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Our cost of living comparison tool helps you understand what expats actually spend living abroad. Unlike generic cost databases, this tool lets you customize your lifestyle—from housing preferences to dining habits—to get a realistic monthly estimate.
All cost data comes from on-the-ground research: real rental listings, local restaurant prices, utility bills from expat households, and current transportation costs. We update this data regularly and show you when each city was last verified.
Destinations We Cover
We cover 823 destinations across multiple countries, from Mexican colonial towns to Japanese metropolises.
A Coruña (Corunna)AachenAalborgAarhusAberdeenAbidjanAbu DhabiAccraAd DammamAddis AbabaAdeje, TenerifeAdelaideAgadirAguascalientesAhmedabadAichiAjmanAkitaAl KhobarAlbaceteAlbany, NYAlboxAlbuquerque, NMAlcala de HenaresAlcala la RealAlcorcónAlcoyAlellaAlexandriaAlfaroAlgecirasAlgiersAlhaurin el GrandeAlicanteAlice SpringsAllahabadAlmatyAlmeriaAlmunecarAlziraAmadoraAmmanAmritsarAmsterdamAnchorage, AKAnkaraAnn Arbor, MIAntalyaAntequeraAntwerpArlington, VAArrecifeAsheville, NCAstana (Nur-Sultan)AsuncionAtenasAthensAtlanta, GAAtsugiAucklandAugsburgAustin, TXAvilaAvilesBadajozBadalonaBaghdadBaguioBakuBaliBallaratBaltimore, MDBandungBangaloreBangkokBanja LukaBarakaldoBarcelonaBariBarranquillaBaselBatumi, AjaraBeershebaBeijingBeirutBelfastBelgaumBelgradeBelo HorizonteBenalmadenaBenidormBeppuBergamoBergenBerlinBernBhopalBhubaneswarBilbaoBirminghamBirmingham, ALBishkekBitolaBogotaBoise, IDBolognaBolzano-BozenBonnBordeauxBoston, MABoulder, COBournemouthBradfordBragaBramptonBrantfordBrasiliaBrasovBratislavaBraunschweigBremenBresciaBrightonBrisbaneBristolBrnoBrooklyn, NYBrusselsBucharestBudapestBudvaBuenos AiresBuffalo, NYBurgasBurgosBurlingtonBursaCaceresCadizCagliariCairnsCairoCalellaCalgaryCaliCalp (Calpe)CambridgeCambrilsCampinasCanary IslandsCanberraCancunCape TownCaracasCardiffCartagenaCasablancaCastelldefelsCastello de la PlanaCataniaCebuCeutaChandigarhChangshaCharleston, SCCharlotte, NCChelyabinskChemnitzChengduChennaiChiang MaiChibaChicago, ILChiclana de la FronteraChisinauChittagongChongqingChristchurchCincinnati, OHCiudad RealCleveland, OHCluj-NapocaCoimbatoreCoimbraCollado VillalbaCologneColomboColorado Springs, COColumbia, SCColumbus, OHConstantaCopenhagenCordobaCordobaCorkCorralejoCoventryCraiovaCuencaCuencaCuritibaCurridabatDa NangDallas, TXDamascusDar es SalaamDarmstadtDarwinDavaoDebrecenDehradunDelftDelhiDeniaDenver, CODetroit, MIDhakaDniproDohaDresdenDroghedaDubaiDublinDundeeDurbanDushanbeDusseldorfEbinaEdinburghEdmontonEindhovenEl EjidoEl MedanoElcheErbil (Irbil)ErfurtErlangenEscazuEskisehirEspooEssenEsteponaFaridabadFerrolFethiyeFigueresFlorenceFlorianopolisFort Lauderdale, FLFort Worth, TXFortalezaFrankfurtFreiburg im BreisgauFresno, CAFuengirolaFuenlabradaFukuiFukuokaFukushimaFukuyamaFunchalGainesville, FLGalatiGalwayGandiaGdanskGdyniaGenevaGenoaGentGeorge TownGetafeGhaziabadGifuGijonGironaGizaGlasgowGoaGold CoastGothenburgGranadaGrazGreciaGreenville, SCGrenobleGroningenGuadalajaraGuadalajaraGuadalupeGuanacasteGuangzhouGuatemala CityGuayaquilGuelphGuildfordGurgaonGuwahatiGwaliorHaarlemHachiojiHaifaHalifaxHamamatsuHamburgHamiltonHamiltonHangzhouHanoiHanoverHarareHeidelbergHekinanHelsinkiHeraklionHerediaHiroshimaHo Chi Minh CityHobartHong KongHonolulu, HIHouston, TXHua HinHuelvaHuescaHuntsville, ALHyderabadIasiIbarakiIbizaIchinosekiIloiloIndianapolis, INIndoreInnsbruckIrvine, CAIslamabadIstanbulIzmirJacksonville, FLJaco BeachJaenJaipurJakartaJalandharJammuJamshedpurJavea (Xabia)Jeddah (Jiddah)Jerez de la FronteraJersey City, NJJerusalemJinanJoao PessoaJohannesburgJohor BahruKabulKagoshimaKaliningradKamloopsKampalaKanazawaKanpurKansas City, MOKaohsiungKarachiKarlsruheKashiwaKasselKathmanduKatowiceKaunasKawagoeKawasakiKazanKelownaKharkivKielKiev (Kyiv)KigaliKingstonKingstonKitakyushuKitchenerKlangKnoxville, TNKobeKochiKofuKolkataKosiceKrakow (Cracow)KrasnodarKrasnoyarskKristiansandKuala LumpurKuchingKumamotoKurumeKuwait CityKyotangoKyotoL'Hospitalet de LlobregatLa Linea de la ConcepcionLagosLahoreLanzaroteLarnacaLas Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Vegas, NVLausanneLeedsLeidenLeipzigLeonLerida (Lleida)Lethbridge, ABLeuvenLiberiaLiegeLilleLimaLimassolLimerickLinzLisbonLiverpoolLjubljanaLloret de MarLodzLogroño (Logrono)LondonLondonLos Angeles, CALouisville, KYLucerneLucknow (Lakhnau)LudhianaLuganoLugoLundLuxembourgLvivLyonMadison, WIMadridMaebashiMainzMakatiMalagaMalmoManamaManchesterMangaloreManilaMannheimManresaMarbellaMarrakechMarseilleMarugameMaspalomasMataroMatsudoMazarronMedellinMeerutMelbourneMemphis, TNMeridaMersinMexico CityMiami, FLMilanMilton KeynesMilwaukee, WIMinneapolis, MNMinskMiranda de EbroMississaugaMiyazakiMonctonMonterreyMontevideoMontpellierMontrealMoscowMostolesMotrilMumbaiMunichMurciaMuscatMysoreNaganoNagasakiNagoyaNagpurNahaNairobiNanaimo, BCNanjingNantesNaplesNaraNaritaNashville, TNNavi MumbaiNew Orleans, LANew Taipei CityNew York, NYNewcastleNewcastle upon TyneNiceNicosiaNiigataNisNisekoNishinomiyaNizhny NovgorodNoidaNosaraNottinghamNoveldaNovi SadNovosibirskNurembergOakland, CAOakvilleObihiroOdenseOdessa (Odesa)OitaOkayamaOkazakiOkinawaOklahoma City, OKOlomoucOmaha, NEOradeaOrlando, FLOsakaOshawaOsloOstravaOtsuOttawaOuluOurense (Ourense)OviedoOxfordPadovaPalenciaPalermoPalma de MallorcaPamplonaPanama CityPaphosParisPatnaPattayaPecsPenangPeniscolaPerez ZeledonPermPerthPetah TikvaPhiladelphia, PAPhnom PenhPhoenix, AZPhuketPietermaritzburgPisaPittsburgh, PAPlaya FlamingoPlovdivPlzenPobla De Farnals (Playa)PodgoricaPontevedraPort ElizabethPort MoresbyPort of SpainPortland, ORPortoPorto AlegrePoznanPozuelo de AlarconPraguePretoriaPristinaPueblaPuerto de la CruzPuerto del RosarioPuerto RicoPuerto VallartaPuertollanoPunePuntarenasQingdao, ShandongQuebec CityQueretaro (Santiago de Querétaro)QuesadaQuezon CityQuitoRabatRaipurRajkotRaleigh, NCRamat GanRanchiRas al-KhaimahRawalpindiReadingRecifeRegensburgReggio Nell'emiliaReginaRemagenReno, NVReykjavikRichmond, VARigaRijekaRiminiRio de JaneiroRiyadhRochester, NYRockhamptonRomeRondaRoquetas de MarRostov-on-Don (Rostov-na-donu)RotaRotterdamSabadellSacramento, CASagamiharaSaguntoSaint Louis, MOSaint PetersburgSaitamaSalamancaSalt Lake City, UTSalvadorSalzburgSamaraSamaraSan Antonio, TXSan Cristóbal de La LagunaSan Diego, CASan Francisco, CASan JoseSan Jose, CASan JuanSan Miguel de AllendeSan PedroSan Pedro SulaSan RamonSan SalvadorSan SebastianSant Boi de LlobregatSanta AnaSanta BarbaraSanta CruzSanta Cruz de La PalmaSanta Cruz de TenerifeSantanderSantiagoSantiago de CompostelaSanto DomingoSao PauloSapporoSarajevoSaskatoonSault Ste. MarieSeattle, WASegoviaSendaiSeoulSetagaya-kuSeville (Sevilla)ShanghaiSharjahSheffieldShenzhenShimlaShizuokaSibiuSingaporeSitgesSkopjeSliemaSofiaSoriaSousseSouthamptonSplitSpokane, WASt. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorSt.CatharinesStara ZagoraStavangerStockholmStrasbourgStuttgartSudburySuginami-kuSurabayaSuratSurreySuzhouSydneySyracuse, NYSzczecinSzegedTaipeiTalavera de la ReinaTallinnTamarindoTampa, FLTampereTangierTargu MuresTarifaTarragonaTartuTashkentTbilisiTehranTel Aviv-YafoTerrassaTetovoThaneThe Hague (Den Haag)ThessalonikiThiruvananthapuramTibasTijuanaTimisoaraTiranaTochigiTokushimaTokyoToledoTomskToowoombaTorontoTorrejón de ArdozTorremolinosTorreviejaTorroxTottoriToulouseTownsvilleToyamaToyohashiTrentoTrevisoTriesteTrondheimTsukubaTucson, AZTulsa, OKTunisTurinTurkuTyumenUedaUfaUlaanbaatarUppsalaUtrechtUtsunomiyaVadodaraValenciaValladolidVallettaVancouverVancouver, WAVaranasiVarnaVaughanVazquez de CoronadoVeronaVicVictoriaViennaVigoVijayawadaVilagarcia de ArousaVilanova i la GeltruVillachVilniusVisakhapatnamVitoria-GasteizVladivostokVloreVoronezhWarsawWashington, DCWellingtonWichita, KSWiesbadenWindhoekWindsorWinnipegWroclawWuhanXi'anXiamenYamaguchiYangonYeclaYekaterinburgYerevanYokohamaYokosukaYorkZagrebZaragoza (Saragossa)Zurich
Healthcare Cost Note
Healthcare costs vary significantly based on your age, health history, and coverage level. The estimates shown here are ballpark figures. For international health coverage, check out Expat Insurance.
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