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 Barcelona, Spain is about the same as in Madrid
- Cost of living in Singapore is 23% more expensive than in Hong Kong
- Cost of living in Tokyo is 50% cheaper than in New York City
- Cost of living in Buenos Aires is 9% cheaper than in Santiago, Chile
- Cost of living in Vancouver is 5% cheaper than in Toronto
- Cost of living in Toronto is 29% cheaper than in New York City
- Cost of living in Shiraz is 17% more expensive than in London
- Cost of living in Singapore is 35% more expensive than in Dubai
- Cost of living in Brussels is 117% more expensive than in Timisoara
- Cost of living in Manchester is 30% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in London is 19% more expensive than in Dublin
- Cost of living in Sydney is 6% more expensive than in Melbourne
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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 Lawrence, Kansas.
Prices recently added
- 1 us gal of gasoline in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania costs $1.00 (37 minutes ago)
- Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) in Murcia costs €9 (about 1 hour ago)
- 1 us gal of gasoline in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania costs $1.02 (about 1 hour ago)
- 1 liter of gasoline in Puerto Vallarta costs Mex$ 26 (about 2 hours ago)
- 1 pack of marlboro cigarettes in Richmond, Virginia costs $20 (about 2 hours ago)
- Utilities (studio), monthly for 1 person in 45 m2 in Guaruja costs R$ 500 (about 3 hours ago)