Hong Kong and Paris are now tied with Singapore as the world's most-expensive cities to live, the first time that three cities have been tied for first place in the 30-year history of the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2019 Worldwide Cost of Living Survey.
有30年历史的经济学家智库开展2019年全球生活成本调查，香港，巴黎和巴黎排进生活最昂贵城市榜单，这是三城首次并列第一。
Hong Kong moved up three places to join Singapore, which has been the world's most-expensive place to live for the last five years. Paris, which has been one of the top 10 since 2003, moved up this year from the second most-expensive last year. Paris, Singapore and Hong Kong are all 7 per cent more expensive to live than New York, the benchmark city.
香港上升了三个名次，加入了新加坡的行列。过去五年来，新加坡一直是全球生活成本最高的地方。自2003年以来，巴黎一直排名前 十，今年的排名较去年的第二名有所上升。巴黎、新加坡和香港的居住成本都比基准城市纽约高出7% 。
The survey released on Tuesday compares the cost of 160 items, such as food, drink, transport, utility bills, and rent, in 133 cities. The top 10 most expensive cities are largely dominated by Asian and European cities.
周二公布的调查比较了133个城市160项物品的成本，如食品、饮料、交通、公用事业费用和房租。排名前10位生活成本最高的城市主要是亚洲和欧洲城市。
Japan's Osaka moved up six positions, and now shares fifth place with Switzerland's Geneva.
日本的大阪上升了六个名次，现在与瑞士的日内瓦并列第五
New York and Los Angeles are the only North American cities in the top 10, with the Big Apple rising six spots to seventh place, a position it shares with Denmark's Copenhagen.
纽约和洛杉矶是北美仅有的两个排名前 十的城市，与此同时，伦敦上升了六个名次与哥本哈根并列第七。
Los Angeles was named the 10th most-expensive city in the world, along with Israel's Tel Aviv. San Francisco has also become a more expensive place to live, rising 12 positions to 25th place.
洛杉矶和以色列的特拉维夫一起被评为世界上第十 最贵的城市。旧金山也已成为一个更昂贵的地方居住，上升12个职位，排名第25位。
The cost of living in the UK has also increased. A surge in domestic prices, pushing London up eight positions to 22nd, is a main factor.
英国的生活成本也有所增加。国内物价高，是推动伦敦前进8位排名22的主要原因。
According to the survey, US cities were among the priciest when it came to utilities and domestic help.
据调查显示，当参考公用设施和家政服务，美国城市位列生活成本高昂城市。
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