Richest Research Sources
1. Brookings Institution
Global Metro Monitor 2014
2. GDP Statistics by Country
International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook database
3. Population Metrics by Country
Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics
Richest European Cities Per Capita
38. Edinburgh, UK: $58,437
41. Paris, France: $57,241
43. London, UK: $57,157
46. Zurich, Switzerland: $56,666
48. Munich, Germany: $56,322
63. Genève-Annemasse, Switzerland: $52,753
64. Luxembourg-Trier, Luxembourg: $52,703
71. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: $51,645
72. Dublin, Ireland: $51,319
78. Hamburg, Germany: $49,757
Richest Asian Cities Per Capita (with world ranking)
1. Macau, China: US$93,849
14. Singapore, Singapore: $66,864
40. Hong Kong, Hong Kong: $57,244
68. Suzhou, China: $52,020
98. Taipei, Taiwan: $46,102
107. Wuxi, China: $44,760
119. Tokyo, Japan: $43,664
126. Taoyuan, Taiwan: $42,168
129. Taichung, Taiwan: $41,877
132. Shizuoka, Japan: $41,472
Richest South American Cities
166. Brasilia, Brazil: $35,689
221. Santiago, Chile: $23,929
223. Buenos Aires, Argentina: $23,606
243. Campinas, Brazil: $20,759
244. Sao Paulo, Brazil: $20,650
248. Grande Vitoria, Brazil: $19,631
255. Bogota, Colombia: $17,497
260. Curitiba, Brazil: $16,980
263. Lima, Peru: $16,530
267. Caracas, Venezuela: $15,890
Richest African Cities Per Capita
257. East Rand, South Africa: $17,361
261. Pretoria, South Africa: $16,696
266. Johannesburg, South Africa: $16,370
275. Cape Town, South Africa: $14,086
279. Durban, South Africa: $12,884
290. Casablanca, Morocco: $9,274
293. Cairo, Egypt: $7,843
294. Alexandria, Egypt: $7,100
Richest North American Cities Per Capita
2. Hartford, USA: $83,088
3. San Jose, USA: $82,414
4. Boston, USA: $76,204
5. Houston, USA: $74,926
6. Bridgeport, USA: $73,855
7. Washington, USA: $73,017
8. Seattle, USA: $73,012
9. San Francisco, USA: $72,390
10. New York, USA: $69,915
11. Calgary, Canada: $69,826
Richest Oceania Cities Per Capita
17. Perth, Australia: $65,651
95. Sydney, Australia: $46,344
127. Brisbane, Australia: $42,103
140. Melbourne, Australia: $40,244
161. Adelaide, Australia: $36,217
194. Auckland, New Zealand: $31,766
Richest Middle Eastern Cities Per Capita
31. Abu Dhabi, UAE: $61,009
122. Tel Aviv, Israel: $42,614
158. Haifa, Israel: $36,571
215. Dubai, UAE: $24,866
233. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: $22,139
238. Jeddah-Mecca, Saudi Arabia: $21,452
GDP per capita based on population size.
Brookings Institution, Global Metro Monitor 2014
According to Brookings Institution data, Tokyo and Macau were the world's richest cities in 2014.
Wealthiest Cities by 2014 GDP Per Capita
World's Richest Cities by 2014 GDP
Richest Nordic/Scandinavian Cities
49. Stockholm, Sweden: $56,250
139. Gothenburg, Sweden: $40,331
