London is the second's most expensive city to live in according to the World Cost of Living Index of Expatistan. London comes in second after Cayman Islands while Zurich in Switzerland comes in third.
London also ranks in second as the most expensive transport, gasoline in the world, and comes in third for the most expensive utilities also according to Expatistan.
If cost of living in London is high, how much could be the salary or wage of professionals in this city? According to Payscale, these are the average salary of an Account Manager, Software Developer, Software Engineer, Personal Assistant and Executive Assistant in London. Account Managers make approximately £29,672, Software Developers make £37,901, Software Engineers make £37,901, while Personal Assistants make £29,468 and Executive Assistants make £35,156.
Among the other rankings aside from the world, London is coming in as the most expensive in Europe, in North America, New York ranks the most expensive, in Asia, it is Hong Kong, and in Middle East, Qatar is the most expensive.
While we note the most expensive cities, these are the cities that have the least expensive cost of living in the world, it is Madras in India; in Europe, it is in Novi Sad in Serbia, and in the Middle East, it is Yerevan in Armenia.
London known to be the capital of England is also the most populous. It is a leading global city in terms of the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, healthcare, research and development, and tourism.
Among the many known places to visit in London are Natural History Museum which houses the astounding dinosaur museum, Tower of London which is a 900-year-old building famous for being a royal palace, prison, an execution place and zoo. Madame Tussauds London is also another place worth a visit as it is known for its wax figure replica of famous celebrities and influential people of history and present. Other famous tourist spots are Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, Trafalgar Square, Big Ben, and Buckingham Palace.
