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 20% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Seattle, Washington is about the same as in Miami, Florida
- Cost of living in Limassol is 42% more expensive than in Moscow
- Cost of living in Mexico City is 16% cheaper than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Monterrey is 24% more expensive than in Queretaro
- Cost of living in Medellín is 19% more expensive than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Delhi is 68% cheaper than in Tampa, Florida
- Cost of living in Singapore is 33% more expensive than in Dubai
- Cost of living in London is 12% cheaper than in New York City
- Cost of living in Toulouse is 29% cheaper than in Paris
- Cost of living in Singapore is 33% more expensive than in Houston, Texas
- Cost of living in São Paulo is about the same as in Mexico 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 Prague.
Prices recently added
- 1 us gal of gasoline in London costs £0.53 (11 minutes ago)
- Public transport in St. Louis, Missouri costs $78 (about 1 hour ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Buenos Aires costs ARS $21,000 (about 2 hours ago)
- Summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) in Valencia, Spain costs €40 (about 3 hours ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Goiânia costs R$ 35 (about 3 hours ago)
- Monthly rent - 900 sqft furnished accommodation in expensive area in Austin, Texas costs $2,643 (about 4 hours ago)