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10 Most Overpriced Destinations in the World

Overpriced Destinations
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Think of your vacation budget. Now add a few zeros. Excellent, now you’re ready for the world’s most overpriced travel destinations, places with tremendous appeal and intimidating price tags. But here’s the good news: Great deals do exist in every one of these destinations. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite ways to save in each, so you can avoid overspending in these priciest of hot spots.

To determine which cities are most overpriced, we looked to recent reports including UBS CIO Wealth Management Research’s Prices and Earnings report, Hotels.com’s Hotel Price Index, and Expatistan’s Cost of Living Index.

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