"these two cities" is correct and usable in written English.
For example, "After comparing the cost of living in these two cities, I decided to move to the one with the lower cost."
These two cities dominate the world of commercial law.
"These two cities are dependent on each other 100%," she says.
Our bodies become translators between these two cities, decoding and reinventing with each footstep.
It is in these two cities that the international prices of many primary products are determined.
More than half of the state's population lives in and around these two cities.
These two cities exist in the same space, but often hold completely different lives.
Together, these two cities include more than one-third of Saskatchewan's population.
With these two cities pointing the way, basic changes were undertaken in fortress design.
Rates are sky-high in these two cities for similar reasons.
These two cities occupy the same geographical space, divided not by walls, but by Miéville's genius for the fantastic.
"We don't want anybody to manipulate these two cities, whatever his identity might be," Mr. Safi said at his sermon.
