Best International Cities for Food and Drinks, 2024.

1. 🇯🇵 Tokyo
2. 🇹🇷 Istanbul
3. 🇲🇽 Mexico City
4. 🇫🇷 Paris
5. 🇵🇪 Lima
6. 🇮🇹 Rome
7. 🇸🇬 Singapore
8. 🇩🇰 Copenhagen
9. 🇯🇵 Osaka
10.🇪🇸 Madrid
11. 🇯🇵 Kyoto
12. 🇵🇹 Lisbon
13. 🇨🇦 Montreal

(Food and Wine 2024 Global Tastemakers)
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🇹🇷 Turkey GDP per capita (PPP)

2003: $11,710

2013: $22,220

2023: $42,000

(IMF)
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GDP per capita (purchasing power parity)

1980

🇰🇷 South Korea: $2,000
🇻🇪 Venezuela: $8,000

2023

🇰🇷 South Korea: $56,000
🇻🇪 Venezuela: $8,000
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🇻🇪 Venezuela GDP (current prices)

2012: $372 billion

2024: $119 billion
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