Paris

The French capital has long been one of the most expensive cities in the world, but that hasn't kept tourists away. Paris is not only home to the world's most prominent museum, the Louvre, and the Eiffel Tower, but the iconic Champs-Elysees, wonderful restaurants, and a plethora of other attractions make it the world's romantic vacation destination capital. As a result, it is also one of the most expensive cities to live in full-time.

Rent is not the city's most expensive expense in Paris, New York is far more expensive. For Americans, Paris, the most visited city on the planet, has the added issue of the Euro, one of the world's most valuable currencies in comparison to the dollar.

Though the Eiffel Tower is currently the city's most iconic landmark, it was built in 1889 as a temporary decorative installation for the World's Fair. Aside from this iconic piece of architectural history, Paris also has three entire replicas of the Statue of Liberty, which was carved and built in France. The most notable is on her own island in the Seine, meant to stare directly across the sea to the one in New York.

Country: France

Population: 2.161 million