Expatistan's Cost of Living World Map
This map shows only the top cities in the world. We also have a list of all the cities available in Expatistan.
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
Expatistan Cost of Living Index
- The World
- Europe
- North America
- Latin America
- Asia
- Middle East
- Africa
- Oceania
Price Index:
To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in London is 16% more expensive than in Dublin
- Cost of living in Barcelona is about the same as in Madrid
- Cost of living in Port Louis is 5% cheaper than in Douala
- Cost of living in Montevideo is 56% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in New York City is 15% more expensive than in Sydney
- Cost of living in New York City is about the same as in London
- Cost of living in Vancouver is about the same as in Toronto
- Cost of living in Thane is 4% more expensive than in Pune
- Cost of living in Medellín is 62% cheaper than in Austin, Texas
- Cost of living in Barcelona is 81% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Bangalore is 12% more expensive than in Pune
- Cost of living in Melbourne is 96% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur
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What is Expatistan?
Expatistan is a cost of living calculator that allows you to compare the cost of living between cities around the world. The comparisons allow you to get a better understanding of the cost of living of any city before you move there.
What makes us unique is that we collect the prices that we use to calculate our cost of living index from visitors like you. Naturally, the more data entered, the more accurate the index and the calculations will be.
That's why we need your help to keep prices accurate and up to date. You can help by entering the prices that you know in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Prices recently added
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- Monthly rent - 85 m2 furnished accommodation in expensive area in Bogotá costs COL$3,000,000 (15 minutes ago)
- One-way ticket in public transport in Mexico City costs Mex$ 5.00 (26 minutes ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Florence, Alabama costs $12 (about 3 hours ago)
- Internet connection 300 mbps, 1 month in Santiago costs CH$26,000 (about 3 hours ago)
- Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new in Rosario costs ARS $4,049,900 (about 3 hours ago)