*1046 - cost of living

Singapore's cost of living ranks 8th in the world. Rankings are from the perspective of a skilled expatriate. The most significant reason for this is that the US dollar has weakened significantly against the Singapore dollar (local currency's strength vs. the US dollar being one of two factors of these ranking calculations), so that does make sense.

And according to this outdated article, San Francisco ranks 5th among US cities but barely makes it onto the worldwide top 100 chart, preceded by Chicago, White Plains, LA, and New York. Boston is a close 9th.

And I have the fortune of living in these presumably expensive cities? Great. Haha!