You might think twice about taking a taxi to get to your destination in Zurich or Geneva.
In both cities a five-kilometer inner-city trip during the day costs around $28. The global average, by contrast, is about $10.
In Cairo the same distance by taxi costs just $1.49 - the cheapest taxi price.
It is cheapest to travel by train in cities of Jakarta, Mumbai and Bangkok as it costs less than $4. Travelling a distance of 10 km costs just 0.13 dollars in Mumbai, reveals the UBS study on price and earnings.
Find out the cities that offer the cheapest taxi rides...
Cairo
Taxi: $1.49
Bus, Tram or Metro:$0.19
Taxi: Price for a distance of 5 kilometers/3 miles during the day within the city limits, including service.
Bus, Tram or Metro: Price of a single ticket for for a journey of approximately 10 kilometers/6 miles or at least 10 stops.
Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: Taxi cabs are seen parked during a one-day strike in Mumbai.Photographs: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters.
Mumbai
Taxi: $1.76
Bus, Tram or Metro: $0.13
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: Traffic moves at a slow pace on a street of New Delhi, one of world's most crowded cities.Photographs: Kamal Kishore/Reuters.
New Delhi
Taxi: $1.95
Bus, Tram or Metro: $0.25
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: A man pushes a bicycle through a taxi and car road block in the town of Plovdiv,some 125 km south-east of Sofia.Photographs: Reuters.
Sofia
Taxi: $2.00
Bus, Tram or Metro: $0.66
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: Taxis pump natural gas at a Petronas station in Kuala Lumpur.Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters.
Kuala Lumpur
Taxi: $2.44
Bus, Tram or Metro: $0.68
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: Taxi drivers wave a Thai flag during a rally in front of the Government House in Bangkok.Photographs: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters.
Bangkok
Taxi: $2.47
Bus, Tram or Metro: $0.75
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: The remains of a taxi are transported by two men on a horse drawn cart on a main street of Bogota, Colombia.Photographs: Jose Miguel Gomez/Reuters.
Bogota
Taxi: $2.81
Bus, Tram or Metro: $0.84
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: Drivers stand beside hundreds of public utility vehicles outside a mall in Manila.Photographs: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters.
Manila
Taxi: $2.88
Bus, Tram or Metro: $0.34
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Jakarta
Taxi: $2.93
Bus, Tram or Metro: $0.38
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: Protesting taxi drivers drive their cars in central Bucharest.Photographs: Mihai Barbu/Reuters.
Bucharest
Taxi: $3.17
Bus, Tram or Metro: $0.75
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: An engineer (top R) checks taxis parked at the compound of a taxi company, after drivers halted their operations to attend a nationwide strike in Seoul.Photographs: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters.
Seoul
Taxi: $3.40
Bus, Tram or Metro: $0.90
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: A Santa Claus plush toy is seen on the window of a taxi it drives past Zocalo Square in Mexico City.Photographs: Henry Romero/Reuters.
Mexico City
Taxi: $3.60
Bus, Tram or Metro: $0.37
Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: Taxi drivers queue at a parking lot while waiting for passengers at the new Beijing Capital International Airport.Photographs: Claro Cortes IV/Reuters.
Beijing
Taxi: $3.64
Bus, Tram or Metro: $0.26
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: Hundreds of taxis wait for customers at Hong Kong's new international airport.Photographs: Reuters.
Hong Kong
Taxi: $3.99
Bus, Tram or Metro: $1.33
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: A taxi driver looks in dismay at his car after it got stuck on a flooded road in Doha.Photographs: Reuters.
Doha
Taxi: $4.12
Bus, Tram or Metro: $1.14
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: Taxi drivers in Taipei.Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters.
Taipei
Taxi: $4.37
Bus, Tram or Metro: $0.68
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: Juan Perez (R) accompanied by his guide dog Isac and Jane Cosar and her guide dog Cubbe travel in a taxi in Lima.Photographs: Mariana Bazo/Reuters.
Lima
Taxi: $4.52
Bus, Tram or Metro: $0.47
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: Vilnius.Photographs: Halfwit Sock/Wikimedia Commons.
Vilnius
Taxi: $4.63
Bus, Tram or Metro: $0.94
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: Stationary taxis are seen in front of Athens' Hadrian Gate during a protest in Athens.Photographs: John Kolesidis/Reuters.
Athens
Taxi: $5.50
Bus, Tram or Metro: $1.81
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Mumbai, Delhi among cheapest cities to travel by taxi
Image: Riga's Old Town.Photographs: Stryn/Wikimedia Commons.
Riga
Taxi: $6.34
Bus, Tram or Metro: $1.30
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