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 Dubai is 28% more expensive than in Wichita, Kansas
- Cost of living in Victoria is 7% cheaper than in Vancouver
- Cost of living in Paris is 739% more expensive than in Caracas
- Cost of living in Caracas is 61% cheaper than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Barranquilla is 10% more expensive than in Santa Marta
- Cost of living in Barcelona is about the same as in Madrid
- Cost of living in Valencia is 107% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Vancouver is 6% cheaper than in Toronto
- Cost of living in Buenos Aires is 18% cheaper than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Bogotá is 38% more expensive than in Tunja
- Cost of living in Buenos Aires is 20% cheaper than in Rio de Janeiro
- Cost of living in Buenos Aires is 41% cheaper than in Santiago
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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 Mildura.
Prices recently added
- 500 ml beer in neighbourhood pub in Zagreb costs 14 kn (15 minutes ago)
- Public transport in Bologna costs €36 (31 minutes ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Bangalore costs ₨750 (about 1 hour ago)
- 1 kg of boneless chicken breast in Paris costs €8 (about 1 hour ago)
- Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new in Santa Cruz de la Sierra costs $b105,000 (about 1 hour ago)
- One-way ticket in public transport in Madrid costs €1.35 (about 3 hours ago)