Expatistan's Cost of Living Map of North America
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
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- 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 London is 116% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Montreal is 21% cheaper than in Toronto
- Cost of living in Darwin is 10% cheaper than in Adelaide
- Cost of living in Warsaw is 31% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Buenos Aires is 12% cheaper than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Montevideo is about the same as in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Melbourne is 25% more expensive than in Cleveland, Ohio
- Cost of living in Darwin is 29% cheaper than in Sydney
- Cost of living in Melbourne is 28% more expensive than in Darwin
- Cost of living in Brisbane is 25% more expensive than in Darwin
- Cost of living in Buenos Aires is 33% more expensive than in Santiago, Chile
- Cost of living in Taipei is 65% cheaper than in New York 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 Auckland.
Prices recently added
- 1 liter of gasoline in Madrid costs €1.54 (about 1 hour ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Cairo costs E£ 80 (about 1 hour ago)
- Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) in Santiago, Chile costs CH$8,000 (about 2 hours ago)
- One-way ticket in public transport in Bogotá costs COL$2,000 (about 4 hours ago)
- One-way ticket in public transport in São Paulo costs R$ 5.00 (about 4 hours ago)
- Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new in Santa Cruz de Tenerife costs €14,000 (about 4 hours ago)