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 Perth is about the same as in Oslo
- Cost of living in Tallinn is 38% more expensive than in Tartu
- Cost of living in Madrid is 26% cheaper than in Paris
- Cost of living in Toronto is 39% more expensive than in Tokyo
- Cost of living in Barcelona, Spain is about the same as in Madrid
- Cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 17% cheaper than in Dubai
- Cost of living in Mexico City is 40% more expensive than in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Zurich is 48% more expensive than in Dubai
- Cost of living in Singapore is 34% more expensive than in Dubai
- Cost of living in London is 36% more expensive than in Dubai
- Cost of living in New York City is 14% more expensive than in London
- Cost of living in Buenos Aires is 4% cheaper than in Bogotá
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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
- 2 tickets to the movies in Bogotá costs COL$50,000 (10 minutes ago)
- 1 pack of marlboro cigarettes in Vancouver, Washington costs $11 (about 1 hour ago)
- 500 g of boneless chicken breast in Guadalajara costs Mex$ 75 (about 1 hour ago)
- Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new in Perth costs AU$100,000 (about 3 hours ago)
- 12 eggs, large in Córdoba costs ARS $1,800 (about 3 hours ago)
- 1 us gal of whole fat milk in Los Angeles, California costs $1.32 (about 5 hours ago)