Best Value (Salary vs Cost) — 99 Cities Ranked (2026)

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#	City	Country	Monthly Cost	Rent (Center)	Safety	Avg Salary
1	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	$1,405	$800	80	$3,000
2	Nagoya	Japan	$1,437	$750	89	$2,900
3	Fukuoka	Japan	$1,280	$650	90	$2,400
4	Sapporo	Japan	$1,195	$550	92	$2,200
5	Vienna	Austria	$1,786	$900	90	$3,200
6	Doha	Qatar	$2,260	$1,500	92	$4,000
7	Seoul	South Korea	$1,585	$900	85	$2,800
8	Austin	United States	$2,726	$1,700	55	$4,800
9	Osaka	Japan	$1,598	$900	88	$2,800
10	Zurich	Switzerland	$3,715	$2,200	95	$6,500
11	Berlin	Germany	$1,866	$1,000	72	$3,200
12	Helsinki	Finland	$2,107	$1,200	93	$3,500
13	Copenhagen	Denmark	$2,720	$1,600	88	$4,500
14	Stockholm	Sweden	$2,350	$1,400	82	$3,800
15	Tokyo	Japan	$1,980	$1,200	91	$3,200
16	Edinburgh	United Kingdom	$2,020	$1,100	78	$3,200
17	Chicago	United States	$2,850	$1,800	45	$4,500
18	Tallinn	Estonia	$1,400	$700	85	$2,200
19	Warsaw	Poland	$1,305	$700	80	$2,000
20	Melbourne	Australia	$2,630	$1,500	80	$4,000
21	San Francisco	United States	$4,281	$3,000	50	$6,500
22	Paris	France	$2,315	$1,300	65	$3,500
23	Montreal	Canada	$2,136	$1,200	78	$3,200
24	Singapore	Singapore	$3,025	$2,200	97	$4,500
25	Krakow	Poland	$1,143	$600	82	$1,700
26	Brussels	Belgium	$1,903	$950	60	$2,800
27	Dubai	UAE	$2,740	$1,800	93	$4,000
28	Taipei	Taiwan	$1,240	$750	90	$1,800
29	Bucharest	Romania	$1,050	$550	72	$1,500
30	Amsterdam	Netherlands	$2,670	$1,600	75	$3,800
31	Sydney	Australia	$3,200	$2,000	78	$4,500
32	Shanghai	China	$1,575	$1,100	78	$2,200
33	Prague	Czech Republic	$1,440	$800	85	$2,000
34	Auckland	New Zealand	$2,350	$1,300	82	$3,200
35	Beijing	China	$1,325	$900	75	$1,800
36	Los Angeles	United States	$3,735	$2,500	50	$5,000
37	Budapest	Hungary	$1,215	$650	78	$1,600
38	Dublin	Ireland	$2,900	$1,800	72	$3,800
39	Kuching	Malaysia	$535	$300	75	$700
40	Moscow	Russia	$1,380	$800	65	$1,800
41	Toronto	Canada	$2,925	$1,800	75	$3,800
42	Riga	Latvia	$1,155	$550	75	$1,500
43	Johor Bahru	Malaysia	$545	$300	58	$700
44	Sofia	Bulgaria	$935	$500	75	$1,200
45	Milan	Italy	$2,220	$1,300	68	$2,800
46	Tel Aviv	Israel	$2,795	$1,800	70	$3,500
47	Cape Town	South Africa	$1,200	$700	30	$1,500
48	Barcelona	Spain	$1,925	$1,100	68	$2,400
49	London	United Kingdom	$3,395	$2,200	70	$4,200
50	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	$890	$550	60	$1,100
51	Penang	Malaysia	$667	$400	72	$800
52	New York	United States	$4,587	$3,200	55	$5,500
53	Zagreb	Croatia	$1,183	$600	80	$1,400
54	Bangkok	Thailand	$1,020	$650	65	$1,200
55	Vancouver	Canada	$3,105	$2,000	78	$3,600
56	Miami	United States	$3,627	$2,400	48	$4,200
57	Belgrade	Serbia	$882	$450	65	$1,000
58	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	$3,125	$2,300	82	$3,500
59	Rome	Italy	$1,968	$1,100	65	$2,200
60	Santiago	Chile	$1,095	$600	55	$1,200
61	Hanoi	Vietnam	$699	$450	62	$750
62	Da Nang	Vietnam	$575	$350	70	$600
63	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	$767	$500	58	$800
64	Porto	Portugal	$1,358	$750	84	$1,400
65	Lisbon	Portugal	$1,575	$900	82	$1,600
66	Chiang Mai	Thailand	$595	$350	75	$600
67	Athens	Greece	$1,215	$600	70	$1,200
68	Delhi	India	$712	$500	38	$700
69	Tbilisi	Georgia	$715	$400	78	$700
70	Montevideo	Uruguay	$1,130	$550	55	$1,100
71	Amman	Jordan	$940	$500	68	$900
72	Mexico City	Mexico	$955	$600	42	$900
73	Sao Paulo	Brazil	$975	$550	40	$900
74	Mumbai	India	$925	$700	45	$800
75	Lima	Peru	$812	$450	38	$700
76	Manila	Philippines	$820	$450	45	$700
77	Panama City	Panama	$1,415	$900	48	$1,200
78	Asuncion	Paraguay	$715	$350	42	$600
79	San Jose	Costa Rica	$1,075	$600	45	$900
80	Marrakech	Morocco	$610	$350	55	$500
81	Bogota	Colombia	$795	$450	40	$650
82	Cairo	Egypt	$490	$300	45	$400
83	La Paz	Bolivia	$497	$300	42	$400
84	Quito	Ecuador	$685	$400	40	$550
85	Nairobi	Kenya	$880	$500	35	$700
86	Kathmandu	Nepal	$440	$250	55	$350
87	Cebu	Philippines	$630	$350	50	$500
88	Colombo	Sri Lanka	$569	$350	55	$450
89	Dhaka	Bangladesh	$446	$300	35	$350
90	Vientiane	Laos	$515	$300	65	$400
91	Medellin	Colombia	$778	$450	42	$600
92	Jakarta	Indonesia	$785	$500	50	$600
93	Phnom Penh	Cambodia	$660	$400	50	$500
94	Cartagena	Colombia	$838	$500	42	$600
95	Buenos Aires	Argentina	$753	$400	45	$500
96	Accra	Ghana	$800	$450	55	$500
97	Yangon	Myanmar	$568	$350	40	$350
98	Bali	Indonesia	$825	$500	65	$500
99	Lagos	Nigeria	$930	$600	30	$500