Photographs: Edgard Garrido/Reuters.
In terms of working hours, Asian cities still lead the field with an average of 2,154 hours annually, followed by Africa with 2,138 hours, the Middle East with 2,023 hours and South America with 1,989 hours.
People work the least in North America (1,904), Oceania (1,849), Eastern Europe (1,829) and Western Europe (1,757), according to a UBS study on price and earnings.
The average of all 72 cities surveyed is 1,915 hours per year; annual working hours are below this figure in all Western European cities.
At 2,375 hours for Mexico City and 1,558 hours for Paris, the two capitals are at the top and bottom of this year's list, the UBA study points out.
Mexico City
Working hours per year: 2,375
Paid vacation per year: 6 days
(Annual working hours including vacation (paid) and legal holidays; weighted average of 14 professions (excluding primary school teachers).
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20 cities with the longest working hours
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Seoul
Working hours per year: 2,308
Paid vacation per year: 14 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
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Mumbai
Working hours per year: 2,251
Paid vacation per year: 20 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
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Manila
Working hours per year: 2,246
Paid vacation per year: 11 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
Photographs: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters.
Nairobi
Working hours per year: 2,197
Paid vacation per year: 22 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
Photographs: Pichi Chuang/Reuters.
Taipei
Working hours per year: 2,116
Paid vacation per year: 11 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
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Lima
Working hours per year: 2,107
Paid vacation per year: 27 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
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Dubai
Working hours per year: 2,096
Paid vacation per year: 25 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
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New York
Working hours per year: 2,062
Paid vacation per year: 13 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
Photographs: Minh Nguyen/Reuters.
Santiago de Chile
Working hours per year: 2,035
Paid vacation per year: 15 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
Photographs: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters.
Tokyo
Working hours per year: 2,012
Paid vacation per year: 17 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
Photographs: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters.
Manama
Working hours per year: 1,989
Paid vacation per year: 22 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters.
Kuala Lumpur
Working hours per year: 1,986
Paid vacation per year: 15 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
Photographs: Felipe Caicedo/Reuters.
Bogota
Working hours per year: 1,981
Paid vacation per year: 15 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
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Beijing
Working hours per year: 1,979
Paid vacation per year: 9 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
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Shanghai
Working hours per year: 1,967
Paid vacation per year: 9 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
Photographs: Amir Cohen/Reuters.
Tel Aviv
Working hours per year: 1,966
Paid vacation per year: 16 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters.
Los Angeles
Working hours per year: 1,943
Paid vacation per year: 13 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters.
Miami
Working hours per year: 1,939
Paid vacation per year: 12 days
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20 cities with the longest working hours
Photographs: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters.
Budapest
Working hours per year: 1,912
Paid vacation per year: 23 days
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