Lighthouses of Canada: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia is the province at the extreme southeastern corner of Canada. The southern and eastern parts of the province lie on a peninsula facing the Atlantic to the east and the Bay of Fundy to the west. Cape Breton Island lies to the northeast, separated from the main part of the province by the narrow Strait of Canso.
The Most Expensive Cities in the World to Live. A stronger dollar has propelled New York and Los Angeles into an annual ranking of the worldâs 10 most expensive cities. Singapore took the top spot in the ranking from the Economist Intelligence Unit for the third straight year, followed by Zurich and Hong Kong. Popular on WSJ.
What drives cost of living in the most and least expensive cities? Thereâs also similarly wide disparities in cost-of-living patterns across our major capital cities. Sydney ranks as the most expensive, followed by Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Perthâs ranking jars against the popular perception that it is one of the most expensive cities in Australia. Sydneyâs ranking as the most expensive city is mainly driven by increases in housing and education costs, which have risen by 5.7% and 5%, respectively, between 1995 and 2017. Housing makes up one-quarter of householdsâ spending â the dominant share.