Switzerland has been named the world’s most expensive country, with Norway second and Iceland third. The Alpine nation was ranked first in a study of 132 countries which measured the cost of goods including groceries, clothes and taxi fares. Denmark and Luxembourg also featured in a Europe-heavy top ten, along with Japan, the Bahamas, Israel, Singapore and South Korea. The United States was 20th in the list compiled by the CEOWORLD business magazine, with the UK seven places lower in 27th. read more