Expatistan's Cost of Living Map of North America

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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 North America

Ranking City Price Index: *
1st Hamilton (Bermuda) 296
2nd Mountain View, California (United States) 261
3rd New York City (United States) 259
4th San Francisco, California (United States) 249
5th Jersey City, New Jersey (United States) 234
6th Washington D.C. (United States) 225
7th Oakland, California (United States) 221
8th Boston, Massachusetts (United States) 213
9th Los Angeles, California (United States) 209
10th Seattle, Washington (United States) 204
11th Honolulu, Hawaii (United States) 202
12th Miami, Florida (United States) 200
13th Chicago, Illinois (United States) 198
14th San Jose, California (United States) 197
15th Denver, Colorado (United States) 194
16th Portland, Oregon (United States) 188
17th San Diego, California (United States) 187
18th Sacramento, California (United States) 186
19th Anchorage, Alaska (United States) 184
20th Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States) 178
21st Toronto (Canada) 176
22nd Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota (United States) 170
23rd Vancouver (Canada) 170
24th Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States) 170
25th Austin, Texas (United States) 169
26th Orlando, Florida (United States) 168
27th Salt Lake City, Utah (United States) 167
28th Charlotte, North Carolina (United States) 167
29th Fort Worth, Texas (United States) 166
30th Burlington, Vermont (United States) 165
31st Phoenix, Arizona (United States) 165
32nd Tampa, Florida (United States) 164
33rd Baltimore, Maryland (United States) 163
34th Atlanta, Georgia (United States) 163
35th Charleston, South Carolina (United States) 162
36th Dallas, Texas (United States) 161
37th Providence, Rhode Island (United States) 160
38th Las Vegas, Nevada (United States) 159
39th Nashville, Tennessee (United States) 157
40th New Orleans, Louisiana (United States) 156
41st Ottawa (Canada) 155
42nd Riverside, California (United States) 155
43rd Victoria (Canada) 155
44th Colorado Springs, Colorado (United States) 155
45th Cleveland, Ohio (United States) 155
46th Raleigh, North Carolina (United States) 154
47th St. Louis, Missouri (United States) 152
48th Houston, Texas (United States) 151
49th Indianapolis, Indiana (United States) 151
50th Spokane, Washington (United States) 150
51st Calgary (Canada) 149
52nd Detroit, Michigan (United States) 149
53rd Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States) 149
54th Jacksonville, Florida (United States) 145
55th Edmonton (Canada) 144
56th San Antonio, Texas (United States) 144
57th Tucson, Arizona (United States) 143
58th Kelowna (Canada) 143
59th Louisville, Kentucky (United States) 142
60th Omaha, Nebraska (United States) 142
61st Boise, Idaho (United States) 142
62nd Cincinnati, Ohio (United States) 140
63rd Winnipeg (Canada) 139
64th Halifax (Canada) 138
65th Montreal (Canada) 138
66th Albuquerque, New Mexico (United States) 133
67th Memphis, Tennessee (United States) 129
68th Quebec City (Canada) 128

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.

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 Bangkok.

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  • 60 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) in New York City costs $0.42 (about 2 hours ago)
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