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 Abu Dhabi is 10% cheaper than in Dubai
- Cost of living in Buenos Aires is 15% more expensive than in Moscow
- Cost of living in Singapore is 54% more expensive than in Dubai
- Cost of living in Dubai is 29% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in London is 76% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Hong Kong is 225% more expensive than in Delhi
- Cost of living in Singapore is 28% more expensive than in Hong Kong
- Cost of living in New York City is 20% more expensive than in London
- Cost of living in Santiago, Chile is 5% cheaper than in Mexico City
- Cost of living in Edinburgh is 33% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in Oporto is 13% cheaper than in Lisbon
- Cost of living in Toronto is 26% cheaper than in New York City
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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 Athens, Georgia.
Prices recently added
- Sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) in Dubai costs Dirham 875 (8 minutes ago)
- Utilities, monthly for 2 people in 85 m2 in Ilmenau costs €50 (37 minutes ago)
- 1 pack of marlboro cigarettes in Helsinki costs €10 (about 1 hour ago)
- 1 liter of gasoline in Hobart costs AU$2.23 (about 1 hour ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Lima costs S/. 15 (about 2 hours ago)
- 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality in Jhansi costs ₨680 (about 2 hours ago)