Tokyo is the 3rd Most Expensive City for Expats
東京是第三昂貴的外派城市

主持人：陳彣 (Neil)

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Tokyo is the third most expensive city for expatriates, or "expats", according to Mercer's 2020 Cost of Living Survey. That's one spot lower than in 2019, when Tokyo was in second place. Hong Kong is the most expensive city for expats, while Ashgabat in Turkmenistan is now the second most expensive. Six of the top 10 cities this year are in Asia.

Mercer figures out the cost of living for expats to help employers know what they should pay staff who are working in other countries.

To find the cost of living, Mercer looks at the price of more than 200 goods and services in over 200 cities. Mercer includes things like housing, food, utilities, transportation, entertainment, and clothing. Each city is then compared with New York City to find its rank.

The city of Tunis, Tunisia, is the least expensive city for expats in 2020. The second least expensive is Windhoek, Namibia, and third least expensive is Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Because the survey was done during the coronavirus pandemic, Mercer also found that people were buying some products more than usual, like cleaning products, entertainment products, and "comfort food" — food that's eaten because it tastes good and makes people feel better.

Summary
根據美世（Mercer）2020年的生活成本調查，東京是世界上第三貴的外派城市。 香港對僑民而言是最昂貴的城市，土庫曼的阿什哈巴德現在則是第二貴的都市。 今年的前十名中有六個城市都位於亞洲。

突尼西亞的突尼斯是2020年最便宜的外派城市。 第二便宜的城市是納米比亞的文豪克，第三便宜的城市則是烏茲別克的塔什干。

Words & Phrases
expats僑民
utility（電、煤氣、鐵路等）公共設施
transportation運輸, 交通
rank排名

References
Article: Engoo Daily News
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