Singapore has jumped three places to become the sixth most expensive city

17-June-2011
Singapore has jumped three places to become the sixth most expensive city and third most expensive country in Asia, according to ECA international's latest cost of living survey. The high cost of living in Singapore was explained by the continued strength of the Singapore Dollar against major currencies.

It is now more expensive for international assigned to live in than Hong Kong, New York, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Shanghai. Good & Services commonly purchased by international assignees now cost almost 3% more in Singapore than in Hong Kong. Just a year ago, they cost 5% more in Hong Kong than Singapore.

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News : US Dollar Jumped against most of its major counterparts

US Dollar jumped against most of its major counterparts on Thursday. On the US economic front, US Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended June 18th rose more than expected at 429K (415K expected). According to the Commerce Department, new home sales for the period of May fell 2.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 319.000 (-4% and 310K expected).

News : US Dollar Jumped against most of its major counterparts

US Dollar jumped against most of its major counterparts on Thursday. On the US economic front, US Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended June 18th rose more than expected at 429K (415K expected). According to the Commerce Department, new home sales for the period of May fell 2.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 319.000 (-4% and 310K expected).