The African capital of Luanda, Angola - where a one-bed apartment in a popular expat area can cost in excess of £2,200 a month - tops the list for the third year running.
US consultancy firm Mercer conducted the study using New York as its base city.
Here is the top 10 list in full:
- Luanda - Angola ( Africa )
- Hong Hong - China ( Asia )
- Zurich - Switzerland ( Europe )
- Singapore - Singapore ( Asia )
- Geneva - Switzerland ( Europe )
- Shangai - China ( Asia )
- Beijing - China ( Asia )
- Seoul - Soth Korea ( Asia )
- Bern - Switzerland ( Europe )
- N'Djamena - Chad ( Africa )
from: Evening Standard