensive city in the world to live in.
The survey, which was done by ECA International, set out to determine how much the average house spends in cities around the world.
The survey places Dublin above cities that are infamously associated with wealth – such as London, Abu Dhabi and Silicon Valley.
This survey also marks the first time that London has been out of the top ten in ten years.
Four of the top five are located in Switzerland, with Caracas in Venezuela ranking at number one.
The top 10 in full is:
1 – Caracas, Venezuela.
2 – Zurich, Switzerland.
3 – Geneva, Switzerland.
4 – Basel, Switzerland.
5 – Bern, Switzerland.
6 – Luanda, Angola.
7 – Tokyo, Japan.
8 – Seoul, South Korea.
9 – Oslo, Norway.
10 – Shanghai, China.
The survey is based on the cost of living in a city, which is determined by a number of factors.
Perhaps the main reason for Dublin’s place on the list is the relatively strong euro.
The news comes not long after it was revealed that Dublin ranked in the top 10 most expensive cities to buy cannabis in, but we don’t think they factored that into their survey…
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