How expensive is the city you live in? Recently, the Economist Intelligence Unit has released its ranking of the most expensive cities in the world. The episode will look at the results of this ranking, as well as talk about some of the trends in price increases or decreases and the reasons behind these trends!

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VOCABULARY LIST

To rank (v) - to have a position a higher or lower than others, or to be considered to have such a position

She ranked the bottle in order of size along the shelf

Inexpensive (adj) - not costing a lot of money

That is an inexpensive perfume

To drop (v) - to move to a lower level, or cause something to move to a lower level

We had to drop our prices because of the recession

Habit (n) - something that you do often and regularly, sometimes without knowing that you are doing it

Members of the public were asked about their shopping habits

To embrace (v) - to accept something enthusiastically

He embraced the opportunity

Vice (n) - a moral fault or weakness in someone’s character

My one real vice is chocolate

To cope (v) - to deal successfully with a difficult situation

It must be really hard to cope with three young children and a job

To plummet (v) - to fall very quickly and suddenly

House prices have plummeted in recent months

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