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The Largest Libraries in the World

  The Largest Libraries in the World by Number of Books 1. Library of Congress - 25.77 M 2. Harvard Library - 20.12 M 3. National Library of China - 19.85 M 4. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek - 17.93 M 5. Russian State Library - 17.65 M 6. Bibliothèque Nationale de France - 16.23 M 7. University of Michigan Library - 16.03 M 8. Yale University Library - 15.42 M 9. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - 15.39 M 10. Columbia University Libraries - 15.03 M 11. National Library of Russia - 15.01 M 12. University of California, Berkeley Libraries - 13.89 M 13. British Library - 13.52 M 14. Bodleian Libraries, Oxford - 13.12 M 15. National Diet Library - 12.47 M
  Taxi Ride Costs in Major Global Cities (Average Fare for a 5 km Trip) 1) Zurich ~ $25 2) Geneva ~ $24 3) London ~ $23 4) Milan ~ $22 5) Los Angeles ~ $22 6) Brussels ~ $22 7) Amsterdam ~ $21 8) Munich ~ $21 9) Copenhagen ~ $19 10) Tokyo ~ $19 11) Oslo ~ $16 12) New York ~ $16 13) Sydney ~ $16 14) Berlin ~ $16 15) Barcelona ~ $15 16) Dublin ~ $14 17) Tel Aviv ~ $14 18) Reykjavik ~ $13 19) Helsinki ~ $12 20) Vancouver ~ $11 21) Toronto ~ $11 22) Bangalore ~ $3 23) Jakarta ~ $2 24) Manila ~ $2 25) Mumbai ~ $2 26) Delhi ~ $2 27) Cairo ~ $1 28) Karachi ~ $1 Tel Aviv as expensive as New York but your salary is 1/4.

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These are the top 14 most expensive cities to live in the world, 2026: 1. Zurich, Switzerland 2. Geneva, Switzerland 3. Basel, Switzerland 4. Lausanne, Switzerland 5. Lugano, Switzerland 6. Bern, Switzerland 7. New York City, United States 8. Reykjavik, Iceland 9. Honolulu, United States 10. San Francisco, United States 11. Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel 12. Seattle, United States 13. Oslo, Norway 14. Singapore, Singapore Yearly median household income in USD Switzerland $95,500 U.S. $83,730 Iceland $63,300 Norway $70,000 Singapore $111,000 Israel $45,000 You see the problem? Israel is expensive but salaries are low compared to other places that are expensive.