
10. Los Angeles: LA fell two places from number 8 on the EIU's previous list. Click through the gallery to find out which other destinations made the top 10.

9. Copenhagen, Denmark: The Danish capital was among several European cities to climb the list as Covid pushed up the cost of living.

8. New York City: The Big Apple is one of only two North American cities in the top 10.

7. Geneva, Switzerland: The Swiss city has the seventh highest cost of living in the world during the pandemic, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's latest Worldwide Cost of Living Survey.

5. (tie) Tel Aviv: Israel's second most populous city is the only showing from the Middle East in the top 10.

5. (tie) Osaka, Japan: This port city topped the last EIU ranking list, but has since dropped down to joint fifth.

4. Singapore: Southeast Asia's economic powerhouse has also tumbled from joint first place to number four. An exodus of foreign workers was blamed for the change in the city's fortunes.

1. (tie) Paris: The French capital has endured some of Europe's toughest coronavirus lockdowns, helping drive up the cost of living.

1. (tie) Zurich, Switzerland: The largest city in the Alpine nation has risen to the top of the Covid-era list.

1. (tie) Hong Kong: Hong Kong is at the top of the leaderboard once again.


