Cost of Living Rankings
Index base: New York = 100 · As of 2026-07-01
| # | City | Country | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geneva | Switzerland | 105.4 |
| 2 | Zurich | Switzerland | 105.2 |
| 3 | Basel | Switzerland | 100.4 |
| 4 | New York | United States | 100.0 |
| 5 | San Francisco | United States | 93.6 |
| 6 | Boston | United States | 91.7 |
| 7 | Los Angeles | United States | 89.2 |
| 8 | Seattle | United States | 88.0 |
| 9 | Reykjavík | Iceland | 87.7 |
| 10 | London | United Kingdom | 86.5 |
| 11 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 86.2 |
| 12 | San Diego | United States | 86.1 |
| 13 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 85.7 |
| 14 | Miami | United States | 85.6 |
| 15 | Denver | United States | 83.0 |
| 16 | Luxembourg City | Luxembourg | 82.7 |
| 17 | Chicago | United States | 82.4 |
| 18 | Singapore | Singapore | 82.4 |
| 19 | Oslo | Norway | 82.2 |
| 20 | Austin | United States | 81.4 |
| 21 | Philadelphia | United States | 81.1 |
| 22 | Sydney | Australia | 79.7 |
| 23 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 79.6 |
| 24 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 79.3 |
| 25 | Dublin | Ireland | 79.0 |
| 26 | Portland | United States | 78.6 |
| 27 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 78.5 |
| 28 | Las Vegas | United States | 78.3 |
| 29 | Dallas | United States | 78.0 |
| 30 | Stockholm | Sweden | 77.3 |
| 31 | Atlanta | United States | 76.6 |
| 32 | Munich | Germany | 76.3 |
| 33 | Houston | United States | 75.7 |
| 34 | Phoenix | United States | 75.3 |
| 35 | Vancouver | Canada | 75.0 |
| 36 | Orlando | United States | 74.7 |
| 37 | Toronto | Canada | 74.2 |
| 38 | Paris | France | 74.2 |
| 39 | Minneapolis | United States | 74.0 |
| 40 | Helsinki | Finland | 73.0 |
| 41 | Melbourne | Australia | 73.0 |
| 42 | Jerusalem | Israel | 71.6 |
| 43 | Auckland | New Zealand | 71.4 |
| 44 | Vienna | Austria | 70.6 |
| 45 | Brisbane | Australia | 70.4 |
| 46 | Perth | Australia | 70.4 |
| 47 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 70.1 |
| 48 | Milan | Italy | 69.9 |
| 49 | Wellington | New Zealand | 69.9 |
| 50 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 69.6 |