CityCostLab

City cost of living rankings

Compare cost-of-living, rent, grocery and transport indexes across cities. Indexes are relative to the base city (Seoul = 100).

Base: Seoul = 100

City cost of living rankings
RankCityIndexMonthly cost (single)1BR rent, centreData confidenceLast updated
1San FranciscoUnited States135.2$5,222No dataInsufficientNo data
2New YorkUnited States129.2$6,068No dataInsufficientNo data
3SeoulSouth Korea100.0$1,825No dataInsufficientNo data
4SingaporeSingapore95.7$3,635No dataInsufficientNo data
5BusanSouth Korea95.1$1,308No dataInsufficientNo data
6ParisFrance89.8$2,709No dataInsufficientNo data
7LondonUnited Kingdom85.2$4,476No dataInsufficientNo data
8TokyoJapan78.0$1,788No dataInsufficientNo data
9OsakaJapan74.0$1,394No dataInsufficientNo data
10BangkokThailand49.3$987No dataInsufficientNo data