SINGAPORE -- Osaka has surpassed Paris to become one of the world's three most expensive cities, tying Singapore and Hong Kong for the top spot in this year's edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Worldwide Cost of Living Survey.
With Tokyo, in eighth place, Asia is home to four of the 10 priciest places to live. In Osaka, a loaf of bread goes for an average of $5.63, nine times more than the $0.61 average in the cheapest city, Damascus.
