纽约被设为基准城市，所有的城市都与纽约作比较。
New York is used as the base city and all cities are compared against New York.
为开展此次年度调查，美世公司评估了全球221个城市的生活品质，将这些城市与指数分值为100分的基准城市纽约进行比较。
For its annual survey, Mercer assessed the quality of living in 221 cities worldwide, measuring them against New York with an index score of 100 points as the base city.
该份报告于星期一发表，其中将纽约作为比较的基准城市。对于居住在俄罗斯首都的外国人来说，他们的生活费比纽约还要高35个百分点。
The cost of living for expatriates in the Russian capital is nearly 35 percent higher than in New York, which served as the base city for the survey released Monday.
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