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Riyadh no longer in top 100 most expensive cities

Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, has dropped 72 places in a ranking of the world’s most expensive cities for expats as it tumbled out of the top 100, according to a report issued by Mercer.

Riyadh was positioned at 103 in Mercer’s Cost of Living Index 2022, falling from 29 in the previous year’s list.

UAE’s Dubai took over as the most expensive city among Arab countries in the region, ranking 31. Abu Dhabi was the second highest Arab city from the region, ranked at 61, while Jeddah came in at 111 this year compared to 94 in 2021.

Hong Kong topped the list as the most expensive city in the world in 2022. Turkey’s capital, Ankara, came in as the least expensive city, ranking 227, taking the spot from Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek.

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