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 Sacramento, California is 100% more expensive than in Bangkok
- Cost of living in Tunis is 42% cheaper than in Amman
- Cost of living in London is 110% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in New York City is 26% more expensive than in London
- Cost of living in Madrid is 31% more expensive than in Mexico City
- Cost of living in London is 26% more expensive than in Los Angeles, California
- Cost of living in Montevideo is 11% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Rabat is 39% cheaper than in Tokyo
- Cost of living in Malaga is 45% cheaper than in Los Angeles, California
- Cost of living in Paris is 44% cheaper than in New York City
- Cost of living in Zagreb is 15% cheaper than in Barcelona, Spain
- Cost of living in San Juan, Puerto Rico is 65% more expensive than in Mexico 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 Prague.
Prices recently added
- 500 ml beer in neighbourhood pub in Thessaloniki costs €8 (8 minutes ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Gijón costs €18 (about 1 hour ago)
- 500 g of boneless chicken breast in Bogotá costs COL$8,000 (about 2 hours ago)
- 1 us gal of gasoline in San Juan, Puerto Rico costs $0.46 (about 3 hours ago)
- 1 pack of marlboro cigarettes in Prague costs 200 Kč (about 3 hours ago)
- Utilities, monthly for 2 people in 900 sqft in Springfield, Illinois costs $686 (about 4 hours ago)