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 201% more expensive than in Cairo
- Cost of living in Dubai is 26% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in New York City is 27% more expensive than in Los Angeles, California
- Cost of living in Barcelona is about the same as in Madrid
- Cost of living in Medellín is 5% more expensive than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Culiacán is 23% cheaper than in Mexico City
- Cost of living in Panama City is 83% more expensive than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Barcelona is 22% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Manchester is 24% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in Miami, Florida is 107% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Santiago is 70% more expensive than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Oslo is 12% more expensive than in Stockholm
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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 Pune.
Prices recently added
- Monthly rent - 85 m2 furnished accommodation in expensive area in Mar del Plata costs ARS $100,000 (34 minutes ago)
- 6 eggs, large in London costs £2.38 (about 1 hour ago)
- 1 lb of boneless chicken breast in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma costs $4.40 (about 2 hours ago)
- 1 liter of whole fat milk in Delhi costs ₨66 (about 2 hours ago)
- Monthly rent - 900 sqft furnished accommodation in expensive area in Kuala Lumpur costs RM2,033 (about 3 hours ago)
- 500 g of boneless chicken breast in Saratov costs руб 300 (about 3 hours ago)