Global City Rankings
Compare cities by cost of living, quality of life, safety, and more. Data updated monthly from global contributors.
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280 cities| # | City | Monthly Cost | Cost Index | Quality of Life | Safety | Healthcare | |
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| 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 |  Bali Indonesia | $1,100 | 35 | 78 | 70 | 55 | View → |
| 5 |  Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam | $950 | 32 | 74 | 68 | 60 | View → |
| 6 |  Singapore Singapore | $3,500 | 88 | 84 | 90 | 88 | View → |
| 7 |  Zurich Switzerland | $4,800 | 110 | 92 | 88 | 95 | View → |
| 8 |  Paris France | $3,400 | 86 | 79 | 48 | 88 | View → |
| 9 |  Tokyo Japan | $3,200 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 90 | View → |
| 10 |  Sydney Australia | $3,300 | 84 | 88 | 76 | 84 | View → |
| 11 |  Dubai United Arab Emirates | $2,900 | 72 | 80 | 86 | 78 | View → |
| 12 |  Toronto Canada | $3,100 | 78 | 82 | 72 | 86 | View → |
| 13 |  Berlin Germany | $2,400 | 65 | 86 | 68 | 90 | View → |
| 14 |  Amsterdam Netherlands | $3,000 | 80 | 88 | 70 | 88 | View → |
| 15 |  Los Angeles United States | $3,900 | 94 | 70 | 46 | 72 | View → |
| 16 |  Melbourne Australia | $3,000 | 80 | 90 | 78 | 85 | View → |
| 17 |  Vienna Austria | $2,600 | 70 | 92 | 80 | 90 | View → |
| 18 |  Barcelona Spain | $2,200 | 62 | 84 | 56 | 86 | View → |
| 19 |  Chicago United States | $3,200 | 82 | 65 | 38 | 74 | View → |
| 20 |  Seoul South Korea | $2,700 | 75 | 82 | 80 | 88 | View → |
| 21 |  San Francisco United States | $4,500 | 105 | 66 | 40 | 78 | View → |
| 22 |  Stockholm Sweden | $3,000 | 82 | 90 | 78 | 90 | View → |
| 23 |  Munich Germany | $2,900 | 78 | 88 | 78 | 90 | View → |
| 24 |  Kuala Lumpur Malaysia | $1,200 | 38 | 74 | 60 | 72 | View → |
| 25 |  Bangkok Thailand | $1,400 | 40 | 70 | 58 | 74 | View → |
| 26 |  Istanbul Turkey | $1,300 | 42 | 62 | 50 | 68 | View → |
| 27 |  Mexico City Mexico | $1,400 | 40 | 62 | 35 | 65 | View → |
| 28 |  São Paulo Brazil | $1,400 | 42 | 60 | 30 | 62 | View → |
| 29 |  Johannesburg South Africa | $1,100 | 35 | 54 | 22 | 60 | View → |
| 30 |  Nairobi Kenya | $900 | 30 | 52 | 35 | 52 | View → |
| 31 |  Cairo Egypt | $800 | 28 | 50 | 42 | 55 | View → |
| 32 |  Mumbai India | $900 | 32 | 58 | 50 | 62 | View → |
| 33 |  Delhi India | $800 | 28 | 52 | 40 | 60 | View → |
| 34 |  Beijing China | $1,800 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 72 | View → |
| 35 |  Shanghai China | $2,000 | 60 | 68 | 74 | 74 | View → |
| 36 |  Jakarta Indonesia | $1,000 | 32 | 58 | 52 | 60 | View → |
| 37 |  Manila Philippines | $900 | 30 | 55 | 42 | 58 | View → |
| 38 |  Karachi Pakistan | $550 | 22 | 42 | 28 | 48 | View → |
| 39 |  Lahore Pakistan | $500 | 20 | 44 | 30 | 50 | View → |
| 40 |  Buenos Aires Argentina | $900 | 35 | 65 | 40 | 65 | View → |
| 41 |  Bogotá Colombia | $900 | 32 | 60 | 38 | 64 | View → |
| 42 |  Lima Peru | $950 | 34 | 58 | 35 | 60 | View → |
| 43 |  Lagos Nigeria | $800 | 30 | 42 | 25 | 42 | View → |
| 44 |  Casablanca Morocco | $950 | 32 | 58 | 52 | 58 | View → |
| 45 |  Cape Town South Africa | $1,200 | 38 | 68 | 32 | 65 | View → |
| 46 |  Riyadh Saudi Arabia | $2,000 | 58 | 68 | 80 | 72 | View → |
| 47 |  Tel Aviv Israel | $3,600 | 90 | 74 | 52 | 82 | View → |
| 48 |  Rome Italy | $2,400 | 68 | 78 | 58 | 84 | View → |
| 49 |  Lisbon Portugal | $2,100 | 62 | 84 | 75 | 82 | View → |
| 50 |  Prague Czech Republic | $1,800 | 55 | 84 | 76 | 82 | View → |
| 51 |  Warsaw Poland | $1,700 | 52 | 80 | 72 | 78 | View → |
| 52 |  Taipei Taiwan | $2,000 | 62 | 84 | 84 | 88 | View → |
| 53 | Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam | $1,000 | 35 | 65 | 62 | 62 | View → |
| 54 |  Auckland New Zealand | $2,800 | 76 | 86 | 78 | 84 | View → |
| 55 |  Miami United States | $3,700 | 90 | 72 | 50 | 72 | View → |
| 56 |  Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates | $2,700 | 70 | 78 | 88 | 80 | View → |
| 57 |  Doha Qatar | $2,600 | 68 | 76 | 86 | 78 | View → |
| 58 |  Oslo Norway | $4,400 | 108 | 92 | 86 | 92 | View → |
| 59 |  Copenhagen Denmark | $4,000 | 100 | 92 | 82 | 92 | View → |
| 60 |  Helsinki Finland | $3,300 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 92 | View → |
| 61 |  Brussels Belgium | $2,800 | 78 | 80 | 55 | 86 | View → |
| 62 |  Geneva Switzerland | $5,000 | 115 | 90 | 86 | 95 | View → |
| 63 |  Madrid Spain | $2,200 | 64 | 82 | 62 | 88 | View → |
| 64 |  Milan Italy | $2,600 | 72 | 76 | 58 | 84 | View → |
| 65 |  Budapest Hungary | $1,500 | 48 | 78 | 68 | 76 | View → |
| 66 |  Bucharest Romania | $1,300 | 42 | 70 | 62 | 68 | View → |
| 67 |  Athens Greece | $1,700 | 55 | 72 | 62 | 74 | View → |
| 68 |  Kyiv Ukraine | $1,000 | 38 | 58 | 30 | 60 | View → |
| 69 |  Moscow Russia | $1,600 | 55 | 58 | 45 | 65 | View → |
| 70 |  Tehran Iran | $700 | 25 | 50 | 42 | 60 | View → |
| 71 |  Baghdad Iraq | $800 | 30 | 35 | 20 | 40 | View → |
| 72 |  Amman Jordan | $1,500 | 50 | 62 | 68 | 68 | View → |
| 73 |  Accra Ghana | $900 | 32 | 50 | 55 | 48 | View → |
| 74 | Addis Ababa Ethiopia | $700 | 26 | 44 | 48 | 40 | View → |
| 75 |  Dar es Salaam Tanzania | $750 | 28 | 46 | 50 | 42 | View → |
| 76 |  Kathmandu Nepal | $600 | 22 | 48 | 55 | 48 | View → |
| 77 |  Colombo Sri Lanka | $800 | 30 | 56 | 58 | 60 | View → |
| 78 | Dhaka Bangladesh | $650 | 24 | 40 | 38 | 45 | View → |
| 79 | Yangon Myanmar | $700 | 26 | 42 | 35 | 40 | View → |
| 80 |  Phnom Penh Cambodia | $800 | 30 | 50 | 52 | 45 | View → |
| 81 | Tashkent Uzbekistan | $650 | 26 | 52 | 62 | 55 | View → |
| 82 |  Almaty Kazakhstan | $1,100 | 38 | 60 | 55 | 60 | View → |
| 83 |  Baku Azerbaijan | $1,100 | 40 | 60 | 60 | 60 | View → |
| 84 |  Tbilisi Georgia | $1,000 | 36 | 62 | 65 | 60 | View → |
| 85 | Yerevan Armenia | $1,050 | 38 | 58 | 62 | 58 | View → |
| 86 | Tunis Tunisia | $850 | 30 | 56 | 54 | 58 | View → |
| 87 | Algiers Algeria | $800 | 28 | 48 | 48 | 52 | View → |
| 88 |  Santiago Chile | $1,400 | 45 | 68 | 48 | 68 | View → |
| 89 | Caracas Venezuela | $500 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 28 | View → |
| 90 | Quito Ecuador | $1,000 | 36 | 60 | 42 | 62 | View → |
| 91 |  Havana Cuba | $600 | 25 | 52 | 55 | 72 | View → |
| 92 |  Panama City Panama | $1,700 | 52 | 66 | 48 | 68 | View → |
| 93 |  San José Costa Rica | $1,500 | 48 | 72 | 52 | 74 | View → |
| 94 | Guadalajara Mexico | $1,100 | 36 | 64 | 38 | 64 | View → |
| 95 |  Medellin Colombia | $850 | 30 | 64 | 42 | 66 | View → |
| 96 |  Perth Australia | $2,700 | 74 | 86 | 80 | 84 | View → |
| 97 |  Vancouver Canada | $3,400 | 86 | 86 | 68 | 86 | View → |
| 98 | Montréal Canada | $2,500 | 68 | 82 | 65 | 84 | View → |
| 99 |  Seattle United States | $3,900 | 96 | 74 | 50 | 76 | View → |
| 100 |  Boston United States | $4,000 | 98 | 72 | 54 | 80 | View → |
| 101 |  Houston United States | $2,900 | 76 | 65 | 44 | 70 | View → |
| 102 |  Minneapolis United States | $2,700 | 74 | 72 | 50 | 76 | View → |
| 103 |  Brisbane Australia | $2,600 | 72 | 84 | 78 | 82 | View → |
| 104 | Cebu City Philippines | $800 | 28 | 58 | 48 | 60 | View → |
| 105 |  Bern Switzerland | $4,600 | 105 | 91 | 90 | 94 | View → |
| 106 | Luxembourg City Luxembourg | $4,200 | 102 | 88 | 82 | 90 | View → |
| 107 |  Reykjavik Iceland | $4,300 | 106 | 90 | 92 | 90 | View → |
| 108 |  Dublin Ireland | $3,600 | 90 | 80 | 72 | 82 | View → |
| 109 |  Edinburgh United Kingdom | $2,900 | 78 | 78 | 68 | 82 | View → |
| 110 |  Manchester United Kingdom | $2,600 | 72 | 72 | 58 | 80 | View → |
| 111 |  Sofia Bulgaria | $1,100 | 38 | 68 | 60 | 65 | View → |
| 112 |  Zagreb Croatia | $1,600 | 52 | 74 | 70 | 74 | View → |
| 113 | Tallinn Estonia | $1,800 | 58 | 78 | 72 | 78 | View → |
| 114 | Riga Latvia | $1,600 | 52 | 72 | 62 | 72 | View → |
| 115 | Vilnius Lithuania | $1,650 | 54 | 74 | 64 | 74 | View → |
| 116 | Sarajevo Bosnia & Herzegovina | $1,050 | 36 | 62 | 62 | 60 | View → |
| 117 | Belgrade Serbia | $1,300 | 44 | 68 | 58 | 66 | View → |
| 118 | Skopje North Macedonia | $900 | 32 | 58 | 58 | 58 | View → |
| 119 | Tirana Albania | $950 | 34 | 60 | 58 | 56 | View → |
| 120 | Nicosia Cyprus | $2,000 | 62 | 74 | 74 | 74 | View → |
| 121 | Valletta Malta | $2,100 | 66 | 76 | 78 | 78 | View → |
| 122 | Kuwait City Kuwait | $2,200 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 72 | View → |
| 123 | Muscat Oman | $2,000 | 58 | 70 | 84 | 72 | View → |
| 124 | Beirut Lebanon | $1,200 | 45 | 48 | 30 | 55 | View → |
| 125 |  Islamabad Pakistan | $600 | 24 | 50 | 38 | 52 | View → |
| 126 | Kabul Afghanistan | $450 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 25 | View → |
| 127 | Mandalay Myanmar | $580 | 22 | 44 | 32 | 38 | View → |
| 128 | Vientiane Laos | $750 | 28 | 52 | 64 | 42 | View → |
| 129 | Dili Timor-Leste | $850 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 35 | View → |
| 130 | Port Moresby Papua New Guinea | $1,200 | 45 | 36 | 18 | 35 | View → |
| 131 | Suva Fiji | $1,100 | 42 | 58 | 52 | 52 | View → |
| 132 |  Montevideo Uruguay | $1,500 | 50 | 72 | 52 | 72 | View → |
| 133 |  Asunción Paraguay | $850 | 30 | 55 | 40 | 55 | View → |
| 134 | La Paz Bolivia | $750 | 28 | 52 | 40 | 50 | View → |
| 135 | Guayaquil Ecuador | $950 | 34 | 56 | 35 | 60 | View → |
| 136 | Managua Nicaragua | $750 | 28 | 50 | 42 | 50 | View → |
| 137 |  Port-au-Prince Haiti | $600 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 22 | View → |
| 138 |  Santo Domingo Dominican Republic | $1,200 | 40 | 62 | 42 | 60 | View → |
| 139 |  Kingston Jamaica | $1,400 | 48 | 55 | 28 | 58 | View → |
| 140 | Harare Zimbabwe | $800 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 32 | View → |
| 141 |  Kampala Uganda | $650 | 26 | 44 | 42 | 38 | View → |
| 142 |  Kigali Rwanda | $850 | 32 | 56 | 68 | 52 | View → |
| 143 | Luanda Angola | $1,500 | 52 | 36 | 30 | 30 | View → |
| 144 | Dakar Senegal | $800 | 30 | 50 | 52 | 45 | View → |
| 145 |  Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire | $900 | 34 | 46 | 40 | 44 | View → |
| 146 |  Pyongyang North Korea | $400 | 15 | 18 | 45 | 30 | View → |
| 147 |  Ulaanbaatar Mongolia | $900 | 32 | 48 | 50 | 50 | View → |
| 148 |  Frankfurt Germany | $2,800 | 76 | 86 | 70 | 90 | View → |
| 149 | Hamburg Germany | $2,700 | 74 | 86 | 68 | 90 | View → |
| 150 |  Cologne Germany | $2,500 | 70 | 84 | 66 | 90 | View → |
| 151 |  Marseille France | $2,500 | 72 | 72 | 44 | 86 | View → |
| 152 |  Lyon France | $2,600 | 74 | 80 | 54 | 87 | View → |
| 153 |  Florence Italy | $2,400 | 70 | 78 | 62 | 84 | View → |
| 154 |  Naples Italy | $1,900 | 58 | 68 | 48 | 80 | View → |
| 155 | Porto Portugal | $1,900 | 58 | 82 | 76 | 80 | View → |
| 156 |  Seville Spain | $1,900 | 58 | 80 | 62 | 86 | View → |
| 157 |  Valencia Spain | $1,850 | 56 | 82 | 64 | 86 | View → |
| 158 |  Osaka Japan | $2,900 | 80 | 85 | 88 | 90 | View → |
| 159 |  Kyoto Japan | $2,800 | 78 | 84 | 90 | 90 | View → |
| 160 |  Busan South Korea | $2,300 | 66 | 80 | 82 | 86 | View → |
| 161 |  Shenzhen China | $2,200 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 74 | View → |
| 162 |  Guangzhou China | $1,900 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 72 | View → |
| 163 | Chengdu China | $1,700 | 52 | 68 | 74 | 70 | View → |
| 164 |  Hanoi Vietnam | $950 | 33 | 64 | 64 | 60 | View → |
| 165 |  Da Nang Vietnam | $800 | 28 | 68 | 68 | 58 | View → |
| 166 |  Phuket Thailand | $1,500 | 45 | 72 | 60 | 72 | View → |
| 167 |  Chiang Mai Thailand | $1,100 | 35 | 74 | 64 | 70 | View → |
| 168 | George Town Malaysia | $1,100 | 36 | 76 | 62 | 74 | View → |
| 169 | Johor Bahru Malaysia | $1,050 | 34 | 72 | 58 | 72 | View → |
| 170 | Bandung Indonesia | $850 | 28 | 60 | 54 | 58 | View → |
| 171 | Surabaya Indonesia | $900 | 30 | 60 | 54 | 60 | View → |
| 172 |  Washington D.C. United States | $3,900 | 95 | 70 | 48 | 76 | View → |
| 173 |  Denver United States | $3,500 | 88 | 76 | 52 | 74 | View → |
| 174 | Phoenix United States | $3,000 | 78 | 68 | 48 | 70 | View → |
| 175 |  Atlanta United States | $3,100 | 80 | 66 | 42 | 72 | View → |
| 176 |  Dallas United States | $2,950 | 76 | 66 | 46 | 70 | View → |
| 177 |  San Diego United States | $3,800 | 92 | 76 | 56 | 76 | View → |
| 178 |  Portland United States | $3,300 | 86 | 72 | 48 | 74 | View → |
| 179 | Wellington New Zealand | $2,700 | 74 | 84 | 80 | 84 | View → |
| 180 | Christchurch New Zealand | $2,400 | 68 | 82 | 82 | 82 | View → |
| 181 |  Rio de Janeiro Brazil | $1,450 | 44 | 62 | 28 | 62 | View → |
| 182 |  Cartagena Colombia | $950 | 32 | 66 | 44 | 64 | View → |
| 183 | Belo Horizonte Brazil | $1,200 | 38 | 60 | 32 | 62 | View → |
| 184 | Curitiba Brazil | $1,150 | 36 | 65 | 36 | 64 | View → |
| 185 | Jeddah Saudi Arabia | $1,900 | 55 | 66 | 78 | 72 | View → |
| 186 | Ankara Turkey | $1,150 | 38 | 60 | 52 | 68 | View → |
| 187 | Izmir Turkey | $1,100 | 36 | 64 | 56 | 68 | View → |
| 188 |  Pune India | $850 | 30 | 60 | 54 | 64 | View → |
| 189 |  Bangalore India | $900 | 32 | 62 | 52 | 66 | View → |
| 190 |  Hyderabad India | $800 | 28 | 60 | 54 | 64 | View → |
| 191 |  Chennai India | $780 | 28 | 58 | 54 | 64 | View → |
| 192 | Kolkata India | $680 | 24 | 54 | 52 | 60 | View → |
| 193 |  Astana Kazakhstan | $1,100 | 40 | 60 | 58 | 62 | View → |
| 194 |  Bishkek Kyrgyzstan | $620 | 25 | 52 | 58 | 52 | View → |
| 195 | Dushanbe Tajikistan | $560 | 22 | 44 | 52 | 42 | View → |
| 196 | Ashgabat Turkmenistan | $700 | 28 | 40 | 55 | 42 | View → |
| 197 |  Thimphu Bhutan | $750 | 30 | 65 | 72 | 58 | View → |
| 198 |  Malé Maldives | $1,600 | 55 | 65 | 68 | 60 | View → |
| 199 |  Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar | $520 | 20 | 38 | 38 | 35 | View → |
| 200 |  Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei | $1,500 | 48 | 68 | 80 | 72 | View → |
| 201 | Dili Timor-Leste | $850 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 35 | View → |
| 202 |  Taipei Taiwan | $2,000 | 62 | 84 | 84 | 88 | View → |
| 203 | Antananarivo Madagascar | $550 | 22 | 36 | 38 | 28 | View → |
| 204 |  Lilongwe Malawi | $550 | 22 | 38 | 44 | 30 | View → |
| 205 | Lusaka Zambia | $700 | 28 | 44 | 42 | 38 | View → |
| 206 | Gaborone Botswana | $1,000 | 38 | 55 | 50 | 52 | View → |
| 207 | Windhoek Namibia | $1,100 | 42 | 56 | 42 | 55 | View → |
| 208 |  Libreville Gabon | $1,100 | 40 | 46 | 44 | 45 | View → |
| 209 |  Yaoundé Cameroon | $800 | 30 | 42 | 40 | 38 | View → |
| 210 |  Conakry Guinea | $650 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 28 | View → |
| 211 |  Freetown Sierra Leone | $600 | 24 | 32 | 52 | 26 | View → |
| 212 |  Ouagadougou Burkina Faso | $600 | 24 | 34 | 28 | 26 | View → |
| 213 |  Bamako Mali | $600 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 24 | View → |
| 214 |  Niamey Niger | $530 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 22 | View → |
| 215 |  N'Djamena Chad | $650 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 22 | View → |
| 216 |  Bangui Central African Republic | $530 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | View → |
| 217 |  Brazzaville Republic of Congo | $780 | 30 | 38 | 38 | 32 | View → |
| 218 |  Kinshasa DR Congo | $680 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 22 | View → |
| 219 |  Mogadishu Somalia | $580 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 18 | View → |
| 220 |  Juba South Sudan | $700 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 16 | View → |
| 221 |  Khartoum Sudan | $580 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 28 | View → |
| 222 |  Asmara Eritrea | $480 | 20 | 30 | 45 | 28 | View → |
| 223 |  Djibouti City Djibouti | $950 | 38 | 42 | 52 | 40 | View → |
| 224 |  Lomé Togo | $650 | 26 | 38 | 48 | 34 | View → |
| 225 |  Cotonou Benin | $700 | 28 | 40 | 50 | 36 | View → |
| 226 |  Monrovia Liberia | $620 | 26 | 30 | 40 | 24 | View → |
| 227 |  Banjul Gambia | $580 | 24 | 38 | 52 | 30 | View → |
| 228 |  Bissau Guinea-Bissau | $520 | 22 | 30 | 42 | 22 | View → |
| 229 |  Bujumbura Burundi | $520 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 22 | View → |
| 230 |  Malabo Equatorial Guinea | $1,100 | 45 | 36 | 38 | 32 | View → |
| 231 |  Moroni Comoros | $620 | 26 | 38 | 52 | 30 | View → |
| 232 |  São Tomé São Tomé and Príncipe | $850 | 35 | 45 | 60 | 38 | View → |
| 233 | Maseru Lesotho | $620 | 26 | 38 | 38 | 32 | View → |
| 234 |  Mbabane Eswatini | $700 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 34 | View → |
| 235 |  Maputo Mozambique | $700 | 26 | 40 | 38 | 32 | View → |
| 236 | Andorra la Vella Andorra | $2,400 | 72 | 82 | 88 | 80 | View → |
| 237 |  Nassau Bahamas | $2,200 | 68 | 70 | 45 | 65 | View → |
| 238 | Manama Bahrain | $2,100 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 74 | View → |
| 239 | Bridgetown Barbados | $2,200 | 70 | 72 | 52 | 70 | View → |
| 240 | Minsk Belarus | $1,100 | 42 | 58 | 55 | 68 | View → |
| 241 | Belmopan Belize | $1,400 | 48 | 60 | 38 | 55 | View → |
| 242 |  Praia Cape Verde | $1,100 | 42 | 60 | 62 | 50 | View → |
| 243 | Roseau Dominica | $1,200 | 45 | 62 | 58 | 60 | View → |
| 244 | San Salvador El Salvador | $1,300 | 46 | 56 | 32 | 60 | View → |
| 245 | Palikir Micronesia | $1,100 | 40 | 52 | 60 | 45 | View → |
| 246 | St. George's Grenada | $1,600 | 55 | 68 | 56 | 62 | View → |
| 247 | Guatemala City Guatemala | $1,250 | 44 | 56 | 30 | 58 | View → |
| 248 | Georgetown Guyana | $1,200 | 45 | 54 | 35 | 50 | View → |
| 249 | Tegucigalpa Honduras | $1,150 | 42 | 50 | 28 | 52 | View → |
| 250 | South Tarawa Kiribati | $1,000 | 38 | 42 | 58 | 35 | View → |
| 251 | Pristina Kosovo | $1,100 | 40 | 60 | 60 | 58 | View → |
| 252 | Tripoli Libya | $750 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 35 | View → |
| 253 |  Vaduz Liechtenstein | $4,500 | 108 | 92 | 92 | 95 | View → |
| 254 | Majuro Marshall Islands | $1,100 | 42 | 44 | 58 | 40 | View → |
| 255 | Nouakchott Mauritania | $700 | 28 | 36 | 42 | 28 | View → |
| 256 | Port Louis Mauritius | $1,500 | 52 | 68 | 62 | 68 | View → |
| 257 |  Monaco Monaco | $7,000 | 145 | 90 | 92 | 95 | View → |
| 258 | Podgorica Montenegro | $1,350 | 48 | 66 | 66 | 64 | View → |
| 259 | Yaren Nauru | $1,300 | 48 | 38 | 60 | 38 | View → |
| 260 | Ngerulmud Palau | $1,400 | 50 | 55 | 68 | 52 | View → |
| 261 | Ramallah Palestine | $1,500 | 52 | 42 | 22 | 52 | View → |
| 262 | San Marino San Marino | $2,600 | 78 | 84 | 88 | 86 | View → |
| 263 | Basseterre Saint Kitts and Nevis | $1,700 | 58 | 66 | 50 | 62 | View → |
| 264 | Castries Saint Lucia | $1,750 | 60 | 68 | 48 | 62 | View → |
| 265 | Kingstown Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $1,550 | 55 | 64 | 50 | 60 | View → |
| 266 | Apia Samoa | $1,100 | 42 | 56 | 62 | 52 | View → |
| 267 | Victoria Seychelles | $2,000 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 65 | View → |
| 268 | Bratislava Slovakia | $1,850 | 60 | 78 | 72 | 78 | View → |
| 269 | Ljubljana Slovenia | $2,100 | 68 | 82 | 78 | 82 | View → |
| 270 | Honiara Solomon Islands | $1,050 | 40 | 44 | 50 | 38 | View → |
| 271 | Paramaribo Suriname | $1,050 | 38 | 56 | 44 | 55 | View → |
| 272 | Damascus Syria | $480 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 30 | View → |
| 273 | Nukuʻalofa Tonga | $1,150 | 44 | 55 | 62 | 50 | View → |
| 274 | Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago | $1,650 | 58 | 62 | 35 | 62 | View → |
| 275 | Funafuti Tuvalu | $1,150 | 45 | 42 | 62 | 38 | View → |
| 276 | Port Vila Vanuatu | $1,250 | 46 | 55 | 58 | 45 | View → |
| 277 |  Sana'a Yemen | $460 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 20 | View → |
| 278 | Chișinău Moldova | $1,000 | 38 | 58 | 58 | 60 | View → |
| 279 | Antigua Antigua and Barbuda | $1,800 | 62 | 68 | 52 | 62 | View → |
| 280 | Nuku'alofa Tonga | $1,150 | 44 | 55 | 62 | 50 | View → |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which city has the lowest cost of living in the world?
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.
What city has the best quality of life in 2025?
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.
What is a cost of living index?
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.
Which cities are best for expats and remote workers?
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.
How are city cost of living rankings calculated?
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.
How to Read the City Rankings Table
Each row in the table above represents a city ranked by average monthly cost of living in USD, alongside its cost index relative to New York City. A lower cost index means the city is more affordable, while a higher index means prices run closer to or above major Western capitals. Quality of life, safety, and healthcare scores are shown on a scale of 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating stronger infrastructure, lower crime, and better medical access.
Clicking "View" on any row takes you to a full breakdown of that city's rent prices, grocery costs, transportation fares, utility bills, and average salaries, giving you a complete picture beyond the summary numbers shown in this table.
Why City Rankings Matter for Relocation Decisions
Ranking cities side by side helps expats, remote workers, students, and retirees narrow down destinations before committing to a move. A city with a low cost index but a poor quality of life score may save money on rent while sacrificing safety, healthcare access, or infrastructure. Conversely, a highly ranked quality of life city may require a larger monthly budget to maintain the same standard of living.
We recommend cross-referencing this rankings page with the city comparison tool to see exact price differences between your current city and any destination you are considering.
Cost of Living by Region
Asia: The Most Affordable Region Overall
South and Southeast Asian cities dominate the lower end of the cost index, with countries like Pakistan, India, Vietnam, and Bangladesh offering monthly budgets well under $700. These cities often pair low costs with growing infrastructure and increasingly popular digital nomad communities, particularly in Vietnam and Thailand.
Europe: A Wide Affordability Range
Europe spans both ends of the cost spectrum, from affordable Eastern European cities like Tbilisi and Sofia to expensive Western capitals like Zurich and Copenhagen. Quality of life scores tend to be high across the continent, even in its more budget-friendly cities.
Latin America: Balanced Cost and Lifestyle
Cities such as Medellín and Mexico City offer a strong balance of affordability, climate, and community, making the region a consistent favorite among remote workers seeking lower costs without sacrificing modern amenities.
North America and Oceania: Premium Cost, High Quality of Life
Cities in this region typically carry cost indices at or above the New York City baseline of 100, but consistently rank among the highest for healthcare, safety, and overall infrastructure quality.