Top 10 Most Expensive Cities In The World

Tokyo is back on top as the most expensive city in the world, according to new data from the Economist Intelligence Unit .

In the company's new worldwide cost of living survey, the Japanese city has outpaced last year's winner Zurich for the undesirable ranking as the world's priciest city. This is nothing new for Tokyo, which has only dropped below the number one spot a handful of times in the last 20 years.

Zurich sank from number one to number seven on the list, declining a whopping 39 percentage points from last year due to a weakening Swiss Franc.Geneva also didn't fare well, seeing a steep decline from a number three ranking in 2012 to barely making the list at number 10 this year.

The survey calculates cost of living based on prices for products and services, including food, clothing, rent, and transportation. Each cost of living index is set in relation to New York's, which is fixed at a base of 100.

For comparison's sake, New York City was ranked 27 on the list 

Last year, New York City ranked #47. The current cost of living index is 100.

Loaf of white bread:

• Today: $7.41
• 5 years ago: $6.60

Bottle of table wine:

• Today: $11.10
• 5 years ago: $10.02

1 liter unleaded petrol:

• Today: $1.16
• 5 years ago: $0.79

10. Geneva 

Last year, Geneva ranked #3. The current cost of living index is 124.

Loaf of white bread:

• Today: $5.63
• 5 years ago: $4.87

Bottle of table wine:

• Today: $8.19
• 5 years ago: $7.62

1 liter unleaded petrol:

• Today: $2.04
• 5 years ago: $1.47

9. Caracas 

Caracas ranked #34 last year. The current cost of living index is 126.

Loaf of white bread:

• Today: $9.40
• 5 years ago: $2.25

Bottle of table wine:

• Today: $18.14
• 5 years ago: $4.32

1 liter unleaded petrol:

• Today: $0.02
• 5 years ago: $0.02

8. Paris 

Paris ranked #6 last year. The current cost of living index is 128.

Loaf of white bread:

• Today: $8.95
• 5 years ago: $10.10

Bottle of table wine:

• Today: $9.45
• 5 years ago: $7.83

1 liter unleaded petrol:

• Today: $2.38
• 5 years ago: $2.35

7. Zurich 

Zurich ranked #1 last year. The current cost of living index is 131.

Loaf of white bread:

• Today: $6.08
• 5 years ago: $5.52

Bottle of table wine:

• Today: $16.74
• 5 years ago: $11.34

1 liter unleaded petrol:

• Today: $2.01
• 5 years ago: $1.47

6. Singapore 

Singapore ranked #9 last year. The current cost of living index is 135.

Loaf of white bread:

• Today: $3.25
• 5 years ago: $2.67

Bottle of table wine:

• Today: $25.65
• 5 years ago: $20.77

1 liter unleaded petrol:

• Today: $1.74
• 5 years ago: $1.24

5. Melbourne 

Melbourne ranked #8 last year. The current cost of living index is 136.

Loaf of white bread:

• Today: $4.87
• 5 years ago: $3.18

Bottle of table wine:

• Today: $25.03
• 5 years ago: $15.39

1 liter unleaded petrol:

• Today: $1.49
• 5 years ago: $1.02

4. Oslo 

Oslo ranked #5 last year. The current cost of living index is 136.

Loaf of white bread:

• Today: $6.31
• 5 years ago: $4.25

Bottle of table wine:

• Today: $17.58
• 5 years ago: $16.28

1 liter unleaded petrol:

• Today: $2.61
• 5 years ago: $2.00

3. Sydney 

Sydney ranked #7 last year. The current cost of living index is 137.

Loaf of white bread:

• Today: $5.03
• 5 years ago: $3.33

Bottle of table wine:

• Today: $25.38
• 5 years ago: $17.87

1 liter unleaded petrol:

• Today: $1.50
• 5 years ago: $1.04

2. Osaka 

Osaka ranked #4 last year. The current cost of living index is 146.

Loaf of white bread:

• Today: $7.94
• 5 years ago: $4.54

Bottle of table wine:

• Today: $17.55
• 5 years ago: $9.09

1 liter unleaded petrol:

• Today: $1.96
• 5 years ago: $1.27

1. Tokyo 

Tokyo ranked #2 last year. The current cost of living index is 152.

Loaf of white bread:

• Today: $9.06
• 5 years ago: $6.44

Bottle of table wine:

• Today: $15.95
• 5 years ago: $11.78

1 liter unleaded petrol:

• Today: $1.97
• 5 years ago: $1.31

Top 10 Animals with the longest life span

There are tortoises alive today that were 25 to 50 years old when Charles Darwin was born. There are whales swimming the oceans with 200-year-old ivory spear points embedded in their flesh. There are cold-water sponges that were filter-feeding during the days of the Roman Empire. In fact, there are a number of creatures with life spans that make the oldest living human seem like a spring chicken in comparison. Here's our list of the 10 animals with the longest life spans.

10. Geoducks

First on the list are these large saltwater clams that are native to the Puget Sound and have been known to live for at least 160 years. They are characterized by their long 'necks', or siphons, which can grow to more than 1 meter long.

9. Tuatara

The word "dinosaur" is commonly used to describe an old person, but when it refers to a tuataras, the term is as literal as it is metaphorical. The two species of tuatara alive today are the only surviving members of an order that flourished about 200 million years ago — they are living dinosaurs. They are also among the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth, with some individuals living for between 100 and 200 years.

8. Lamellibrachia tube worms

These colorful deep sea creatures are tube worms (L. luymesi) that live along hydrocarbon vents on the ocean floor. They have been known to live 170 years, but many scientists believe there may be some that have lived for more than 250 years.

7. Red sea urchins

The red sea urchin or Strongylocentrotus franciscanus is found only in the Pacific Ocean, primarily along the West Coast of North America. It lives in shallow, sometimes rocky, waters from the low-tide line down to to 90 meters, but they stay out of extremely wavy areas. They crawl along the ocean floor, using their spines as stilts . If you discover one, remember to respect your elders — some specimens are more than 200 years old.

6. Bowhead whales

Also known as the Arctic whale, the bowhead is by far the longest living mammal on Earth. Some bowhead whales have been found with the tips of ivory spears still lodged in their flesh from failed attempts by whalers 200 years ago. The oldest known bowhead whale was at least 211 years old.

5. Koi

Koi are an ornamental, domesticated variety of the common carp. The are common in artificial rock pools and decorative ponds. Amazingly, some varieties are capable of living more than 200 years. The oldest known koi was Hanako, a fish that died at the age of 226 on July 7, 1977.

4. Tortoises

Tortoises are considered the longest living vertebrates on Earth. One of their oldest known representatives was Harriet, a Galápagos tortoise that died of heart failure at the age of 175 years in June 2006 at a zoo owned by the late Steve Irwin. Harriet was considered the last living representative of Darwin's epic voyage on the HMS Beagle. An Aldabra giant tortoise named Adwaita died at the rumored age of 250 in March 2006.

3. Ocean quahog

The ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) is a species of clam that is exploited commercially. Researchers have interpreted the dark concentric rings or bands on the shell as annual marks , much like a tree has rings. Some collected specimens have been calculated to be more than 400 years old.

2. Antarctic sponge

Perhaps due to the extremely low temperatures of the Antarctic Ocean, this immobile creature has an extremely slow growth rate. Some estimate the oldest known specimens are 1,550 years old.

1. Turritopsis nutricula jellyfish

This species of jellyfish might be the only animal in the world to have truly discovered the fountain of youth. Since it is capable of cycling from a mature adult stage to an immature polyp stage and back again, there may be no natural limit to its life span. Because they are able to bypass death, the number of individuals is spiking. "We are looking at a worldwide silent invasion," says Dr.Maria Miglietta of the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute.