International Cost Of Living Comparison Trends
The ongoing impact of the credit crisis, slowing global economies, falling house prices, global stock market and exchange rate volatility, together with the US dollar strengthening against most currencies are all factors contributing to a major change in the global cost of living rankings.
The International Cost of Living Comparison comprises indexes for each of 276 global locations. The indexes are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of the same goods and services in each location, based on expatriate spending patterns across 13 broad categories (Basket Groups).
The latest international cost of living ranking, together with the overall cost of living index is as follows:
Rank Location (Overall Cost of Living Index New York=100)
1Japan, Tokyo (126.03)
2Norway, Oslo (123.74)
3Denmark, Copenhagen (121.11)
4Switzerland, Geneva (119.59)
5Brazil, Brasilia (118.53)
6United Kingdom, London (118.23)
7Greenland, Nuuk (117.14)
8Switzerland, Zurich (116.18)
9Hungary, Budapest (114.36)
10Russia, Moscow (113.41)
11Nigeria, Lagos (112.69)
12Ireland, Dublin (112.65)
13New Caledonia, Noumea (112.43)
14France, Paris (112.38)
15Chad, N’Djamena (111.3)
16Italy, Milan (111.19)
17Cameroon, Douala (111.06)
18Liechtenstein, Vaduz (110.89)
19San Marino, San Marino (110.78)
20Monaco, Monaco (109.83)
21Czech Republic, Prague (109.81)
22Austria, Vienna (109.68)
23Slovakia, Bratislava (109.31)
24Isle of Man, Douglas (108.97)
25Poland, Warsaw (107.63)
26Bermuda, Hamilton (107.53)
27Italy, Rome (107.29)
28Finland, Helsinki (107.07)
29Australia, Sydney (106.52)
30USA, San Francisco Calif (104.53)
31Cote D’Ivoire, Abidjan (104.4)
32Venezuela, Caracas (104.02)
33China, Hong Kong (103.43)
34United Arab Emirates, Dubai (103.36)
35Croatia, Zagreb (103.29)
36Angola, Luanda (103.27)
37Belgium, Brussels (103.19)
38Netherlands, Amsterdam (102.33)
39Jersey, Saint Helier (102.24)
40Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby (102.22)
41Korea Republic of, Seoul (101.94)
42Iceland, Reykjavk (101.66)
43Ukraine, Kiev (101.2)
44Guernsey, St Peter Port (100.68)
45Qatar, Doha (100.64)
46Central African Republic, Bangui (100.58)
47Spain, Madrid (100.26)
48USA, San Jose Calif (100.13)
49Falkland Islands, Stanley (100)
50USA, New York NY (100)
51Sweden, Stockholm (99.76)
52USA, Boston Mass (99.63)
53Cameroon, Yaounde (98.84)
54Mali, Bamako (98.74)
55Benin, Cotonou (98.6)
56Germany, Berlin (98.18)
57Micronesia, Palikir (97.98)
58Gabon, Libreville (97.77)
59Canada, Toronto (97.39)
60Germany, Bonn (96.38)
61Vatican City, Vatican City (96.23)
62Australia, Melbourne (95.88)
63Australia, Canberra (95.88)
64Estonia, Tallinn (95.08)
65Turkey, Ankara (94.87)
66Singapore, Singapore (94.6)
67Guinea-Bissau, Bissau (94.24)
68USA, Los Angeles Calif (93.93)
69Palau, Melekeok (93.85)
70Luxembourg, Luxembourg (93.77)
71Canada, Vancouver (93.48)
72Portugal, Lisbon (92.84)
73Australia, Perth (92.82)
74Germany, Frankfurt (92.81)
75Azerbaijan, Baku (92.76)
76Gibraltar, Gibraltar (92.33)
77Comores, Moroni (92.04)
78USA, Washington DC (91.8)
79USA, Philadelphia Pa (91.49)
80Nauru, Yaren (91.16)
81Kazakhstan, Almaty (90.99)
82Bahrain, Manama (90.82)
83USA, San Diego Calif (90.7)
84Bahamas, Nassau (90.63)
85Togo, Lome (90.11)
86Taiwan, Taipei (90.07)
87Haiti, Port-au-Prince (90)
88Senegal, Dakar (89.57)
89Saint Helena, Jamestown (89.26)
90USA, Baltimore Md (89.25)
91United Kingdom, Glasgow (88.88)
92Djibouti, Djibouti (88.45)
93Niger, Niamey (88.38)
94Zambia, Lusaka (88.36)
95USA, Seattle Wash (88.3)
96Andorra, Andorra la Vella (88.13)
97Vietnam, Hanoi (88.03)
98Tonga, Nuku’Alofa (87.34)
99Gambia, Banjul (87.23)
100United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi (87.16)
101Cayman Islands, George Town (86.81)
102Sudan, Khartoum (86.64)
103Greece, Athens (86.59)
104Barbados, Bridgetown (86.5)
105USA, Portland Ore (86.1)
106Sierra Leone, Freetown (85.92)
107Equatorial Guinea, Malabo (85.89)
108USA, Chicago Ill (85.73)
109Romania, Bucharest (85.55)
110USA, Miami Fla (85.54)
111Marshall Islands, Majuro (85.41)
112Cyprus, Nicosia (85.26)
113Malta, Velletta (84.99)
114Moldova, Chisinau (84.89)
115Ghana, Accra (84.89)
116United Kingdom, Birmingham (84.76)
117Canada, Montreal (84.37)
118Algeria, Algiers (84.01)
119Israel, Jerusalem (83.82)
120Australia, Brisbane (83.29)
121Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou (82.92)
122Lebanon, Beirut (82.74)
123Jordan, Amman (82.41)
124Guinea, Conakry (82.16)
125Jamaica, Kingston (82.11)
126Philippines, Manila (82.07)
127Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi (82.03)
128Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa (81.84)
129Seychelles, Victoria (81.78)
130Indonesia, Jakarta (81.76)
131USA, Las Vegas Nev (81.75)
132Lithuania, Vilnius (81.67)
133Vanuatu, Port Vila (81.35)
134Grenada, Saint George’s (81.23)
135Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain (81.13)
136Mozambique, Maputo (80.82)
137New Zealand, Auckland (80.71)
138Samoa, Apia (80.64)
139Congo, Brazzaville (80.14)
140Armenia, Yerevan (80.13)
141Albania, Tirana (80.1)
142Martinique, Fort-de-France (80.09)
143Latvia, Riga (79.92)
144Thailand, Bangkok (79.86)
145Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome (79.79)
146USA, Denver Colo (79.74)
147China, Beijing (79.73)
148Fiji, Suva (78.99)
149Slovenia, Ljubljana (78.85)
150Canada, Ottawa (78.82)
151Tuvalu, Funafuti (78.78)
152Myanmar, Yangon (78.51)
153Puerto Rico, San Juan (78.49)
154Kenya, Nairobi (78.4)
155USA, Phoenix Ariz (78.26)
156Mauritius, Port Louis (78.25)
157Madagascar, Antananarivo (78.24)
158USA, Tampa Fla (78.22)
159Serbia, Belgrade (78.13)
160Kiribati, South Tarawa (78.06)
161Guam, Hagatna (77.8)
162Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan (77.72)
163Uruguay, Montevideo (77.41)
164Colombia, Bogota (77.23)
165USA, Atlanta GA (76.99)
166Morocco, Rabat (76.93)
167USA, Milwaukee Wis (76.77)
168Paraguay, Asuncion (76.49)
169Mexico, Mexico City (76.13)
170USA, Columbus Ohio (76.06)
171India, Mumbai (76.04)
172Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (76)
173Solomon Islands, Honiara (75.93)
174USA, Cleveland Ohio (75.84)
175USA, Detroit Mich (75.74)
176Liberia, Monrovia (75.63)
177USA, Austin Tex (75.57)
178USA, Dallas Tex (75.47)
179USA, Jacksonville Fla (75.47)
180Australia, Adelaide (75.39)
181Kuwait, Kuwait City (75.22)
182Bulgaria, Sofia (75.14)
183Saudi Arabia, Riyadh (75.08)
184USA, Pittsburgh Penn (74.54)
185Timor-Leste, Dili (74.29)
186Iran, Tehran (74.24)
187USA, Indianapolis Ind (74.13)
188USA, Fort Worth Tex (73.64)
189Somalia, Mogadishu (73.49)
190Maldives, Male (73.48)
191USA, Charlotte NC (73.47)
192USA, Houston Tex (73.36)
193Chile, Santiago (73.01)
194Mauritania, Nouakchott (72.99)
195Botswana, Gaberone (72.86)
196Cape Verde, Praia (72.81)
197USA, El Paso Tex (72.61)
198Uganda, Kampala (72.25)
199Afghanistan, Kabul (72.13)
200Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John’s (72.04)
201USA, St Louis MO (71.93)
202Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (71.82)
203Peru, Lima (71.7)
204Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang (71.62)
205Kosovo, Pristina (71.55)
206India, New Delhi (71.4)
207Belarus, Minsk (71.28)
208Malawi, Lilongwe (71.24)
209Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre (71.07)
210USA, Memphis Tenn (71.02)
211India, Chennai (70.76)
212Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek (70.29)
213Burundi, Bujumbura (70.07)
214Macedonia, Skopje (70.02)
215USA, San Antonio Tex (70.02)
216Guatemala, Guatemala City (69.74)
217Honduras, Tegucigalpa (69.57)
218Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown (69.5)
219Canada, Calgary (69.46)
220India, Calcutta (69.31)
221India, Hyderabad (68.85)
222Dominica, Roseau (68.79)
223Rwanda, Kigali (68.75)
224Panama, Panama City (68.58)
225Guyana, Georgetown (68.58)
226China, Shanghai (68.48)
227Syria, Damascus (67.99)
228Montenegro, Podgorica (67.75)
229Laos, Vientiane (67.43)
230Ethiopia, Addis Ababa (66.87)
231Cuba, Havana (66.61)
232Belize, Belmopan (66.33)
233Nicaragua, Managua (65.89)
234Nepal, Kathmandu (65.67)
235Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo (64.93)
236Tunisia, Tunis (64.87)
237Suriname, Paramaribo (64.75)
238India, Bangalore (64.56)
239South Africa, Johannesburg (64.51)
240Costa Rica, San Jose (64.47)
241Egypt, Cairo (64.18)
242El Salvador, San Salvador (63.34)
243Swaziland, Mbabane (63.11)
244Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar (62.85)
245South Africa, Pretoria (62.71)
246Oman, Muscat (61.61)
247Saint Lucia, Castries (61.2)
248Pakistan, Lahore (59.48)
249Tajikistan, Dushanbe (59.25)
250South Africa, Cape Town (58.99)
251Namibia, Windhoek (58.89)
252Sri Lanka, Colombo (58.51)
253Pakistan, Islamabad (58.33)
254Iraq, Baghdad (58.25)
255Pakistan, Karachi (57.72)
256Lesotho, Maseru (57.49)
257Argentina, Buenos Aires (57.46)
258Bangladesh, Dhaka (57.03)
259Bhutan, Thimphu (56.78)
260Bolivia, La Paz (56.66)
261China, Macao (56.41)
262South Africa, Durban (56.07)
263Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo (54.35)
264Ecuador, Quito (53.83)
265Uzbekistan, Tashkent (53.03)
266Libya, Tripoli (52.74)
267China, Shenzhen (51.65)
268Eritrea, Asmara (50.72)
269China, Dalian (50.54)
270China, Wuhan (49.93)
271China, Guangzhou (47.28)
272Cambodia, Phnom Penh (45.65)
273Yemen, Sanaa (45.6)
274Turkmenistan, Ashgabat (38.77)
275China, Tianjin (29.5)
276Zimbabwe, Harare (17.12)
By: Steven Coleman
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Steven Coleman runs the most comprehensive international cost of living website available www.xpatulator.com an internet service that provides free cost of living and hardship information for 276 global locations to registered users. The premium content calculators allow you to customise your own cost of living index by choosing your own basket groups.
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