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 Dubai is 139% more expensive than in Delhi
- Cost of living in Vancouver is 4% cheaper than in Toronto
- Cost of living in Montevideo is 75% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Madrid is 97% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Amsterdam is 17% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in Barcelona is 107% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Cebu City is 47% cheaper than in Ithaca, New York
- Cost of living in Singapore is 16% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in London is 12% cheaper than in New York City
- Cost of living in Cairo is about the same as in Cairo
- Cost of living in Dubai is 108% more expensive than in Cairo
- Cost of living in Vienna is 38% cheaper than in London
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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 London, Ontario.
Prices recently added
- Monthly rent - 85 m2 furnished accommodation in expensive area in Monterrey costs Mex$ 8,000 (8 minutes ago)
- Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) in Liverpool costs £10 (41 minutes ago)
- Public transport in El Paso, Texas costs $48 (about 1 hour ago)
- Monthly rent - 900 sqft furnished accommodation in expensive area in Ithaca, New York costs $1,017 (about 1 hour ago)
- 1 us gal of whole fat milk in Orlando, Florida costs $0.92 (about 1 hour ago)
- Monthly rent - 900 sqft furnished accommodation in expensive area in Louisville, Kentucky costs $915 (about 1 hour ago)