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Article: COST OF LIVING IN ASIA GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE: SURVEY.
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- AsiaPulse News
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- June 11, 2009
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SINGAPORE, June 11 Asia Pulse - Malaysian cities of Kuala Lumpur (KL), Johor Baharu (JB) and Georgetown are among the cities earning the reputation as most expensive in Asia, according to a latest cost living survey.
KL is ranked 38th, JB 40th and Georgetown 42nd, said the survey on the 50 most expensive cities in Asia carried out by ECA International for 2009.
Globally, KL is ranked 210, JB 216 and Georgetown 218.
ECA, the world's leading knowledge and solutions provider for international human resources professionals, said strong currencies were pushing up the cost of living in Asian locations.
It said Tokyo remained the most ...