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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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 New York City is about the same as in London
- Cost of living in London is 100% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Dubai is 40% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in Vancouver is 7% cheaper than in Toronto
- Cost of living in Rome is about the same as in Madrid
- Cost of living in Santiago, Chile is 4% cheaper than in Mexico City
- Cost of living in London is 41% more expensive than in Paris
- Cost of living in Singapore is 26% more expensive than in Hong Kong
- Cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 11% cheaper than in Dubai
- Cost of living in New York City is 10% more expensive than in Miami, Florida
- Cost of living in Lima is 12% more expensive than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Rimini is 14% cheaper than in Lisbon
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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 liter of gasoline in Manila costs Php8 (35 minutes ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Rio de Janeiro costs R$ 35 (about 1 hour ago)
- Bread for 2 people for 1 day (250 g) in Asunción costs 5,500 Gs (about 3 hours ago)
- Internet connection 300 mbps, 1 month in Bangalore costs ₨4,000 (about 4 hours ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Recife costs R$ 30 (about 4 hours ago)
- Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) in Nuku`alofa, Tonga costs Pa'anga 8 (about 5 hours ago)