All 182 cities ranked by estimated monthly family cost: 2-bedroom rent (1.5x of 1BR) + childcare + groceries for a family (1.5x single).
| # | City | Family Cost | 1BR Rent | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairo | $790/mo | $300/mo | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| 2 | Chennai | $833/mo | $300/mo | 🇮🇳 India |
| 3 | Marrakech | $914/mo | $350/mo | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| 4 | Delhi | $920/mo | $350/mo | 🇮🇳 India |
| 5 | Medellín | $938/mo | $350/mo | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| 6 | Chiang Mai | $982/mo | $350/mo | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| 7 | Bangalore | $1,021/mo | $400/mo | 🇮🇳 India |
| 8 | Casablanca | $1,048/mo | $400/mo | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| 9 | Bogotá | $1,064/mo | $400/mo | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| 10 | Buenos Aires | $1,118/mo | $400/mo | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| 11 | Istanbul | $1,142/mo | $450/mo | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| 12 | Hanoi | $1,164/mo | $450/mo | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| 13 | Phnom Penh | $1,177/mo | $450/mo | 🇰🇭 Cambodia |
| 14 | Bali (Denpasar) | $1,188/mo | $450/mo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| 15 | Lima | $1,198/mo | $450/mo | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| 16 | Bucharest | $1,206/mo | $500/mo | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| 17 | Jakarta | $1,246/mo | $500/mo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| 18 | Nairobi | $1,250/mo | $500/mo | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| 19 | Ho Chi Minh City | $1,284/mo | $500/mo | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| 20 | Manila | $1,292/mo | $500/mo | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| 21 | Krakow | $1,308/mo | $550/mo | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| 22 | Riga | $1,338/mo | $550/mo | 🇱🇻 Latvia |
| 23 | Phuket | $1,368/mo | $500/mo | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| 24 | Playa del Carmen | $1,374/mo | $500/mo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| 25 | Montevideo | $1,408/mo | $500/mo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay |
| 26 | Budapest | $1,429/mo | $600/mo | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| 27 | Lagos | $1,453/mo | $600/mo | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| 28 | San José (CR) | $1,457/mo | $550/mo | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| 29 | Kuala Lumpur | $1,489/mo | $550/mo | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| 30 | Santiago | $1,498/mo | $550/mo | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| 31 | Mumbai | $1,502/mo | $700/mo | 🇮🇳 India |
| 32 | Cape Town | $1,550/mo | $650/mo | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| 33 | Tallinn | $1,560/mo | $650/mo | 🇪🇪 Estonia |
| 34 | Split | $1,620/mo | $650/mo | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| 35 | Warsaw | $1,625/mo | $700/mo | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| 36 | Cancún | $1,626/mo | $600/mo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| 37 | Bangkok | $1,654/mo | $600/mo | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| 38 | Athens | $1,669/mo | $700/mo | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| 39 | Mexico City | $1,708/mo | $700/mo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| 40 | São Paulo | $1,747/mo | $600/mo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| 41 | Porto | $1,810/mo | $800/mo | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| 42 | Prague | $1,819/mo | $800/mo | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| 43 | Málaga | $1,832/mo | $800/mo | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| 44 | Guangzhou | $1,908/mo | $750/mo | 🇨🇳 China |
| 45 | Valencia | $1,953/mo | $850/mo | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| 46 | Riyadh | $2,062/mo | $800/mo | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| 47 | Fukuoka | $2,092/mo | $700/mo | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| 48 | Taipei | $2,107/mo | $800/mo | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
| 49 | Shenzhen | $2,198/mo | $900/mo | 🇨🇳 China |
| 50 | Lisbon | $2,202/mo | $1,000/mo | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| 51 | Panama City | $2,358/mo | $1,000/mo | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| 52 | Beijing | $2,380/mo | $1,000/mo | 🇨🇳 China |
| 53 | Madrid | $2,420/mo | $1,100/mo | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| 54 | Vienna | $2,476/mo | $1,000/mo | 🇦🇹 Austria |
| 55 | Shanghai | $2,585/mo | $1,100/mo | 🇨🇳 China |
| 56 | Barcelona | $2,653/mo | $1,200/mo | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| 57 | Brussels | $2,670/mo | $1,100/mo | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| 58 | Nice | $2,717/mo | $1,100/mo | 🇫🇷 France |
| 59 | Osaka | $2,772/mo | $1,000/mo | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| 60 | Rome | $2,798/mo | $1,200/mo | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| 61 | Berlin | $2,837/mo | $1,200/mo | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| 62 | Helsinki | $2,978/mo | $1,200/mo | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| 63 | Paris | $3,050/mo | $1,400/mo | 🇫🇷 France |
| 64 | Montreal | $3,156/mo | $1,400/mo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| 65 | Seoul | $3,196/mo | $1,200/mo | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| 66 | Edinburgh | $3,208/mo | $1,300/mo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| 67 | Milan | $3,271/mo | $1,400/mo | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| 68 | Las Vegas | $3,278/mo | $1,400/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 69 | Auckland | $3,331/mo | $1,400/mo | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| 70 | Raleigh | $3,361/mo | $1,450/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 71 | Phoenix | $3,368/mo | $1,450/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 72 | Charlotte | $3,462/mo | $1,500/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 73 | Munich | $3,495/mo | $1,500/mo | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| 74 | Perth | $3,536/mo | $1,500/mo | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| 75 | Stockholm | $3,553/mo | $1,500/mo | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| 76 | Minneapolis | $3,569/mo | $1,550/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 77 | Dallas | $3,591/mo | $1,550/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 78 | Houston | $3,618/mo | $1,600/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 79 | Abu Dhabi | $3,624/mo | $1,500/mo | 🇦🇪 UAE |
| 80 | Philadelphia | $3,718/mo | $1,550/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 81 | Atlanta | $3,755/mo | $1,650/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 82 | Doha | $3,807/mo | $1,600/mo | 🇶🇦 Qatar |
| 83 | Tokyo | $3,816/mo | $1,500/mo | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| 84 | Nashville | $3,822/mo | $1,700/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 85 | Tampa | $3,856/mo | $1,700/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 86 | Oslo | $3,990/mo | $1,600/mo | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| 87 | Austin | $4,012/mo | $1,800/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 88 | Portland | $4,061/mo | $1,800/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 89 | Melbourne | $4,080/mo | $1,800/mo | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| 90 | Luxembourg City | $4,085/mo | $1,800/mo | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| 91 | Dubai | $4,166/mo | $1,800/mo | 🇦🇪 UAE |
| 92 | Denver | $4,180/mo | $1,900/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 93 | Toronto | $4,262/mo | $2,000/mo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| 94 | Tel Aviv | $4,346/mo | $1,800/mo | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| 95 | Amsterdam | $4,372/mo | $1,800/mo | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| 96 | Copenhagen | $4,434/mo | $1,800/mo | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| 97 | Dublin | $4,474/mo | $2,000/mo | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| 98 | Vancouver | $4,475/mo | $2,100/mo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| 99 | Chicago | $4,482/mo | $2,000/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 100 | Sydney | $4,809/mo | $2,200/mo | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| 101 | Seattle | $4,910/mo | $2,200/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 102 | Singapore | $5,075/mo | $2,200/mo | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| 103 | Los Angeles | $5,146/mo | $2,400/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 104 | Washington DC | $5,216/mo | $2,400/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 105 | Hong Kong | $5,240/mo | $2,500/mo | 🇭🇰 China (SAR) |
| 106 | Miami | $5,372/mo | $2,500/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 107 | San Diego | $5,469/mo | $2,600/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 108 | London | $5,522/mo | $2,500/mo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| 109 | Boston | $5,868/mo | $2,800/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 110 | Geneva | $6,301/mo | $2,600/mo | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| 111 | Zurich | $6,678/mo | $2,800/mo | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| 112 | San Francisco | $6,776/mo | $3,200/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 113 | New York | $7,275/mo | $3,500/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
Data covers 182 cities worldwide. COLI baseline: New York = 100. Updated 2026.
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Cities are ranked by estimated monthly family cost, which includes 2-bedroom rent (1.5x the 1-bedroom average), childcare, and groceries scaled for a family (1.5x single person).
Our family cost data is reviewed and updated quarterly. This page reflects 2026 data.
Cost of living indices (COLI) are benchmarked to New York City = 100 and derived from Numbeo and Expatistan crowd-sourced price surveys, cross-referenced with national statistics agencies.
Salary ranges are compiled from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OES), Glassdoor, PayScale, and the Robert Half Salary Guide. Tax rates use 2026 published brackets from OECD Taxing Wages and national tax authorities. Exchange rates from the European Central Bank. Rent data from Numbeo Property Prices.
Last updated: 2026-02-28. Data is refreshed periodically. All figures are estimates for informational purposes only and should not be used as the sole basis for financial decisions.