From the Nov 19 issue of Business Week-

Monthly rent for luxury two bedroom unfurnished apartment as of March 2007

Hong Kong $6,398
Tokyo $4,105
Moscow $4,000
New York $4,000
London $3,889
Beijing $2,840
Paris $2,634
Rome $2,042
Sydney $2,037
Johannesburg $ 952

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