Of course, as the Economist points out, cost calculations in the birthplace of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's "Bolivarian Revolution" are inflated. They are made using the country's currency controls, which peg the dollar at about a quarter of its street value. It's the only city in the Americas to land in the top 10, sandwiched between Paris and Geneva. The Economist's most recent "Big Mac" index shows that the McDonald's trademark will run you just over $9 in Venezuela, whose capital city Caracas now also ranks among the top 10 most expensive in the world, according to the Economist's cost of living index. But if you are heading through a McDonald's drive-thru, don't expect the same deal: It's got the most expensive Big Mac in the world. Venezuela might have the world's cheapest gas.
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