Here are Numbeo’s latest rankings of the cost of living in the world’s biggest cities.
For those who don’t know Numbeo, it’s a site open to everyone where you can insert your cost-of-living data according to the different errands you do in the cities you frequent.
The site is updated every 15 days, and a new index is recalculated for each city. The index is always calculated according to the cost of living in New York. Since the American city’s rating is 100, a higher index means a higher cost of living, and a lower index indicates a lower cost of living.
As can be seen from this ranking, Norway and Switzerland top the table when it comes to consumer prices. However, it should be noted that these countries also have the greatest purchasing power. These figures should therefore be compared with purchasing power.
Paris is in 40th place, followed by Toulouse 48th and Aix-en-Provence 50th.
Here are the cost of living rankings:
- Stavanger, Norway: 191.15
- Luanda, Angola: 187.3
- Trondheim, Norway: 186.4
- Oslo, Norway: 168.97
- Bergen, Norway: 167.78
- Drammen, Norway: 167.2
- Lucerne, Switzerland: 166.13
- Geneva, Switzerland: 161.62
- Bern, Switzerland: 160.15
- Zurich, Switzerland: 159.12
- Osaka, Japan: 156.92
- Nelson BC, Canada: 155.32
- Basel, Switzerland: 153.38
- Sydney, Australia: 150.5
- Hobart, Australia: 148.01
- Tokyo, Japan: 146.65
- Perth, Australia: 145.69
- Lausanne, Switzerland: 143.87
- Canberra, Australia: 142.18
- Cairns, Australia: 141.7
- Melbourne, Australia: 139.11
- Monaco, Monaco: 136.18
- New Plymouth, New Zealand: 135.53
- Bergamo, Italy: 133.81
- Adelaide, Australia: 132.45
- Copenhagen, Denmark: 132.45
- Thunder Bay, Canada: 131.97
- London, United Kingdom: 131.25
- Arhus, Denmark: 131.21
- Brisbane, Australia: 130.84
- Antwerp, Belgium: 129.44
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg: 128.23
- Darwin, Australia: 128.19
- Stockholm, Sweden: 127.2
- The Hague, Netherlands: 126.87
- Auckland, New Zealand: 125.76
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom: 124.67
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom: 123.17
- Aalborg, Denmark: 123.1
- Paris, France: 122.86
- Regina, Canada: 122.03
- Reading, United Kingdom: 121.02
- Dublin, Ireland: 120.45
- Christchurch, New Zealand: 119.94
- Tauranga, New Zealand: 119.92
- Wellington, New Zealand: 119.26
- Utrecht, Netherlands: 119.25
- Toulouse, France: 118.85
- Oxford, United Kingdom: 118.63
- Aix-en-Provence, France: 118.45
- Gold Coast, Australia: 118.22
- Brighton, United Kingdom: 117.91
- Southampton, United Kingdom: 117.72
- Marseille, France: 117.39
- Enschede, The Netherlands: 116.99
- Tampere, Finland: 116.63
- Edmonton, Canada: 116.41
- Innsbruck, Austria: 116.28
- Inverness, United Kingdom: 116.26
- Grenoble, France: 115.92
- Brussels, Belgium: 115.66
- Amsterdam, Netherlands: 115.63
- Leeds, United Kingdom: 115.54
- Linköping, Sweden: 114.77
- Rotterdam, The Netherlands: 114.62
- Gent, Belgium: 114.25
- Honolulu, HI, USA: 113.87
- Cork, Ireland: 113.65
- Gothenburg, Sweden: 113.5
- Limerick, Ireland: 112.7
- Strasbourg, France: 112.59
- Vancouver, Canada: 112.59
- Liverpool, United Kingdom: 112.58
- Malmö, Sweden: 112.39
- Calgary, Canada: 112.39
- Birmingham, United Kingdom: 112.05
- Helsinki, Finland: 111.85
- Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles: 111.66
- Venice, Italy: 111.4
- Oulu, Finland: 110.76
- Toronto, Canada: 110.4
- Reykjavik, Iceland: 109.61
- Padova, Italy: 109.32
- Genoa, Italy: 109.05
- Nicosia, Cyprus: 108.56
- Hanover, Germany: 108.53
- Florence, Italy: 107.77
- Caracas, Venezuela: 107.23
- Singapore, Singapore: 107.13
- Belfast, United Kingdom: 107.09
- Eindhoven, Netherlands: 107.03
- Nice, France: 106.72
- Cagliari, Italy: 106.41
- Trieste, Italy: 106.34
- Rome, Italy: 105.68
- Victoria, Canada: 105.14
- Milan, Italy: 105.11
- Bath, United Kingdom: 104.78
- Ottawa, Canada: 104.77
- Lagos, Nigeria: 104.75
- Nottingham, United Kingdom: 104.34
- Richmond, VA, United States: 103.39
- Buffalo, NY, USA: 103.37
- Dallas, TX, USA: 103.21
- Washington, DC, USA: 103.15
- Quebec City, Canada: 103.06
- Montreal, Canada: 102.96
- Chania, Greece: 102.75
- Munich, Germany: 102.41
- Plymouth, United Kingdom: 101.88
- Lyon, France: 101.87
- Turin, Italy: 101.86
- Stuttgart, Germany: 101.83
- Bordeaux, France: 101.65
- Winnipeg, Canada: 101.6
- Boston, MA, USA: 101.46
- Athens, Greece: 101.34
- Kitchener, Canada: 101.27
- Hamburg, Germany: 101.11
- Bologna, Italy: 100.41
- Thessaloniki, Greece: 100.35
- New York, NY, United States: 100
- Heidelberg, Germany: 99.56
- Düsseldorf, Germany: 99.55
- Phoenix, AZ, United States: 99.35
- San Francisco, CA, United States: 98.46
- Waterloo, Canada: 98.4
- Vienna, Austria: 97.45
- Tel Aviv, Israel: 97.43
- Frankfurt, Germany: 97.32
- Philadelphia, PA, United States: 96.86
- Hartford, CT, United States: 96.81
- Minneapolis, MN, United States: 96.76
- Almere, Netherlands: 96.69
- Middlesbrough, United Kingdom: 96.37
- Barcelona, Spain: 96.29
- Limassol, Cyprus: 96.25
- Patras, Greece: 96.24
- Kansas City, MO, United States: 95.9
- San Jose, CA, United States: 95.78
- New Orleans, LA, United States: 95.57
- Cologne, Germany: 95.49
- Akron, OH, United States: 95.49
- Sliema, Malta: 95.47
- Karlsruhe, Germany: 95.33
- Leicester, United Kingdom: 95.04
- Beirut, Lebanon: 94.89
- Bilbao, Spain: 94.11
- Anchorage, AK, United States: 93.42
- Haifa, Israel: 93.39
- Pittsburgh, PA, United States: 93.38
- Larissa, Greece: 92.96
- Los Angeles, CA, United States: 92.95
- Cleveland, OH, United States: 92.93
- Omaha, NE, United States: 92.68
- Marbella, Spain: 92.37
- Indianapolis, IN, United States: 92.31
- Doha, Qatar: 92.21
- Sao Paulo, Brazil: 92.13
- St. Petersburg, FL, United States: 92.13
- Jerusalem, Israel: 91.82
- Palermo, Italy: 91.7
- Riverside, CA, United States: 91.62
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong: 91.56
- Essen, Germany: 90.99
- Valencia, Spain: 90.6
- Saint Louis, MO, United States: 90.34
- Seattle, WA, USA: 89.93
- Graz, Austria: 89.18
- Santander, Spain: 89.08
- Nuremberg, Germany: 88.85
- San Juan, Puerto Rico: 88.52
- Miami, FL, United States: 88.45
- Madrid, Spain: 88.44
- Sacramento, CA, United States: 88.37
- Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: 88.19
- Las Vegas, NV, United States: 88.08
- Hamilton, Canada: 87.91
- Nashville, TN, United States: 87.83
- Newark, NJ, United States: 87.76
- San Diego, CA, United States: 87.76
- Spokane, WA, United States: 87.68
- Jacksonville, FL, United States: 87.49
- Montevideo, Uruguay: 87.46
- Cincinnati, OH, United States: 87.03
- Seville, Spain: 86.9
- Moscow, Russia: 86.73
- Salt Lake City, UT, United States: 86.65
- Orlando, FL, United States: 86.38
- Austin, TX, United States: 86.34
- Detroit, MI, United States: 86.29
- Chicago, IL, United States: 85.76
- Bremen, Germany: 85.22
- Campinas, Brazil: 84.22
- Alicante, Spain: 84.18
- Berlin, Germany: 83.9
- Malaga, Spain: 83.73
- Catania, Italy: 83.66
- Astana, Kazakhstan: 83.42
- Brasilia, Brazil: 83.02
- Raleigh, NC, United States: 82.99
- Baltimore, MD, United States: 82.78
- Houston, TX, United States: 82.66
- Charlotte, NC, USA: 82.15
- Denver, CO, United States: 81.8
- Ljubljana, Slovenia: 81.72
- Reno, NV, United States: 81.39
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 80.8
- Lisbon, Portugal: 80.77
- Coimbra, Portugal: 80.55
- Seoul, South Korea: 80.55
- Buenos Aires, Argentina: 80.3
- Sabadell, Spain: 80.27
- Milwaukee, WI, USA: 80.1
- Chattanooga, TN, United States: 80.03
- Rosario, Argentina: 79.98
- Murcia, Spain: 79.91
- Tampa, FL, United States: 79.91
- Vilagarcia de Arousa, Spain: 79.87
- Portland, OR, United States: 79.65
- Atlanta, GA, United States: 79.09
- Rabat, Morocco: 78.67
- Rochester, NY, United States: 78.61
- Beijing, China: 78.09
- Zagreb, Croatia: 77.7
- Columbus, OH, United States: 76.83
- Londrina, Brazil: 76.53
- Spalato, Croatia: 76.11
- Harare, Zimbabwe: 75.91
- Baku, Azerbaijan: 75.44
- Santiago, Chile: 75.18
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 74.59
- Maribor, Slovenia: 74.1
- Istanbul, Turkey: 74.07
- Johannesburg, South Africa: 73.96
- Funchal, Portugal: 73.83
- Porto, Portugal: 73.66
- Rijeka, Croatia: 73.43
- Balneario Camboriu, Brazil: 73.31
- Porto Alegre, Brazil: 73.05
- Salvador, Brazil: 73.01
- San Jose, Costa Rica: 72.84
- Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain: 72.74
- Bogota, Colombia: 72.72
- Suva, Fiji: 72.67
- Shanghai, China: 72.61
- Izmir, Turkey: 72.49
- Tallinn, Estonia: 72.49
- Cordoba, Argentina: 72.46
- Almaty, Kazakhstan: 72.3
- Florianópolis, Brazil: 72.1
- Curitiba, Brazil: 71.8
- Bratislava, Slovakia: 71.68
- Leiria, Portugal: 70.84
- Riga, Latvia: 70.75
- Novosibirsk, Russia: 70.71
- Macao, Macao: 70.49
- Saint Petersburg, Russia: 70.49
- Belo Horizonte, Brazil: 70.05
- Vitoria, Brazil: 70.03
- Kowloon, Hong Kong: 69.72
- Taipei, Taiwan: 69.59
- Szekesfehervar, Hungary: 69.45
- Budva, Montenegro: 69.15
- Amman, Jordan: 68.66
- Prague, Czech Republic: 68.55
- Kosice, Slovakia: 68.47
- Recife, Brazil: 68.28
- Cape Town, South Africa: 67
- Hangzhou, China: 66.68
- Shenzhen, China: 66.54
- Nanjing, China: 66.47
- Budapest, Hungary: 66.45
- Brno, Czech Republic: 66.14
- Ankara, Turkey: 66.12
- Vilnius, Lithuania: 65.69
- Debrecen, Hungary: 65.29
- Kaunas, Lithuania: 65.08
- Olomouc, Czech Republic 64.26
- Fortaleza, Brazil: 64.18
- Perm, Russia: 64.12
- Goiânia, Brazil: 64.11
- Nairobi, Kenya: 64.09
- Podgorica, Montenegro: 63.83
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 63.73
- Accra, Ghana: 63.41
- Yekaterinburg, Russia: 63.39
- Penang, Malaysia: 62.94
- Johor Baharu, Malaysia: 62.85
- Warsaw, Poland: 62.26
- Tartu, Estonia: 62.23
- Medellin, Colombia: 62.18
- Tirana, Albania: 61.86
- Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia: 61.83
- Tbilisi, Georgia: 61.66
- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: 61.26
- Tula, Russia: 61.2
- Klaipeda, Lithuania: 60.77
- Krasnodar, Russia: 60.76
- Guangzhou, China: 60.7
- Monterrey, Mexico: 60.47
- Osijek, Croatia: 60.37
- Tehran, Iran: 60.15
- Bangkok, Thailand: 60.09
- Poznan, Poland: 60.03
- Ostrava, Czech Republic: 59.96
- Antalya, Turkey: 59.91
- Kazan, Russia: 59.72
- Kiev, Ukraine: 59.69
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 59.69
- Lodz, Poland: 59.59
- Wroclaw, Poland: 59.53
- Pattaya, Thailand: 59.13
- Jakarta, Indonesia: 59.08
- Joinville, Brazil: 58.52
- Casablanca, Morocco: 58.52
- Gaborone, Botswana: 58.49
- Belgrade, Serbia: 58.35
- Shiraz, Iran: 57.95
- Lima, Peru: 57.9
- Makati, Philippines: 57.8
- Panama City, Panama: 57.78
- Novi Sad, Serbia: 57.21
- Guadalajara, Mexico: 57.2
- Gdansk, Poland: 57.08
- Odessa, Ukraine: 56.98
- Gdynia, Poland: 56.98
- Colombo, Sri Lanka: 56.94
- Mexico, Mexico: 56.91
- Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine: 56.63
- La Paz, Bolivia: 56.52
- Arad, Romania: 55.33
- Minsk, Belarus: 55.29
- Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: 55.11
- Bydgoszcz, Poland: 55.09
- Damascus, Syria: 54.89
- Suzhou, China: 54.87
- Brasov, Romania: 54.62
- Esfahan, Iran: 54.23
- Skopje, Macedonia: 54.19
- Bucharest, Romania: 54.13
- Manila, Philippines: 53.92
- Krakow, Poland: 53.74
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: 53.39
- Szczecin, Poland: 53.29
- Sofia, Bulgaria: 53.27
- Simferopol, Ukraine: 53.17
- Asunción, Paraguay: 53
- Iasi, Romania: 52.59
- Nis, Serbia: 52.59
- Katowice, Poland: 52.42
- Varna, Bulgaria: 52.3
- Constanta, Romania: 52.13
- Plovdiv, Bulgaria: 52.02
- Tunis, Tunisia: 51.82
- Santa Cruz, Bolivia: 51.77
- Quito, Ecuador: 51.66
- Krakow, Poland: 51.58
- Galati, Roumanie: 50.69
- Le Caire, Egypte: 50.62
- Dhaka, Bangladesh: 50.56
- Oradea, Roumanie: 50.52
- La Ceiba, Honduras: 50.43
- Banja Luka, Bosnie Herzégovine: 50.35
- San Pedro Sula, Honduras: 50.25
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: 50.19
- Bandung, Indonésie: 49.98
- Cluj-napoca, Roumanie: 49.84
- Quezon City, Philippines: 49.83
- Chisinau, Moldavie: 49.74
- Cebu, Philippines: 49.72
- Timisoara, Roumanie: 49.61
- Managua, Nicaragua: 49.51
- Lviv, Ukraine: 49.51
- Donetsk, Ukraine: 49.34
- Guayaquil, Equateur: 49.18
- Rzeszow, Pologne: 49.11
- Kharkiv, Ukraine: 48.8
- Craiova, Roumanie: 48.62
- Lublin, Pologne: 48.34
- Hanoi, Vietnam: 48.22
- Davao, Philippines: 48.05
- Cuenca, Equateur: 47.71
- Sevastopoli, Ukraine: 46.19
- Bitola, Macédoine: 44.26
- Chiang Mai, Thaïlande: 42.57
- Islamabad, Pakistan: 42.37
- Thane, Inde: 41.76
- Lahore, Pakistan: 41.65
- Gurgaon, Inde: 40.7
- Kathmandou, Népal: 40.33
- Noida, Inde: 37.33
- Mumbai, Inde: 37.33
- Algers, Algérie: 36.09
- Delhi, Inde: 35.83
- Dehradun, Inde: 35.62
- Jaipur, Inde: 35.61
- Navi Mumbai, Inde: 35
- Vadodara, India: 33.63
- Chandigarh, India: 32.34
- Ahmedabad, India: 32.31
- Indore, India: 32.13
- Visakhapatnam, India: 32.1
- Pune, India: 32.07
- Bangalore, India: 31.96
- Thiruvananthapuram, India: 31.46
- Surat, India: 31.15
- Lucknow (Lakhnau), India: 31.13
- Ludhiana, India: 31.09
- Chennai, India: 30.78
- Kochi, India: 29.94
- Hyderabad, India: 29.9
- Coimbatore, India: 28.63
- Kolkata, India: 28.61