São Paolo (58) ranked as the costliest city in South America despite dropping 32 places from 2017. Santiago (69) followed as the second most expensive location. On the whole, cities across the continent fell in the ranking despite price increases on goods and services in countries such as Brazil and Argentina.

Here are the top 10 most expensive cities to live as an expat in 2018:

1. Hong Kong, HKSAR

2. Tokyo, Japan

3. Zurich, Switzerland

4. Singapore, Singapore

5. Seoul, South Korea

6. Luanda, Angola

7. Shanghai, China

8. N’Djamena, Chad

9. Beijing, China

10. Bern, Switzerland

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The most expensive cities for expats, revealed