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Cost of living in 104 cities, compared

Across 49 countries. Cost and rent indices benchmark New York = 100. Quality scores are 0–100 (higher is better). Click any column header to sort.

Cost of living, rent and quality scores, city by city

							Source
Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	49	45	excellent	good	250 Mbps	Curated
Alexandria	Egypt	8	3	fair	low	40 Mbps	Curated
Amsterdam	Netherlands	61	56	good	excellent	260 Mbps	Curated
Ankara	Turkey	29	21	fair	good	40 Mbps	Curated
Antwerp	Belgium	34	23	fair	good	120 Mbps	Curated
Arequipa	Peru	13	7	low	fair	70 Mbps	Curated
Athens	Greece	26	16	fair	good	70 Mbps	Curated
Auckland	New Zealand	40	31	fair	good	120 Mbps	Curated
Austin	United States	52	44	fair	good	280 Mbps	Curated
Bali	Indonesia	29	25	fair	low	50 Mbps	Curated
Bangalore	India	13	8	fair	good	100 Mbps	Curated
Bangkok	Thailand	22	15	fair	good	280 Mbps	Curated
Barcelona	Spain	41	36	fair	good	240 Mbps	Curated
Beijing	China	24	21	good	good	150 Mbps	Curated
Berlin	Germany	42	32	good	excellent	180 Mbps	Curated
Bogota	Colombia	18	13	low	good	90 Mbps	Curated
Brisbane	Australia	47	42	good	good	90 Mbps	Curated
Brno	Czech Republic	29	21	good	good	100 Mbps	Curated
Brussels	Belgium	41	31	low	good	120 Mbps	Curated
Bucharest	Romania	24	16	good	fair	300 Mbps	Curated
Budapest	Hungary	25	17	good	good	210 Mbps	Curated
Buenos Aires	Argentina	27	17	low	fair	112 Mbps	Curated
Busan	South Korea	31	16	good	excellent	300 Mbps	Curated
Cairo	Egypt	10	5	fair	low	40 Mbps	Curated
Cape Town	South Africa	26	21	low	fair	60 Mbps	Curated
Casablanca	Morocco	19	13	low	fair	50 Mbps	Curated
Cebu	Philippines	19	12	low	fair	60 Mbps	Curated
Chiang Mai	Thailand	16	10	good	good	150 Mbps	Curated
Chicago	United States	61	55	low	good	250 Mbps	Curated
Cluj-Napoca	Romania	24	15	good	fair	300 Mbps	Curated
Copenhagen	Denmark	53	42	good	excellent	200 Mbps	Curated
Cordoba	Argentina	22	11	low	good	70 Mbps	Curated
Cork	Ireland	53	48	fair	fair	150 Mbps	Curated
Debrecen	Hungary	20	13	good	fair	200 Mbps	Curated
Delhi	India	12	7	low	fair	60 Mbps	Curated
Dubai	United Arab Emirates	59	56	excellent	good	250 Mbps	Curated
Dublin	Ireland	58	54	fair	good	170 Mbps	Curated
Edinburgh	United Kingdom	45	35	good	good	170 Mbps	Curated
Florence	Italy	41	32	fair	good	180 Mbps	Curated
Frankfurt	Germany	41	30	good	excellent	200 Mbps	Curated
Geneva	Switzerland	69	60	good	good	220 Mbps	Curated
Gothenburg	Sweden	32	23	fair	good	250 Mbps	Curated
Guadalajara	Mexico	24	18	low	fair	80 Mbps	Curated
Hamburg	Germany	39	29	good	excellent	200 Mbps	Curated
Hanoi	Vietnam	15	10	fair	fair	100 Mbps	Curated
Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	18	14	fair	fair	75 Mbps	Curated
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	56	51	excellent	good	220 Mbps	Curated
Istanbul	Turkey	36	27	fair	good	40 Mbps	Curated
Jakarta	Indonesia	16	9	low	fair	50 Mbps	Curated
Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	26	18	good	good	180 Mbps	Curated
Johannesburg	South Africa	20	11	low	fair	60 Mbps	Curated
Krakow	Poland	28	20	good	fair	150 Mbps	Curated
Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	18	13	fair	good	168 Mbps	Curated
Lima	Peru	20	16	low	fair	80 Mbps	Curated
Lisbon	Portugal	40	36	good	good	200 Mbps	Curated
London	United Kingdom	70	65	fair	good	170 Mbps	Curated
Los Angeles	United States	68	60	low	good	300 Mbps	Curated
Lyon	France	32	19	fair	excellent	220 Mbps	Curated
Madrid	Spain	39	34	good	excellent	220 Mbps	Curated
Manchester	United Kingdom	47	40	fair	good	180 Mbps	Curated
Manila	Philippines	20	13	low	fair	60 Mbps	Curated
Marrakech	Morocco	16	11	fair	low	50 Mbps	Curated
Medellin	Colombia	23	17	fair	fair	90 Mbps	Curated
Melbourne	Australia	45	36	good	good	90 Mbps	Curated
Mexico City	Mexico	28	22	low	fair	104 Mbps	Curated
Miami	United States	70	64	fair	good	240 Mbps	Curated
Milan	Italy	47	38	fair	excellent	130 Mbps	Curated
Montreal	Canada	38	30	good	good	180 Mbps	Curated
Mumbai	India	20	17	fair	fair	60 Mbps	Curated
Munich	Germany	48	38	excellent	excellent	200 Mbps	Curated
New York	United States	100	100	fair	good	280 Mbps	Curated
Osaka	Japan	25	17	excellent	good	250 Mbps	Curated
Oslo	Norway	52	40	good	excellent	180 Mbps	Curated
Paris	France	44	35	low	good	250 Mbps	Curated
Penang	Malaysia	13	8	fair	good	120 Mbps	Curated
Porto	Portugal	33	28	excellent	good	190 Mbps	Curated
Prague	Czech Republic	32	25	good	good	120 Mbps	Curated
Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	24	19	low	fair	150 Mbps	Curated
Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	35	28	good	good	180 Mbps	Curated
Rome	Italy	35	27	fair	good	120 Mbps	Curated
Rotterdam	Netherlands	49	40	fair	excellent	240 Mbps	Curated
Salzburg	Austria	38	26	good	good	150 Mbps	Curated
San Francisco	United States	90	87	low	good	280 Mbps	Curated
Santiago	Chile	21	13	low	good	180 Mbps	Curated
São Paulo	Brazil	22	15	low	fair	120 Mbps	Curated
Seattle	United States	67	56	fair	good	300 Mbps	Curated
Seoul	South Korea	33	20	excellent	excellent	280 Mbps	Curated
Shanghai	China	24	20	good	good	150 Mbps	Curated
Singapore	Singapore	66	65	excellent	good	260 Mbps	Curated
Stockholm	Sweden	47	37	good	excellent	150 Mbps	Curated
Sydney	Australia	57	53	fair	good	90 Mbps	Curated
Taipei	Taiwan	28	20	excellent	excellent	300 Mbps	Curated
Tallinn	Estonia	30	18	excellent	good	290 Mbps	Curated
Tel Aviv	Israel	52	41	good	excellent	180 Mbps	Curated
Thessaloniki	Greece	25	14	fair	fair	50 Mbps	Curated
Tokyo	Japan	37	29	excellent	excellent	280 Mbps	Curated
Toronto	Canada	46	38	fair	good	150 Mbps	Curated
Valencia	Spain	36	32	good	good	220 Mbps	Curated
Valparaiso	Chile	16	8	low	fair	180 Mbps	Curated
Vancouver	Canada	50	43	good	good	200 Mbps	Curated
Vienna	Austria	40	29	good	excellent	100 Mbps	Curated
Warsaw	Poland	34	27	good	good	200 Mbps	Curated
Wellington	New Zealand	40	30	good	good	120 Mbps	Curated
Zurich	Switzerland	76	65	excellent	excellent	250 Mbps	Curated

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