Cost of Living Comparison — 50+ Cities Worldwide
Find the most affordable cities for living, working remotely, or retiring abroad. All costs in USD/month.
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All Cities (Sorted by Cost)
Kathmandu
Nepal
$440
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 55/100Dhaka
Bangladesh
$446
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 35/100Cairo
Egypt
$490
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 45/100La Paz
Bolivia
$497
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 42/100Vientiane
Laos
$515
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 65/100Kuching
Malaysia
$535
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 75/100Johor Bahru
Malaysia
$545
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 58/100Yangon
Myanmar
$568
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 40/100Colombo
Sri Lanka
$569
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 55/100Da Nang
Vietnam
$575
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 70/100Chiang Mai
Thailand
$595
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 75/100Marrakech
Morocco
$610
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 55/100Cebu
Philippines
$630
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 50/100Phnom Penh
Cambodia
$660
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 50/100Penang
Malaysia
$667
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 72/100Quito
Ecuador
$685
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 40/100Hanoi
Vietnam
$699
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 62/100Delhi
India
$712
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 38/100Asuncion
Paraguay
$715
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 42/100Tbilisi
Georgia
$715
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 78/100Buenos Aires
Argentina
$753
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 45/100Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
$767
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 58/100Medellin
Colombia
$778
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 42/100Jakarta
Indonesia
$785
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 50/100Bogota
Colombia
$795
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 40/100Accra
Ghana
$800
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 55/100Lima
Peru
$812
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 38/100Manila
Philippines
$820
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 45/100Bali
Indonesia
$825
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 65/100Cartagena
Colombia
$838
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 42/100Nairobi
Kenya
$880
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 35/100Belgrade
Serbia
$882
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 65/100Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
$890
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 60/100Mumbai
India
$925
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 45/100Lagos
Nigeria
$930
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 30/100Sofia
Bulgaria
$935
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 75/100Amman
Jordan
$940
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 68/100Mexico City
Mexico
$955
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 42/100Sao Paulo
Brazil
$975
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 40/100Bangkok
Thailand
$1,020
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 65/100Bucharest
Romania
$1,050
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 72/100San Jose
Costa Rica
$1,075
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 45/100Santiago
Chile
$1,095
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 55/100Montevideo
Uruguay
$1,130
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 55/100Krakow
Poland
$1,143
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 82/100Riga
Latvia
$1,155
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 75/100Zagreb
Croatia
$1,183
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 80/100Sapporo
Japan
$1,195
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 92/100Cape Town
South Africa
$1,200
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 30/100Budapest
Hungary
$1,215
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 78/100Athens
Greece
$1,215
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 70/100Taipei
Taiwan
$1,240
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 90/100Fukuoka
Japan
$1,280
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 90/100Warsaw
Poland
$1,305
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 80/100Beijing
China
$1,325
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 75/100Porto
Portugal
$1,358
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 84/100Moscow
Russia
$1,380
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 65/100Tallinn
Estonia
$1,400
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 85/100Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
$1,405
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 80/100Panama City
Panama
$1,415
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 48/100Nagoya
Japan
$1,437
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 89/100Prague
Czech Republic
$1,440
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 85/100Lisbon
Portugal
$1,575
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 82/100Shanghai
China
$1,575
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 78/100Seoul
South Korea
$1,585
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 85/100Osaka
Japan
$1,598
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 88/100Vienna
Austria
$1,786
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 90/100Berlin
Germany
$1,866
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 72/100Brussels
Belgium
$1,903
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 60/100Barcelona
Spain
$1,925
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 68/100Rome
Italy
$1,968
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 65/100Tokyo
Japan
$1,980
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 91/100Edinburgh
United Kingdom
$2,020
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 78/100Helsinki
Finland
$2,107
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 93/100Montreal
Canada
$2,136
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 78/100Milan
Italy
$2,220
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 68/100Doha
Qatar
$2,260
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 92/100Paris
France
$2,315
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 65/100Auckland
New Zealand
$2,350
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 82/100Stockholm
Sweden
$2,350
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 82/100Melbourne
Australia
$2,630
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 80/100Amsterdam
Netherlands
$2,670
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 75/100Copenhagen
Denmark
$2,720
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 88/100Austin
United States
$2,726
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 55/100Dubai
UAE
$2,740
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 93/100Tel Aviv
Israel
$2,795
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 70/100Chicago
United States
$2,850
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 45/100Dublin
Ireland
$2,900
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 72/100Toronto
Canada
$2,925
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 75/100Singapore
Singapore
$3,025
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 97/100Vancouver
Canada
$3,105
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 78/100Hong Kong
Hong Kong
$3,125
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 82/100Sydney
Australia
$3,200
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 78/100London
United Kingdom
$3,395
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 70/100Miami
United States
$3,627
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 48/100Zurich
Switzerland
$3,715
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 95/100Los Angeles
United States
$3,735
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 50/100San Francisco
United States
$4,281
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 50/100New York
United States
$4,587
estimated monthly cost
Safety: 55/100