Moscow this year jumped up a spot in the global property company Knight Frank’s Global Cities Survey to 21st place
The survey measures the importance of cities to wealthy individuals from around the globe.
It compares cities by economic activity (Moscow took 16th place), political power (31st), quality of life (19th) and knowledge and influence (21st).
New York, London and Paris topped the survey, while seven of the top 10 spots went to cities in Western Europe, or North America.
However, the fortunes of developing countries (and the so-called Brics: Brazil, Russia, India and China) in the rating are expected to rise over the decade, with Moscow predicted to take 10th place by 2020.