All 182 cities ranked from most expensive to cheapest by Cost of Living Index.
| # | City | COLI | 1BR Rent | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zurich | 122.4 | $2,800/mo | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| 2 | Geneva | 118.6 | $2,600/mo | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| 3 | New York | 100.0 | $3,500/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 4 | San Francisco | 97.6 | $3,200/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 5 | Singapore | 87.7 | $2,200/mo | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| 6 | London | 87.5 | $2,500/mo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| 7 | Copenhagen | 85.7 | $1,800/mo | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| 8 | Amsterdam | 82.6 | $1,800/mo | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| 9 | Boston | 82.4 | $2,800/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 10 | Tel Aviv | 81.3 | $1,800/mo | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| 11 | Miami | 80.1 | $2,500/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 12 | Washington DC | 79.8 | $2,400/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 13 | Seattle | 79.5 | $2,200/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 14 | Oslo | 78.5 | $1,600/mo | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| 15 | San Diego | 77.5 | $2,600/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 16 | Tokyo | 77.3 | $1,500/mo | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| 17 | Los Angeles | 76.3 | $2,400/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 18 | Sydney | 74.5 | $2,200/mo | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 73.6 | $2,500/mo | 🇭🇰 China (SAR) |
| 20 | Chicago | 73.2 | $2,000/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 21 | Dublin | 72.8 | $2,000/mo | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| 22 | Dubai | 72.4 | $1,800/mo | 🇦🇪 UAE |
| 23 | Doha | 69.5 | $1,600/mo | 🇶🇦 Qatar |
| 24 | Seoul | 68.9 | $1,200/mo | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| 25 | Philadelphia | 68.8 | $1,550/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 26 | Luxembourg City | 68.4 | $1,800/mo | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| 27 | Melbourne | 68.2 | $1,800/mo | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| 28 | Abu Dhabi | 67.8 | $1,500/mo | 🇦🇪 UAE |
| 29 | Portland | 67.2 | $1,800/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 30 | Denver | 65.7 | $1,900/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 31 | Vancouver | 65.4 | $2,100/mo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| 32 | Austin | 64.8 | $1,800/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 33 | Tampa | 64.5 | $1,700/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 34 | Stockholm | 64.3 | $1,500/mo | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| 35 | Perth | 63.5 | $1,500/mo | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| 36 | Atlanta | 63.2 | $1,650/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 37 | Nashville | 62.8 | $1,700/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 38 | Osaka | 62.8 | $1,000/mo | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| 39 | Dallas | 62.5 | $1,550/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 40 | Toronto | 62.3 | $2,000/mo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| 41 | Edinburgh | 62.1 | $1,300/mo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| 42 | Munich | 61.5 | $1,500/mo | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| 43 | Minneapolis | 61.4 | $1,550/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 44 | Auckland | 60.8 | $1,400/mo | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| 45 | Houston | 60.2 | $1,600/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 46 | Charlotte | 59.8 | $1,500/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 47 | Phoenix | 58.9 | $1,450/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 48 | Raleigh | 58.6 | $1,450/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 49 | Helsinki | 58.2 | $1,200/mo | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| 50 | Las Vegas | 58.2 | $1,400/mo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 51 | Milan | 57.8 | $1,400/mo | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| 52 | Nice | 52.7 | $1,100/mo | 🇫🇷 France |
| 53 | Montreal | 52.1 | $1,400/mo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| 54 | Fukuoka | 51.4 | $700/mo | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| 55 | Berlin | 51.2 | $1,200/mo | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| 56 | Brussels | 50.3 | $1,100/mo | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| 57 | Rome | 49.3 | $1,200/mo | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| 58 | Vienna | 48.2 | $1,000/mo | 🇦🇹 Austria |
| 59 | Paris | 46.9 | $1,400/mo | 🇫🇷 France |
| 60 | Shanghai | 46.2 | $1,100/mo | 🇨🇳 China |
| 61 | Taipei | 44.8 | $800/mo | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
| 62 | Beijing | 43.5 | $1,000/mo | 🇨🇳 China |
| 63 | Riyadh | 42.6 | $800/mo | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| 64 | Panama City | 42.3 | $1,000/mo | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| 65 | Barcelona | 42.1 | $1,200/mo | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| 66 | Shenzhen | 41.9 | $900/mo | 🇨🇳 China |
| 67 | São Paulo | 41.8 | $600/mo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| 68 | Guangzhou | 38.7 | $750/mo | 🇨🇳 China |
| 69 | Madrid | 38.0 | $1,100/mo | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| 70 | Bangkok | 37.2 | $600/mo | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| 71 | Cancún | 35.8 | $600/mo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| 72 | Lisbon | 34.7 | $1,000/mo | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| 73 | Valencia | 33.5 | $850/mo | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| 74 | Santiago | 33.2 | $550/mo | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| 75 | Kuala Lumpur | 32.8 | $550/mo | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| 76 | Mexico City | 32.5 | $700/mo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| 77 | Montevideo | 32.5 | $500/mo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay |
| 78 | Split | 31.8 | $650/mo | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| 79 | Málaga | 31.2 | $800/mo | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| 80 | San José (CR) | 31.2 | $550/mo | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| 81 | Playa del Carmen | 30.8 | $500/mo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| 82 | Athens | 30.6 | $700/mo | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| 83 | Prague | 30.6 | $800/mo | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| 84 | Phuket | 30.5 | $500/mo | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| 85 | Porto | 30.1 | $800/mo | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| 86 | Tallinn | 28.9 | $650/mo | 🇪🇪 Estonia |
| 87 | Cape Town | 28.4 | $650/mo | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| 88 | Warsaw | 28.4 | $700/mo | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| 89 | Lagos | 27.3 | $600/mo | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| 90 | Manila | 26.8 | $500/mo | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| 91 | Ho Chi Minh City | 26.4 | $500/mo | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| 92 | Budapest | 26.1 | $600/mo | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| 93 | Lima | 25.8 | $450/mo | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| 94 | Buenos Aires | 25.6 | $400/mo | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| 95 | Bali (Denpasar) | 25.3 | $450/mo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| 96 | Riga | 25.3 | $550/mo | 🇱🇻 Latvia |
| 97 | Phnom Penh | 24.8 | $450/mo | 🇰🇭 Cambodia |
| 98 | Nairobi | 24.7 | $500/mo | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| 99 | Jakarta | 24.5 | $500/mo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| 100 | Hanoi | 24.1 | $450/mo | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| 101 | Krakow | 23.8 | $550/mo | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| 102 | Istanbul | 23.1 | $450/mo | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| 103 | Bogotá | 22.9 | $400/mo | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| 104 | Chiang Mai | 22.6 | $350/mo | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| 105 | Bucharest | 22.5 | $500/mo | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| 106 | Mumbai | 22.3 | $700/mo | 🇮🇳 India |
| 107 | Casablanca | 22.1 | $400/mo | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| 108 | Bangalore | 20.8 | $400/mo | 🇮🇳 India |
| 109 | Medellín | 20.4 | $350/mo | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| 110 | Delhi | 19.5 | $350/mo | 🇮🇳 India |
| 111 | Marrakech | 19.2 | $350/mo | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| 112 | Chennai | 18.9 | $300/mo | 🇮🇳 India |
| 113 | Cairo | 16.8 | $300/mo | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
Data covers 182 cities worldwide. COLI baseline: New York = 100. Updated 2026.
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Cities are ranked by Cost of Living Index (COLI), where New York = 100. A COLI above 100 means the city is more expensive than New York.
Our cost-of-living 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.