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 Montevideo is 72% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Nuuk, Greenland is 8% more expensive than in Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Cost of living in Cuenca is 56% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in Lisbon is 44% more expensive than in São Paulo
- Cost of living in New York City is 282% more expensive than in Almaty
- Cost of living in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island is 16% more expensive than in Sherbrooke
- Cost of living in London is about the same as in Hong Kong
- Cost of living in London is 14% cheaper than in New York City
- Cost of living in Vancouver is about the same as in Toronto
- Cost of living in Madrid is 115% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Barcelona is 120% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in London is 56% more expensive than in Madrid
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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 Paris.
Prices recently added
- 1 pack of marlboro cigarettes in Chicago, Illinois costs $15 (17 minutes ago)
- 500 g of boneless chicken breast in Bangalore costs ₨150 (22 minutes ago)
- Monthly rent - 900 sqft furnished accommodation in expensive area in Dallas, Texas costs $3,050 (23 minutes ago)
- 1 liter of gasoline in Chiang Mai costs 23 ฿ (38 minutes ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Hartford, Connecticut costs $15 (39 minutes ago)
- Monthly rent - 85 m2 furnished accommodation in expensive area in Madrid costs €1,800 (44 minutes ago)