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Cost of living data for 160 cities

Five everyday prices per city: 1BR rent in the center, a Big Mac, a 5km Uber ride, a latte and YouTube Premium. The index weights them 30/20/20/15/15. Price snapshot as of Feb 7, 2026; 40 cities are estimated from GDP (PPP) and labeled. Sources and method

Cities tracked

160

40 estimated

Average index

0 = cheapest, 100 = priciest

Most expensive

Zurich

Index 98

Cheapest

Maputo

Index 1

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160 of 160 cities

#	City
1	ZurichSwitzerland	98	$2,940.00	$9.04	$15.00	$9.50	$15.90
2	GenevaSwitzerland	98	$2,730.00	$9.04	$14.00	$9.00	$15.90
3	OsloNorway	93	$1,890.00	$8.05	$12.00	$7.30	$14.99
4	San FranciscoUnited States	91	$3,433.00	$6.22	$12.00	$11.48	$13.99
5	DublinIreland	90	$2,321.00	$7.55	$9.00	$8.07	$12.99
6	Los AngelesUnited States	90	$2,684.00	$6.22	$10.00	$9.83	$13.99
7	LondonUnited Kingdom	89	$2,310.00	$7.40	$9.00	$8.10	$12.99
8	MiamiUnited States	89	$2,531.00	$6.22	$9.50	$9.52	$13.99
9	CopenhagenDenmark	88	$1,791.00	$7.04	$10.00	$7.07	$13.99
10	New YorkUnited States	88	$3,447.00	$6.22	$12.00	$5.65	$13.99
11	SeattleUnited States	87	$2,362.00	$6.22	$9.00	$9.08	$13.99
12	VancouverCanada	87	$2,415.00	$5.81	$10.00	$9.10	$13.99
13	SydneyAustralia	87	$2,100.00	$5.95	$10.00	$7.70	$14.99
14	AmsterdamNetherlands	86	$2,083.00	$7.16	$8.00	$7.65	$12.99
15	ChicagoUnited States	86	$2,065.00	$6.22	$9.00	$8.46	$13.99
16	TorontoCanada	86	$2,205.00	$5.81	$9.50	$8.60	$13.99
17	MunichGermany	85	$1,700.00	$7.99	$8.00	$6.90	$12.99
18	AustinUnited States	84	$1,890.00	$6.22	$8.00	$7.90	$13.99
19	DenverUnited States	84	$1,776.00	$6.22	$8.50	$7.85	$13.99
20	MelbourneAustralia	84	$1,785.00	$5.95	$9.00	$7.00	$14.99
21	ParisFrance	83	$1,899.00	$6.40	$7.50	$7.40	$12.99
22	BrisbaneAustralia	82	$1,575.00	$5.95	$8.50	$6.60	$14.99
23	Tel AvivIsrael	81	$1,890.00	$7.67	$7.00	$5.90	$8.99
24	MilanItaly	80	$1,493.00	$7.50	$7.00	$5.28	$12.99
25	PerthAustralia	80	$1,470.00	$5.95	$8.00	$6.40	$14.99
26	EdinburghUnited Kingdom	79	$1,260.00	$7.40	$7.50	$5.90	$12.99
27	MontrealCanada	78	$1,365.00	$5.81	$8.00	$6.70	$13.99
28	AucklandNew Zealand	78	$1,680.00	$5.14	$8.50	$6.80	$12.99
29	StockholmSwedenEstimated	78	$1,499.00	$7.16	$6.23	$5.36	$10.70
30	RomeItaly	77	$1,280.00	$7.50	$6.50	$4.97	$12.99
31	ManchesterUnited Kingdom	76	$1,155.00	$7.40	$7.00	$5.70	$12.99
32	ViennaAustria	76	$1,182.00	$6.44	$7.00	$5.80	$12.99
33	BrusselsBelgium	76	$1,272.00	$6.16	$7.50	$6.01	$12.99
34	BostonUnited StatesEstimated	76	$1,380.00	$6.22	$6.97	$5.89	$12.02
35	HelsinkiFinlandEstimated	76	$1,412.00	$7.26	$5.88	$5.11	$10.08
36	BarcelonaSpain	75	$1,279.00	$6.75	$5.80	$5.01	$12.99
37	WellingtonNew Zealand	74	$1,470.00	$5.14	$7.50	$6.40	$12.99
38	SingaporeSingapore	73	$2,625.00	$5.77	$5.50	$4.00	$11.98
39	BerlinGermany	73	$1,164.00	$7.99	$6.50	$3.55	$12.99
40	LyonFrance	72	$1,003.00	$6.40	$6.00	$5.47	$12.99
41	MadridSpain	72	$1,172.00	$6.75	$5.50	$4.80	$12.99
42	AdelaideAustraliaEstimated	72	$1,263.00	$5.95	$6.40	$5.49	$11.01
43	FlorenceItalyEstimated	71	$1,113.00	$7.50	$5.67	$4.96	$9.72
44	DubaiUAE	70	$1,995.00	$5.17	$4.00	$6.10	$8.99
45	LisbonPortugal	70	$1,187.00	$6.46	$4.50	$4.85	$10.99
46	ManamaBahrainEstimated	69	$1,424.00	$4.77	$5.93	$5.14	$10.16
47	NiceFranceEstimated	69	$1,123.00	$6.40	$5.72	$5.00	$9.81
48	CalgaryCanadaEstimated	68	$1,165.00	$5.81	$5.93	$5.15	$10.17
49	SevilleSpainEstimated	67	$1,058.00	$6.75	$5.40	$4.76	$9.24
50	Abu DhabiUAE	66	$1,575.00	$5.17	$3.80	$5.40	$8.99
51	DohaQatar	66	$1,470.00	$4.94	$4.50	$5.20	$9.99
52	AnkaraTurkeyEstimated	66	$1,081.00	$6.91	$4.55	$4.12	$7.74
53	Hong KongHong Kong	65	$2,205.00	$3.25	$4.00	$6.50	$9.99
54	PortoPortugalEstimated	65	$974.00	$6.46	$4.99	$4.46	$8.52
55	VilniusLithuaniaEstimated	64	$1,240.00	$5.09	$5.19	$4.60	$8.86
56	TokyoJapan	62	$1,175.00	$3.08	$8.50	$4.20	$11.99
57	MacauMacau	59	$1,260.00	$3.20	$5.00	$4.90	$9.99
58	Kuwait CityKuwait	58	$1,155.00	$4.52	$4.00	$4.70	$7.99
59	PragueCzech Republic	57	$973.00	$5.43	$4.50	$2.96	$8.99
60	Mexico CityMexico	57	$735.00	$6.27	$3.00	$5.30	$6.99
61	RigaLatviaEstimated	57	$1,077.00	$4.23	$4.53	n/a	$7.71
62	SeoulSouth Korea	56	$925.00	$3.84	$4.50	$5.00	$10.99
63	WarsawPoland	56	$799.00	$6.22	$4.00	$2.77	$7.99
64	OsakaJapan	55	$788.00	$3.08	$7.00	$4.10	$11.99
65	AthensGreece	55	$698.00	$5.60	$4.00	$4.02	$9.99
66	TallinnEstonia	55	$764.00	$5.38	$4.50	$2.63	$9.99
67	MuscatOmanEstimated	54	$1,066.00	$3.97	n/a	$4.08	$7.63
68	ZagrebCroatia	54	$629.00	$5.72	$4.00	$3.98	$9.99
69	KyotoJapan	53	$714.00	$3.08	$6.50	$3.90	$11.99
70	FukuokaJapanEstimated	53	$992.00	$3.08	$5.08	$4.52	$8.67
71	RiyadhSaudi Arabia	53	$840.00	$5.06	$3.50	$4.10	$7.49
72	MontevideoUruguay	52	$578.00	$8.94	$3.50	$2.50	$6.99
73	San JoséCosta Rica	52	$683.00	$7.00	$3.00	$2.60	$6.99
74	AlmatyKazakhstanEstimated	52	$823.00	$4.14	$4.25	n/a	$7.21
75	KrakowPoland	51	$639.00	$6.22	$3.50	$2.56	$7.99
76	CartagenaColombiaEstimated	50	$549.00	$8.00	$2.88	$2.81	$4.83
77	Panama CityPanama	50	$945.00	$4.30	$3.50	$2.90	$7.99
78	ShanghaiChina	48	$1,155.00	$3.91	$4.00	$4.70	$1.88
79	BudapestHungary	47	$637.00	$5.30	$3.50	$2.57	$6.99
80	BelgradeSerbiaEstimated	47	$845.00	$3.91	n/a	$3.38	$6.06
81	BusanSouth Korea	46	$578.00	$3.84	$3.80	$3.70	$10.99
82	Rio de JaneiroBrazil	46	$683.00	$4.71	$3.80	$2.60	$5.99
83	BeirutLebanon	45	$630.00	$5.36	$2.80	$3.80	$4.99
84	BeijingChina	44	$998.00	$3.91	$3.50	$4.40	$1.88
85	SantiagoChile	44	$578.00	$5.41	$3.50	$2.50	$6.49
86	TbilisiGeorgiaEstimated	44	$752.00	$3.75	$3.21	n/a	$5.40
87	ShenzhenChina	43	$945.00	$3.91	$3.20	$4.30	$1.88
88	São PauloBrazil	43	$630.00	$4.71	$3.50	$2.50	$5.99
89	TaipeiTaiwan	42	$735.00	$2.42	$4.00	$4.00	$6.99
90	SofiaBulgaria	42	$491.00	$6.50	$2.50	$2.42	$5.99
91	ChengduChinaEstimated	41	$617.00	$3.91	n/a	$3.08	$5.41
92	CuritibaBrazilEstimated	40	$548.00	$4.71	$2.87	$2.80	$4.82
93	BogotáColombia	39	$420.00	$8.00	$2.30	$2.30	$4.49
94	GuangzhouChina	38	$735.00	$3.91	$2.80	$4.00	$1.88
95	BucharestRomania	38	$525.00	$4.01	$3.00	$2.50	$6.49
96	MedellínColombia	37	$399.00	$8.00	$2.00	$2.30	$4.49
97	Cape TownSouth Africa	37	$683.00	$3.49	$3.00	$2.20	$4.99
98	Santo DomingoDominican Republic	37	$578.00	$4.20	$2.50	$2.50	$5.99
99	AsuncionParaguayEstimated	36	$590.00	$3.46	$2.54	$2.53	$4.25
100	KingstonJamaica	36	$525.00	$4.00	$2.80	$2.40	$5.99
101	BangkokThailand	35	$500.00	$4.02	$2.50	$3.50	$4.19
102	AmmanJordan	35	$525.00	$3.53	$2.50	$3.60	$5.99
103	LimaPeru	34	$473.00	$4.99	$2.50	$2.30	$5.49
104	JohannesburgSouth Africa	33	$578.00	$3.49	$2.80	$2.10	$4.99
105	AlgiersAlgeriaEstimated	33	$573.00	$3.43	n/a	n/a	$4.13
106	Guatemala CityGuatemala	33	$473.00	$4.46	$2.50	$2.30	$5.99
107	KaohsiungTaiwan	32	$473.00	$2.42	$3.50	$3.50	$6.99
108	IstanbulTurkey	32	$368.00	$6.91	$2.00	$3.30	$1.65
109	MoscowRussia	32	$735.00	$2.20	$3.00	$2.60	$2.99
110	Kuala LumpurMalaysia	30	$525.00	$3.57	$2.50	$2.00	$4.49
111	QuitoEcuador	30	$420.00	$4.20	$2.00	$2.30	$7.99
112	AccraGhana	30	$525.00	$4.50	$2.50	$2.00	$2.99
113	CaracasVenezuela	29	$420.00	$4.51	$2.50	$2.30	n/a
114	SuvaFijiEstimated	29	$521.00	$3.32	n/a	n/a	$3.76
115	UlaanbaatarMongolia	27	$420.00	$3.50	$2.00	$3.40	$4.99
116	La PazBoliviaEstimated	27	$478.00	n/a	n/a	$2.14	$3.45
117	Saint PetersburgRussia	25	$578.00	$2.20	$2.50	$2.50	$2.99
118	Buenos AiresArgentina	25	$368.00	$5.91	$2.00	$2.20	$1.15
119	CasablancaMorocco	25	$420.00	$3.80	$2.50	$1.90	$4.99
120	San SalvadorEl SalvadorEstimated	25	$473.00	$3.21	$2.06	$2.12	$3.41
121	Da NangVietnamEstimated	24	$434.00	$2.89	n/a	$2.33	$3.82
122	SurabayaIndonesiaEstimated	23	$442.00	$2.38	$2.34	$2.36	$3.89
123	TashkentUzbekistanEstimated	23	$432.00	n/a	$1.89	n/a	$3.12
124	Chiang MaiThailand	21	$315.00	$4.02	$2.00	$1.80	$4.19
125	BaliIndonesia	21	$578.00	$2.38	$1.80	$2.10	$3.29
126	KyivUkraine	21	$420.00	$3.34	$2.00	$2.30	$2.99
127	NairobiKenya	21	$420.00	$3.50	$2.00	$1.90	$3.99
128	Phnom PenhCambodia	19	$420.00	$3.50	$1.50	$1.90	$3.99
129	TegucigalpaHondurasEstimated	19	$321.00	$5.19	$1.42	$1.55	$2.32
130	ManilaPhilippines	18	$420.00	$2.74	$2.00	$1.90	$4.29
131	JakartaIndonesia	17	$473.00	$2.38	$1.50	$2.00	$3.29
132	MumbaiIndia	17	$525.00	$2.45	$2.00	$1.60	$1.99
133	LuandaAngolaEstimated	17	$396.00	n/a	n/a	n/a	$2.86
134	Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam	16	$420.00	$2.89	$1.80	$1.90	$2.99
135	HanoiVietnam	15	$399.00	$2.89	$1.70	$1.90	$2.99
136	CebuPhilippines	15	$336.00	$2.74	$1.80	$1.80	$4.29
137	BangaloreIndia	15	$441.00	$2.45	$1.90	$1.50	$1.99
138	IslamabadPakistanEstimated	14	$285.00	$3.89	$1.26	n/a	$2.06
139	LagosNigeria	14	$368.00	$3.00	$1.80	$1.90	$2.29
140	Dar es SalaamTanzania	14	$368.00	$3.00	$1.80	$1.90	$2.49
141	VientianeLaos	12	$315.00	$3.00	$1.20	$1.80	$3.49
142	HyderabadIndiaEstimated	12	$336.00	$2.45	$1.80	$1.89	$2.97
143	New DelhiIndia	11	$420.00	$2.45	$1.80	$1.50	$1.99
144	ColomboSri Lanka	10	$294.00	$2.90	$1.50	$1.40	$2.49
145	TunisTunisia	10	$263.00	$2.60	$1.50	$1.80	$3.49
146	Addis AbabaEthiopia	10	$315.00	$2.80	$1.50	$1.80	$1.99
147	ChennaiIndia	9	$368.00	$2.45	$1.70	$1.50	$1.99
148	KarachiPakistan	9	$231.00	$3.89	$1.30	$1.40	$1.29
149	CairoEgypt	9	$263.00	$2.87	$1.50	$1.80	$2.49
150	AbidjanIvory CoastEstimated	9	$264.00	n/a	$1.43	n/a	$2.34
151	YangonMyanmarEstimated	7	$231.00	n/a	n/a	n/a	$2.05
152	DakarSenegalEstimated	6	$244.00	n/a	n/a	n/a	$1.77
153	DhakaBangladesh	5	$263.00	$2.80	$1.20	$1.40	$1.49
154	LusakaZambiaEstimated	5	$219.00	$2.48	$0.98	n/a	$1.59
155	KathmanduNepal	4	$210.00	$2.70	$1.00	$1.40	$1.79
156	HavanaCuba	3	$210.00	n/a	$1.00	$1.50	n/a
157	KigaliRwandaEstimated	2	$193.00	n/a	n/a	n/a	$1.41
158	PyongyangNorth Korea	1	$53.00	n/a	$0.50	$1.50	n/a
159	KampalaUgandaEstimated	1	$181.00	n/a	$0.82	n/a	$1.32
160	MaputoMozambiqueEstimated	1	$120.00	$2.02	$0.55	n/a	$0.87

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