Most Expensive Cities in the World

2026 ranking · 50 cities · NYC = 100

Global Cheapest Most Expensive Europe Asia All Cities

#	City	Cost of Living	Rent	Groceries	Restaurants	PP
1	🇨🇭 Zurich Switzerland	121.0	69.6	121.9	124.6	168.4
2	🇨🇭 Geneva Switzerland	115.7	62.7	113.0	122.4	162.9
3	🇨🇭 Lucerne Switzerland	112.9	47.6	109.4	127.0	167.3
4	🇨🇭 Basel Switzerland	112.2	46.0	111.9	113.0	187.2
5	🇰🇾 George Town Cayman Islands	112.1	74.7	117.4	102.9	159.9
6	🇨🇭 Lugano Switzerland	110.9	42.4	107.0	131.7	168.7
7	🇨🇭 Lausanne Switzerland	110.6	51.8	108.5	114.1	187.9
8	🇨🇭 Bern Switzerland	106.3	42.7	107.0	108.1	186.3
9	🇺🇸 Honolulu HI, United States	102.7	61.3	123.6	105.5	96.7
10	🇺🇸 New York NY, United States	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
11	🇮🇸 Reykjavik Iceland	98.7	47.3	106.1	107.5	113.5
12	🇺🇸 San Francisco CA, United States	96.2	75.6	104.5	99.7	163.8
13	🇮🇱 Tel Aviv-Yafo Israel	93.9	44.6	83.8	101.8	113.1
14	🇳🇴 Oslo Norway	93.1	38.1	94.1	99.9	122.3
15	🇳🇴 Bergen Norway	89.9	27.5	91.5	101.0	136.6
16	🇺🇸 Washington DC, United States	89.3	66.2	90.2	96.6	151.5
17	🇺🇸 San Jose CA, United States	88.6	69.7	87.9	88.2	136.2
18	🇺🇸 Seattle WA, United States	88.5	57.4	96.2	87.5	173.3
19	🇬🇧 London United Kingdom	87.9	64.2	69.6	88.3	122.0
20	🇸🇬 Singapore Singapore	87.6	63.4	80.5	52.6	111.6
21	🇳🇴 Trondheim Norway	86.8	28.4	91.1	92.6	137.6
22	🇳🇴 Stavanger Norway	86.6	35.0	90.1	93.0	150.2
23	🇺🇸 Charleston SC, United States	86.5	49.9	101.6	94.9	128.6
24	🇮🇱 Ramat Gan Israel	85.7	30.7	82.4	92.0	159.1
25	🇺🇸 Boston MA, United States	85.3	72.3	89.7	88.0	158.7
26	🇮🇱 Jerusalem Israel	84.5	38.3	76.9	90.2	115.3
27	🇺🇸 Oakland CA, United States	84.3	55.5	95.2	95.0	143.2
28	🇩🇰 Copenhagen Denmark	84.0	42.4	77.6	97.5	148.7
29	🇺🇸 Anchorage AK, United States	83.7	36.2	89.3	86.3	146.8
30	🇺🇸 Miami FL, United States	83.4	65.3	88.5	99.2	107.1
31	🇺🇸 Los Angeles CA, United States	81.8	69.9	86.0	88.6	107.5
32	🇮🇱 Haifa Israel	81.8	20.9	78.7	95.2	137.8
33	🇺🇸 San Diego CA, United States	80.8	70.8	79.9	87.9	138.2
34	🇺🇸 Arlington VA, United States	80.5	59.2	90.0	83.3	175.1
35	🇳🇱 Amsterdam Netherlands	80.4	52.1	74.9	82.4	150.7
36	🇩🇰 Aarhus Denmark	79.7	29.1	73.8	93.6	153.8
37	🇺🇸 Irvine CA, United States	79.5	65.4	84.5	85.6	154.0
38	🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale FL, United States	79.5	57.7	85.3	93.0	124.6
39	🇺🇸 Sacramento CA, United States	79.1	44.6	86.1	74.4	142.9
40	🇱🇺 Luxembourg Luxembourg	79.1	50.6	77.8	86.9	155.3
41	🇩🇰 Aalborg Denmark	78.7	20.6	79.2	89.5	170.7
42	🇸🇪 Stockholm Sweden	78.7	34.3	74.4	80.9	127.5
43	🇺🇸 Philadelphia PA, United States	78.5	42.1	86.0	73.2	138.3
44	🇺🇸 Portland OR, United States	78.3	46.0	87.3	79.3	145.7
45	🇳🇱 Haarlem Netherlands	78.2	41.1	70.4	91.1	123.0
46	🇮🇱 Petah Tikva Israel	78.1	27.6	73.7	92.6	132.1
47	🇦🇺 Sydney Australia	77.5	52.6	82.2	73.5	118.6
48	🇫🇷 Paris France	77.5	39.0	78.5	73.6	124.9
49	🇦🇹 Salzburg Austria	77.4	33.8	79.0	78.9	115.6
50	🇺🇸 New Orleans LA, United States	77.1	37.4	79.1	96.9	132.8