Paris Tops Most Expensive Cities List CheapOair Staff March 13, 2010 general Paris, France tops the list of expensive cities worldwide Have you ever dreamed of packing up everything and moving off to romantic and charming Paris, France? Well you might want to have a job (or two) waiting for you. That's because a new survey conducted by Economist Intelligence reports the "City of Light" is one pricey city to call home. Coming in second place was Tokyo, Japan followed by Oslo, Norway. Other notable locales that made the list included London (which dropped from 8 to 16), Chicago (36), Moscow (45), Beijing (57), Mexico City (84) and New York City (100). The survey ranked 132 major cities and evaluated by cost of living expenses like housing, food, and other essentials. Source: The Economist