Is this the Warsaw you know?

Mercer's 2009 Cost of Living Survey
A significant reshuffle of cities can be observed in this year’s ranking, mainly due to considerable currency fluctuations worldwide. The majority of European cities moved down in the ranking with Warsaw experiencing the most dramatic change, plummeting 78 places from 35th to 113th. London and Oslo, both previously in the top 10, have dropped 13 and 10 places respectively. The same trend can be seen in Australia, New Zealand and India. Sydney has dropped 51 places from 15th to 66th and Mumbai has slipped down to 66th from 48th place.

isaThreads: 13 Posts: 43 Joined: Oct 22, 08	Edited by: isa Aug 14, 09, 16:24 / #
For the most unflattering take on Warsaw (full of left-handed compliments) turn to the recent NYTimes travel section: http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/travel/16hours.html?partner=rss&e mc=rss After reading this, I have no desire to visit Warsaw...which "may not be the prettiest city,[but] it remains one of Europe’s cheapest." Huh? Isn't Warsaw consistently listed at the top of most expensive cities in the world???

Chipmunk	Aug 15, 09, 02:05 / #
google : Most expensive cities and a wikipedia result will surface which says other wise.

MatowyThreads: 1 Posts: 519 Joined: Jul 4, 09	Aug 15, 09, 02:39 / #
Why would one even consider Warsaw? Everyone knows Kraków is more suitable for tourism.

SeanBMThreads: 41 Posts: 8,727 Joined: Mar 10, 08	Aug 15, 09, 02:41 / #
isa: Isn't Warsaw consistently listed at the top of most expensive cities in the world??? You might be thinking of Moscow or maybe not at all.

Julius	Aug 15, 09, 03:14 / #
Mercer's 2009 Cost of Living Survey A significant reshuffle of cities can be observed in this year’s ranking, mainly due to considerable currency fluctuations worldwide. The majority of European cities moved down in the ranking with Warsaw experiencing the most dramatic change, plummeting 78 places from 35th to 113th. London and Oslo, both previously in the top 10, have dropped 13 and 10 places respectively. The same trend can be seen in Australia, New Zealand and India. Sydney has dropped 51 places from 15th to 66th and Mumbai has slipped down to 66th from 48th place.

isaThreads: 13 Posts: 43 Joined: Oct 22, 08	Aug 15, 09, 03:20 / #
The Worldwide Cost of Living survey 2008 lists Warsaw at number 35 out of 143. In my book, that makes it expensive. And even though the 2009's survey mentions: "European cities have experienced some of this year’s steepest falls in the ranking, with Warsaw plummeting from 35th to 113th and Glasgow (129th place) and Birmingham (125th place) in the UK falling 60 and 59 places respectively. German and Spanish cities all fell between eight and 11 places, whereas cities in Sweden, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary all fell between 36 and 48 places." - it was mainly due to the European currencies weakening against the dollar earlier this year. As of today, the zloty has rebound significantly,and with it, the high cost of living in Warsaw!

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Aug 15, 09, 03:42 / #
so, tourism or living? maybe it's cheap to visit