Prices and Earnings: A comparison of purchasing power around the globe / 2009 edition

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Prices and Earnings: A comparison of purchasing power around the globe / 2009 edition (PDF; 1.2 MB)
Source: UBS

When UBS published its first Prices and Earnings com- parison 38 years ago, in 1971, it comprised 31 cities. Every three years since, we have drawn on the broad network of UBS branch offices, countless universities and our researchers’ personal contacts to update this comparison. Our study that now offers a detailed look at prices for goods and services, and wages and work- ing hours for 14 professions in 73 cities worldwide. Doha, Qatar, and Cairo, Egypt, are new to the list this time around.