But two other cosmopolitan North American cities, Montreal and Mexico City, didn't make the cut in fact, Mexico City was one of the lowest-earning of all those surveyed, beating only Delhi, Manila, Jakarta and Mumbai in wages earned.
They bring carpets from Cairo, bubble-wrapped fridges from Tripoli and bicycles bought with wages earned in Algiers.
Blame fell partly on the destruction of factory jobs, and the relatively high wages earned by those workers.
The SNP fears that the change could reduce the "premium" wages earned by Scottish people who work on Sundays.
There are suggestions the wages earned by certain recent acquisitions have caused resentment among established team-mates.
Employment did not guarantee financial security though, as the wages earned by those who were employed were unable to keep pace with inflation.
But the state must first agree to calculate benefits using an "alternative base period" which takes into account the most recent wages earned.
She is a single parent, having raised four children on wages earned as a member of the maintenance staff at the University of Baltimore.
In Nassau County, commuter wages of $8.6 billion in 1991 accounted for 49percentt of total wages earned by county residents.
Long rejected by US judges and tax officials, the "861 argument" holds that only wages earned by US citizens outside America are subject to taxation.
Taking into account any maintenance grant, parental contributions and wages earned from part-time work, students can expect to graduate with an average £14,779 of debt.
