Name: Global City Cost of Living Rankings 2025
Creator: Worldlivingcost
License: https://worldlivingcost.com/terms

Question 1

Which city has the lowest cost of living in the world?

Accepted Answer

Cities in South and Southeast Asia consistently rank as the cheapest in the world. Dhaka (Bangladesh), Karachi (Pakistan), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Hanoi (Vietnam), and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) are among the cheapest cities globally, with monthly living costs often between $400 and $700 USD including rent, food, and transportation.

Question 2

What city has the best quality of life in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Cities consistently topping quality of life rankings in 2025 include Vienna (Austria), Zurich (Switzerland), Copenhagen (Denmark), Helsinki (Finland), and Auckland (New Zealand). These cities score high across safety, healthcare, infrastructure, climate, and purchasing power.

Question 3

What is a cost of living index?

Accepted Answer

A cost of living index is a numerical score that measures the relative expense of living in a city compared to a benchmark location. Worldlivingcost uses New York City as the baseline (index = 100). A city with an index of 50 is approximately 50% cheaper than New York, while a city with an index of 150 is 50% more expensive.

Question 4

Which cities are best for expats and remote workers?

Accepted Answer

The best cities for expats and remote workers in 2025 balance affordability, fast internet, quality of life, and visa accessibility. Top choices include Lisbon (Portugal), Chiang Mai (Thailand), Medellín (Colombia), Tbilisi (Georgia), Bali/Canggu (Indonesia), and Mexico City (Mexico). These cities offer monthly budgets of $1,000–$2,000 with excellent infrastructure.

Question 5

How are city cost of living rankings calculated?

Accepted Answer

Worldlivingcost city rankings are calculated using crowdsourced contributor data and official sources covering 50+ indicators: rent prices, grocery costs, restaurant prices, transportation fares, utilities, internet costs, healthcare costs, and salary data. The cost index uses New York City as a baseline of 100. Data is verified for outliers and updated monthly.

#	City	Monthly Cost	Cost Index	Quality of Life	Safety	Healthcare
1	New York United States	$4,200	100	68	52	75	View →
2	London United Kingdom	$3,800	92	74	55	82	View →
3	Hong Kong China (SAR)	$4,000	95	72	80	82	View →
4	Singapore Singapore	$3,500	88	84	90	88	View →
5	Zurich Switzerland	$4,800	110	92	88	95	View →
6	Paris France	$3,400	86	79	48	88	View →
7	Tokyo Japan	$3,200	85	86	88	90	View →
8	Sydney Australia	$3,300	84	88	76	84	View →
9	Dubai United Arab Emirates	$2,900	72	80	86	78	View →
10	Toronto Canada	$3,100	78	82	72	86	View →
11	Berlin Germany	$2,400	65	86	68	90	View →
12	Amsterdam Netherlands	$3,000	80	88	70	88	View →
13	Los Angeles United States	$3,900	94	70	46	72	View →
14	Melbourne Australia	$3,000	80	90	78	85	View →
15	Vienna Austria	$2,600	70	92	80	90	View →
16	Barcelona Spain	$2,200	62	84	56	86	View →
17	Chicago United States	$3,200	82	65	38	74	View →
18	Seoul South Korea	$2,700	75	82	80	88	View →
19	San Francisco United States	$4,500	105	66	40	78	View →
20	Stockholm Sweden	$3,000	82	90	78	90	View →
21	Munich Germany	$2,900	78	88	78	90	View →
22	Kuala Lumpur Malaysia	$1,200	38	74	60	72	View →
23	Bangkok Thailand	$1,400	40	70	58	74	View →
24	Istanbul Turkey	$1,300	42	62	50	68	View →
25	Mexico City Mexico	$1,400	40	62	35	65	View →
26	São Paulo Brazil	$1,400	42	60	30	62	View →
27	Johannesburg South Africa	$1,100	35	54	22	60	View →
28	Nairobi Kenya	$900	30	52	35	52	View →
29	Cairo Egypt	$800	28	50	42	55	View →
30	Mumbai India	$900	32	58	50	62	View →
31	Delhi India	$800	28	52	40	60	View →
32	Beijing China	$1,800	55	65	72	72	View →
33	Shanghai China	$2,000	60	68	74	74	View →
34	Jakarta Indonesia	$1,000	32	58	52	60	View →
35	Manila Philippines	$900	30	55	42	58	View →
36	Karachi Pakistan	$550	22	42	28	48	View →
37	Lahore Pakistan	$500	20	44	30	50	View →
38	Buenos Aires Argentina	$900	35	65	40	65	View →
39	Bogotá Colombia	$900	32	60	38	64	View →
40	Lima Peru	$950	34	58	35	60	View →
41	Lagos Nigeria	$800	30	42	25	42	View →
42	Casablanca Morocco	$950	32	58	52	58	View →
43	Cape Town South Africa	$1,200	38	68	32	65	View →
44	Riyadh Saudi Arabia	$2,000	58	68	80	72	View →
45	Tel Aviv Israel	$3,600	90	74	52	82	View →
46	Rome Italy	$2,400	68	78	58	84	View →
47	Lisbon Portugal	$2,100	62	84	75	82	View →
48	Prague Czech Republic	$1,800	55	84	76	82	View →
49	Warsaw Poland	$1,700	52	80	72	78	View →
50	Taipei Taiwan	$2,000	62	84	84	88	View →
51	Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam	$1,000	35	65	62	62	View →
52	Auckland New Zealand	$2,800	76	86	78	84	View →
53	Miami United States	$3,700	90	72	50	72	View →
54	Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates	$2,700	70	78	88	80	View →
55	Doha Qatar	$2,600	68	76	86	78	View →
56	Oslo Norway	$4,400	108	92	86	92	View →
57	Copenhagen Denmark	$4,000	100	92	82	92	View →
58	Helsinki Finland	$3,300	88	90	84	92	View →
59	Brussels Belgium	$2,800	78	80	55	86	View →
60	Geneva Switzerland	$5,000	115	90	86	95	View →
61	Madrid Spain	$2,200	64	82	62	88	View →
62	Milan Italy	$2,600	72	76	58	84	View →
63	Budapest Hungary	$1,500	48	78	68	76	View →
64	Bucharest Romania	$1,300	42	70	62	68	View →
65	Athens Greece	$1,700	55	72	62	74	View →
66	Kyiv Ukraine	$1,000	38	58	30	60	View →
67	Moscow Russia	$1,600	55	58	45	65	View →
68	Tehran Iran	$700	25	50	42	60	View →
69	Baghdad Iraq	$800	30	35	20	40	View →
70	Amman Jordan	$1,500	50	62	68	68	View →
71	Accra Ghana	$900	32	50	55	48	View →
72	Addis Ababa Ethiopia	$700	26	44	48	40	View →
73	Dar es Salaam Tanzania	$750	28	46	50	42	View →
74	Kathmandu Nepal	$600	22	48	55	48	View →
75	Colombo Sri Lanka	$800	30	56	58	60	View →
76	Dhaka Bangladesh	$650	24	40	38	45	View →
77	Yangon Myanmar	$700	26	42	35	40	View →
78	Phnom Penh Cambodia	$800	30	50	52	45	View →
79	Ulaanbaatar Mongolia	$900	32	48	50	50	View →
80	Tashkent Uzbekistan	$650	26	52	62	55	View →
81	Almaty Kazakhstan	$1,100	38	60	55	60	View →
82	Baku Azerbaijan	$1,100	40	60	60	60	View →
83	Tbilisi Georgia	$1,000	36	62	65	60	View →
84	Yerevan Armenia	$1,050	38	58	62	58	View →
85	Tunis Tunisia	$850	30	56	54	58	View →
86	Algiers Algeria	$800	28	48	48	52	View →
87	Santiago Chile	$1,400	45	68	48	68	View →
88	Caracas Venezuela	$500	20	28	10	28	View →
89	Quito Ecuador	$1,000	36	60	42	62	View →
90	Havana Cuba	$600	25	52	55	72	View →
91	Panama City Panama	$1,700	52	66	48	68	View →
92	San José Costa Rica	$1,500	48	72	52	74	View →
93	Guadalajara Mexico	$1,100	36	64	38	64	View →
94	Medellín Colombia	$850	30	64	42	66	View →
95	Perth Australia	$2,700	74	86	80	84	View →
96	Vancouver Canada	$3,400	86	86	68	86	View →
97	Montréal Canada	$2,500	68	82	65	84	View →
98	Seattle United States	$3,900	96	74	50	76	View →
99	Boston United States	$4,000	98	72	54	80	View →
100	Houston United States	$2,900	76	65	44	70	View →
101	Minneapolis United States	$2,700	74	72	50	76	View →
102	Brisbane Australia	$2,600	72	84	78	82	View →
103	Cebu City Philippines	$800	28	58	48	60	View →
104	Bern Switzerland	$4,600	105	91	90	94	View →
105	Luxembourg City Luxembourg	$4,200	102	88	82	90	View →
106	Reykjavik Iceland	$4,300	106	90	92	90	View →
107	Dublin Ireland	$3,600	90	80	72	82	View →
108	Edinburgh United Kingdom	$2,900	78	78	68	82	View →
109	Manchester United Kingdom	$2,600	72	72	58	80	View →
110	Sofia Bulgaria	$1,100	38	68	60	65	View →
111	Zagreb Croatia	$1,600	52	74	70	74	View →
112	Tallinn Estonia	$1,800	58	78	72	78	View →
113	Riga Latvia	$1,600	52	72	62	72	View →
114	Vilnius Lithuania	$1,650	54	74	64	74	View →
115	Sarajevo Bosnia & Herzegovina	$1,050	36	62	62	60	View →
116	Belgrade Serbia	$1,300	44	68	58	66	View →
117	Skopje North Macedonia	$900	32	58	58	58	View →
118	Tirana Albania	$950	34	60	58	56	View →
119	Nicosia Cyprus	$2,000	62	74	74	74	View →
120	Valletta Malta	$2,100	66	76	78	78	View →
121	Kuwait City Kuwait	$2,200	62	70	78	72	View →
122	Muscat Oman	$2,000	58	70	84	72	View →
123	Beirut Lebanon	$1,200	45	48	30	55	View →
124	Islamabad Pakistan	$600	24	50	38	52	View →
125	Kabul Afghanistan	$450	18	22	8	25	View →
126	Mandalay Myanmar	$580	22	44	32	38	View →
127	Vientiane Laos	$750	28	52	64	42	View →
128	Dili Timor-Leste	$850	32	40	48	35	View →
129	Port Moresby Papua New Guinea	$1,200	45	36	18	35	View →
130	Suva Fiji	$1,100	42	58	52	52	View →
131	Montevideo Uruguay	$1,500	50	72	52	72	View →
132	Asunción Paraguay	$850	30	55	40	55	View →
133	La Paz Bolivia	$750	28	52	40	50	View →
134	Guayaquil Ecuador	$950	34	56	35	60	View →
135	Managua Nicaragua	$750	28	50	42	50	View →
136	Port-au-Prince Haiti	$600	25	22	12	22	View →
137	Santo Domingo Dominican Republic	$1,200	40	62	42	60	View →
138	Kingston Jamaica	$1,400	48	55	28	58	View →
139	Harare Zimbabwe	$800	32	38	38	32	View →
140	Kampala Uganda	$650	26	44	42	38	View →
141	Kigali Rwanda	$850	32	56	68	52	View →
142	Luanda Angola	$1,500	52	36	30	30	View →
143	Dakar Senegal	$800	30	50	52	45	View →
144	Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire	$900	34	46	40	44	View →
145	Maputo Mozambique	$700	26	40	38	32	View →

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