Cost of Living Rankings
Index base: New York = 100 · As of 2026-07-01
| # | City | Country | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | United States | 100.0 |
| 2 | San Francisco | United States | 90.1 |
| 3 | London | United Kingdom | 78.4 |
| 4 | Geneva | Switzerland | 74.7 |
| 5 | Boston | United States | 74.4 |
| 6 | Zurich | Switzerland | 73.3 |
| 7 | Los Angeles | United States | 72.0 |
| 8 | Singapore | Singapore | 69.8 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 66.7 |
| 10 | San Diego | United States | 65.5 |
| 11 | Luxembourg City | Luxembourg | 65.2 |
| 12 | Basel | Switzerland | 63.6 |
| 13 | Dublin | Ireland | 62.1 |
| 14 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 61.5 |
| 15 | Miami | United States | 61.2 |
| 16 | Seattle | United States | 61.0 |
| 17 | Sydney | Australia | 61.0 |
| 18 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 59.0 |
| 19 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 56.9 |
| 20 | Chicago | United States | 54.4 |
| 21 | Munich | Germany | 53.5 |
| 22 | Reykjavík | Iceland | 53.5 |
| 23 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 52.5 |
| 24 | Denver | United States | 51.7 |
| 25 | Paris | France | 51.4 |
| 26 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 51.0 |
| 27 | Vancouver | Canada | 50.7 |
| 28 | Portland | United States | 50.5 |
| 29 | Toronto | Canada | 49.5 |
| 30 | Oslo | Norway | 47.6 |
| 31 | Orlando | United States | 45.8 |
| 32 | Austin | United States | 45.8 |
| 33 | Melbourne | Australia | 45.4 |
| 34 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 45.1 |
| 35 | Brisbane | Australia | 44.7 |
| 36 | Philadelphia | United States | 44.4 |
| 37 | Atlanta | United States | 43.6 |
| 38 | Frankfurt | Germany | 43.6 |
| 39 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 43.0 |
| 40 | Dallas | United States | 41.2 |
| 41 | Doha | Qatar | 40.9 |
| 42 | Milan | Italy | 40.6 |
| 43 | Berlin | Germany | 40.4 |
| 44 | Jerusalem | Israel | 40.4 |
| 45 | Stockholm | Sweden | 40.2 |
| 46 | Hamburg | Germany | 40.1 |
| 47 | Auckland | New Zealand | 39.8 |
| 48 | Minneapolis | United States | 39.4 |
| 49 | Phoenix | United States | 39.2 |
| 50 | Stuttgart | Germany | 38.9 |