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 New York City is about the same as in London
- Cost of living in Barcelona is 4% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Medellín is 8% cheaper than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Melbourne is 152% more expensive than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Dublin is 14% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in Gold Coast is 144% more expensive than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Monterrey is about the same as in Mexico City
- Cost of living in Lisbon is about the same as in Madrid
- Cost of living in Vancouver is about the same as in Toronto
- Cost of living in Monterrey is about the same as in Tijuana
- Cost of living in Santiago is 23% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in London is 53% more expensive than in Tokyo
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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 Wichita, Kansas.
Prices recently added
- 12 eggs, large in Guarda costs €2.00 (10 minutes ago)
- Monthly rent - 85 m2 furnished accommodation in expensive area in Saskatoon costs C$1,800 (5 minutes ago)
- Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) in Los Angeles, California costs $9 (30 minutes ago)
- 1 pack of marlboro cigarettes in St. Louis, Missouri costs $7 (about 1 hour ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Abu Dhabi costs Dirham 50 (about 1 hour ago)
- 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) in Reading, Berkshire costs £100 (about 2 hours ago)