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
1LondonUnited Kingdom406.8$4,476No dataInsufficientNo data
2New YorkUnited States271.8$6,068No dataInsufficientNo data
3San FranciscoUnited States191.2$5,222No dataInsufficientNo data
4ParisFrance189.4$2,709No dataInsufficientNo data
5SingaporeSingapore175.6$3,635No dataInsufficientNo data
6TokyoJapan164.3$1,788No dataInsufficientNo data
7OsakaJapan148.6$1,394No dataInsufficientNo data
8SeoulSouth Korea100.0$1,825No dataInsufficientNo data
9BusanSouth Korea94.1$1,308No dataInsufficientNo data
10BangkokThailand65.4$987No dataInsufficientNo data