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 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is 17% cheaper than in Nicosia
- Cost of living in Barcelona, Spain is 22% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Jakarta is 27% cheaper than in Florianopolis
- Cost of living in São Paulo is 41% cheaper than in St. Louis, Missouri
- Cost of living in London is 102% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Bogotá is 25% cheaper than in Santiago, Chile
- Cost of living in Asunción is 47% cheaper than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Montreal is 19% cheaper than in Toronto
- Cost of living in Basel is 23% more expensive than in Bristol
- Cost of living in Coimbra is 20% more expensive than in Tucumán
- Cost of living in London is 6% more expensive than in San Francisco, California
- Cost of living in Amsterdam is 51% more expensive than in Barcelona, Spain
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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
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Campinas costs R$ 35 (about 1 hour ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Lausanne costs CHF 20 (about 1 hour ago)
- Monthly rent - 900 sqft furnished accommodation in expensive area in Madison, Wisconsin costs $1,728 (about 1 hour ago)
- 500 g of boneless chicken breast in Londrina costs R$ 11 (about 2 hours ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Bergen costs kr 130 (about 7 hours ago)
- 1 pack of marlboro cigarettes in Barcelona, Spain costs €6.00 (about 8 hours ago)