Rank |
Country |
City |
Hardship Rating % |
1= |
Australia |
Melbourne |
1 |
Canada |
Vancouver |
1 |
|
3 |
Australia |
Perth |
2 |
4= |
Austria |
Vienna |
3 |
Canada |
Toronto |
3 |
|
Switzerland |
Geneva |
3 |
|
Switzerland |
Zurich |
3 |
|
8= |
Australia |
Adelaide |
4 |
Australia |
Brisbane |
4 |
|
Australia |
Sydney |
4 |
|
Denmark |
Copenhagen |
4 |
|
Germany |
Düsseldorf |
4 |
|
Germany |
Frankfurt |
4 |
|
Norway |
Oslo |
4 |
|
Canada |
Montreal |
4 |
|
16= |
Canada |
Calgary |
5 |
Finland |
Helsinki |
5 |
|
Sweden |
Stockholm |
5 |
|
19= |
Germany |
Berlin |
6 |
Netherlands |
Amsterdam |
6 |
|
21= |
Japan |
Tokyo |
7 |
Japan |
Osaka |
7 |
|
US |
Honolulu |
7 |
|
24= |
Germany |
Hamburg |
8 |
Germany |
Munich |
8 |
|
New Zealand |
Auckland |
8 |
|
New Zealand |
Wellington |
8 |
|
28= |
Belgium |
Brussels |
9 |
Iceland |
Reykjavik |
9 |
|
Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
9 |
|
US |
Boston |
9 |
|
32= |
France |
Lyon |
10 |
France |
Paris |
10 |
|
34= |
Spain |
Barcelona |
11 |
US |
Atlanta |
11 |
|
US |
Chicago |
11 |
|
US |
Lexington |
11 |
|
US |
Miami |
11 |
|
39= |
US |
Cleveland |
12 |
US |
Houston |
12 |
|
US |
Los Angeles |
12 |
|
US |
Minneapolis |
12 |
|
US |
Pittsburgh |
12 |
|
44= |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
13 |
Portugal |
Lisbon |
13 |
|
Spain |
Madrid |
13 |
|
UK |
London |
13 |
|
US |
San Francisco |
13 |
|
49 |
US |
Seattle |
14 |
50= |
Singapore |
Singapore |
15 |
UK |
Manchester |
15 |
|
52= |
Ireland |
Dublin |
16 |
US |
New York |
16 |
|
54= |
Italy |
Milan |
17 |
US |
Detroit |
17 |
|
Hungary |
Budapest |
17 |
|
57= |
Czech Rep |
Prague |
19 |
Italy |
Rome |
19 |
|
US |
Washington |
19 |
|
60 |
Taiwan |
Taipei |
20 |
61 |
South Korea |
Seoul |
21 |
62= |
Puerto Rico |
San Juan |
22 |
Costa Rica |
San José |
22 |
|
64= |
Greece |
Athens |
24 |
Uruguay |
Montevideo |
24 |
|
66 |
Chile |
Santiago |
25 |
67 |
Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
26 |
68 |
UAE |
Dubai |
27 |
69= |
Israel |
Tel Aviv |
28 |
Poland |
Warsaw |
28 |
|
71= |
Croatia |
Zagreb |
29 |
UAE |
Abu Dhabi |
29 |
|
73= |
China |
Guangzhou |
30 |
China |
Shanghai |
30 |
|
75= |
Panama |
Panama City |
31 |
Jordan |
Amman |
31 |
|
77= |
Bahrain |
Bahrain |
32 |
China |
Beijing |
32 |
|
China |
Shenzhen |
32 |
|
Russia |
Moscow |
32 |
|
81 |
South Africa |
Pretoria |
33 |
82= |
Brazil |
Rio de Janeiro |
34 |
Russia |
St Petersburg |
34 |
|
84 |
China |
Tianjin |
35 |
85= |
Brazil |
Sao Paulo |
37 |
Ukraine |
Kiev |
37 |
|
87= |
Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur |
38 |
Peru |
Lima |
38 |
|
Turkey |
Istanbul |
38 |
|
Kuwait |
Kuwait |
38 |
|
Uzbekistan |
Tashkent |
38 |
|
Tunisia |
Tunis |
38 |
|
93= |
Ecuador |
Quito |
39 |
South Africa |
Johannesburg |
39 |
|
Romania |
Bucharest |
39 |
|
96= |
Paraguay |
Asuncion |
40 |
Morocco |
Casablanca |
40 |
|
98 |
Brunei |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
41 |
99= |
Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
44 |
Azerbaijan |
Baku |
44 |
|
101= |
Saudi Arabia |
Al Khobar |
45 |
Thailand |
Bangkok |
45 |
|
Venezuela |
Caracas |
45 |
|
Libya |
Tripoli |
45 |
|
105= |
Guatemala |
Guatemala |
47 |
Mexico |
Mexico City |
47 |
|
Philippines |
Manila |
47 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
Jeddah |
47 |
|
Yugoslavia |
Belgrade |
47 |
|
Zimbabwe |
Harare |
47 |
|
111 |
Egypt |
Cairo |
48 |
112 |
Gabon |
Libreville |
51 |
113 |
Sri Lanka |
Colombo |
52 |
114 |
Cameroon |
Douala |
53 |
115= |
Vietnam |
Hanoi |
54 |
Columbia |
Bogota |
54 |
|
Kenya |
Nairobi |
54 |
|
118 |
Vietnam |
Ho Chi Minh |
55 |
119= |
Indonesia |
Jakarta |
56 |
Iran |
Tehran |
56 |
|
121 |
India |
New Delhi |
57 |
122 |
Senegal |
Dakar |
59 |
123 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
Abidjan |
60 |
124 |
India |
Mumbai |
62 |
125 |
Algeria |
Algiers |
67 |
126 |
Cambodia |
Phnom Penh |
70 |
127= |
Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
71 |
Nigeria |
Lagos |
71 |
|
129 |
Pakistan |
Karachi |
74 |
130 |
PNG |
Port Moresby |
80 |
Source: Economic Intelligence Unit