Expatistan's Cost of Living Map of Europe
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 in Europe
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 Buenos Aires is 40% more expensive than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Madrid is 19% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in New York City is 23% more expensive than in London
- Cost of living in Zurich is 91% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Barcelona, Spain is about the same as in Madrid
- Cost of living in Buenos Aires is 17% cheaper than in Montevideo
- Cost of living in Tokyo is about the same as in Madrid
- Cost of living in Montevideo is 14% more expensive than in Trieste
- Cost of living in London is 107% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Santiago, Chile is 16% more expensive than in Lima
- Cost of living in Padua is 16% more expensive than in Vigo
- Cost of living in Lisbon is 9% cheaper 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 Prague.
Prices recently added
- 500 g of boneless chicken breast in Buenos Aires costs ARS $3,750 (about 1 hour ago)
- Utilities, monthly for 2 people in 85 m2 in Saint Petersburg costs руб 2,000 (about 2 hours ago)
- 24 tablets box of cold medicine (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) in Istanbul costs 60TL (about 4 hours ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Verona costs €12 (about 5 hours ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Riga costs €12 (about 5 hours ago)
- Public transport in Houston, Texas costs $61 (about 6 hours ago)