Monthly cost by category
| City | Country | Rent 1br | Groceries | Dining | Utilities | Transport | Total / mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manado | Indonesia | $82 | $82 | $46 | $68 | $12 | $290 |
| Can Tho | Vietnam | $114 | $77 | $50 | $57 | $9 | $307 |
| Riobamba | Ecuador | $95 | $82 | $76 | $47 | $11 | $311 |
| Bandung | Indonesia | $181 | $73 | $38 | $53 | $11 | $356 |
| Yogyakarta | Indonesia | $158 | $75 | $37 | $88 | $8 | $366 |
| Denpasar | Indonesia | $159 | $81 | $69 | $51 | $11 | $371 |
| Surabaya | Indonesia | $146 | $80 | $38 | $106 | $13 | $383 |
| Machala | Ecuador | $133 | $76 | $79 | $78 | $22 | $388 |
| Chiang Rai | Thailand | $154 | $86 | $54 | $77 | $22 | $393 |
| Meknes | Morocco | $176 | $77 | $72 | $67 | $16 | $408 |
| Loja | Ecuador | $173 | $97 | $76 | $47 | $30 | $423 |
| Fez | Morocco | $173 | $82 | $96 | $63 | $11 | $425 |
| Mombasa | Kenya | $153 | $79 | $75 | $89 | $39 | $435 |
| Hai Phong | Vietnam | $241 | $77 | $51 | $53 | $16 | $438 |
| Yangon | Myanmar | $196 | $117 | $63 | $68 | $10 | $454 |
| Kisumu | Kenya | $139 | $90 | $107 | $96 | $23 | $455 |
| Cusco | Peru | $176 | $105 | $90 | $73 | $12 | $456 |
| Jakarta | Indonesia | $191 | $85 | $59 | $117 | $12 | $464 |
| Agadir | Morocco | $195 | $89 | $118 | $55 | $27 | $484 |
| Gaziantep | Turkey | $224 | $76 | $119 | $43 | $25 | $487 |
| Arequipa | Peru | $239 | $93 | $99 | $47 | $12 | $490 |
| Iloilo City | Philippines | $214 | $108 | $66 | $97 | $10 | $495 |
| Da Lat | Vietnam | $271 | $100 | $56 | $54 | $14 | $495 |
| Dumaguete | Philippines | $212 | $101 | $83 | $95 | $16 | $507 |
| Nha Trang | Vietnam | $274 | $66 | $74 | $85 | $12 | $511 |
| Gomel | Belarus | $187 | $75 | $157 | $87 | $14 | $520 |
| Kota Kinabalu | Malaysia | $189 | $111 | $84 | $97 | $42 | $523 |
| Siem Reap | Cambodia | $229 | $95 | $74 | $112 | $15 | $525 |
| Hanoi | Vietnam | $286 | $81 | $61 | $85 | $15 | $528 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | $266 | $85 | $61 | $109 | $11 | $532 |
| Manta | Ecuador | $177 | $82 | $128 | $128 | $19 | $534 |
| Davao City | Philippines | $175 | $106 | $114 | $141 | $14 | $550 |
| Essaouira | Morocco | $285 | $83 | $105 | $46 | $34 | $553 |
| Baguio City | Philippines | $200 | $92 | $86 | $167 | $13 | $558 |
| Chiang Mai | Thailand | $277 | $91 | $60 | $83 | $54 | $565 |
| Mogilev | Belarus | $174 | $90 | $207 | $75 | $19 | $565 |
| Angeles City | Philippines | $201 | $89 | $74 | $204 | $10 | $578 |
| Nairobi | Kenya | $221 | $93 | $122 | $96 | $46 | $578 |
| Da Nang | Vietnam | $326 | $87 | $63 | $95 | $12 | $583 |
| Adana | Turkey | $269 | $81 | $133 | $67 | $42 | $592 |
| Rabat | Morocco | $276 | $92 | $132 | $72 | $27 | $599 |
| George Town | Malaysia | $366 | $96 | $74 | $67 | $11 | $614 |
| Marrakech | Morocco | $324 | $86 | $104 | $75 | $27 | $616 |
| Grodno | Belarus | $244 | $84 | $214 | $62 | $19 | $623 |
| Fortaleza | Brazil | $229 | $106 | $132 | $142 | $20 | $629 |
| Quito | Ecuador | $299 | $110 | $153 | $57 | $21 | $640 |
| Recife | Brazil | $255 | $101 | $135 | $130 | $38 | $659 |
| Portoviejo | Ecuador | $250 | $104 | $135 | $155 | $16 | $660 |
| Rosario | Argentina | $203 | $127 | $206 | $87 | $41 | $664 |
| Hua Hin | Thailand | $395 | $84 | $77 | $97 | $18 | $671 |
| Cuenca | Ecuador | $366 | $111 | $98 | $66 | $30 | $671 |
| Johor Bahru | Malaysia | $391 | $102 | $92 | $81 | $12 | $678 |
| Tainan City | Taiwan | $193 | $239 | $107 | $109 | $33 | $681 |
| Cebu City | Philippines | $309 | $112 | $97 | $151 | $13 | $682 |
| Metro Manila | Philippines | $290 | $116 | $124 | $146 | $13 | $689 |
| Taichung City | Taiwan | $273 | $155 | $116 | $114 | $31 | $689 |
| Bangkok | Thailand | $323 | $112 | $107 | $114 | $34 | $690 |
| Tangier | Morocco | $331 | $97 | $128 | $118 | $16 | $690 |
| Pattaya | Thailand | $356 | $96 | $107 | $115 | $20 | $694 |
| Kaohsiung City | Taiwan | $277 | $182 | $116 | $109 | $12 | $696 |
| Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | $369 | $117 | $110 | $90 | $12 | $698 |
| Casablanca | Morocco | $359 | $93 | $128 | $95 | $27 | $702 |
| Lima | Peru | $350 | $117 | $119 | $92 | $27 | $705 |
| Puerto Plata | Dominican Republic | $300 | $84 | $148 | $134 | $41 | $707 |
| Cali | Colombia | $290 | $124 | $130 | $134 | $30 | $708 |
| Salvador | Brazil | $275 | $104 | $162 | $110 | $57 | $708 |
| San Miguel de Tucumán | Argentina | $175 | $155 | $225 | $120 | $35 | $710 |
| Bursa | Turkey | $316 | $96 | $174 | $92 | $36 | $714 |
| Hsinchu City | Taiwan | $256 | $196 | $102 | $124 | $40 | $718 |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | Dominican Republic | $277 | $109 | $193 | $113 | $31 | $723 |
| Vientiane | Laos | $412 | $102 | $63 | $102 | $48 | $727 |
| Taoyuan City | Taiwan | $348 | $152 | $101 | $90 | $37 | $728 |
| Antofagasta | Chile | $370 | $109 | $166 | $61 | $25 | $731 |
| Asunción | Paraguay | $365 | $105 | $166 | $69 | $36 | $741 |
| Phnom Penh | Cambodia | $370 | $113 | $105 | $136 | $18 | $742 |
| La Plata | Argentina | $225 | $115 | $308 | $84 | $28 | $760 |
| Puntarenas | Costa Rica | $258 | $194 | $178 | $96 | $42 | $768 |
| Bucaramanga | Colombia | $341 | $128 | $116 | $148 | $50 | $783 |
| Oradea | Romania | $320 | $106 | $197 | $151 | $20 | $794 |
| La Serena | Chile | $327 | $126 | $194 | $112 | $37 | $796 |
| Guayaquil | Ecuador | $386 | $104 | $135 | $155 | $20 | $800 |
| Minsk | Belarus | $395 | $92 | $230 | $77 | $20 | $814 |
| Salta | Argentina | $384 | $124 | $170 | $108 | $37 | $823 |
| Temuco | Chile | $333 | $133 | $162 | $165 | $34 | $827 |
| Concepción | Chile | $361 | $124 | $182 | $137 | $33 | $837 |
| Jelgava | Latvia | $262 | $105 | $196 | $206 | $74 | $843 |
| Viña del Mar | Chile | $339 | $122 | $218 | $131 | $40 | $850 |
| Barranquilla | Colombia | $303 | $111 | $191 | $205 | $42 | $852 |
| Phuket | Thailand | $484 | $104 | $127 | $118 | $23 | $856 |
| Santo Domingo | Ecuador | $348 | $124 | $232 | $134 | $19 | $857 |
| Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | $349 | $124 | $232 | $134 | $19 | $858 |
| Pereira | Colombia | $403 | $133 | $149 | $134 | $40 | $859 |
| Iquique | Chile | $401 | $135 | $182 | $114 | $28 | $860 |
| Incheon | South Korea | $331 | $185 | $140 | $189 | $25 | $870 |
| Antalya | Turkey | $462 | $98 | $206 | $87 | $25 | $878 |
| Fukuoka | Japan | $297 | $157 | $164 | $225 | $40 | $883 |
| Izmir | Turkey | $433 | $101 | $200 | $105 | $44 | $883 |
| Suwon | South Korea | $317 | $196 | $142 | $187 | $43 | $885 |
| Sibiu | Romania | $427 | $112 | $197 | $132 | $18 | $886 |
| Liberia | Costa Rica | $264 | $205 | $223 | $139 | $55 | $886 |
| São Paulo | Brazil | $402 | $117 | $205 | $120 | $47 | $891 |
| Mar del Plata | Argentina | $318 | $113 | $312 | $105 | $52 | $900 |
| Mendoza | Argentina | $322 | $167 | $248 | $150 | $20 | $907 |
| Valparaíso | Chile | $396 | $128 | $198 | $140 | $53 | $915 |
| Timisoara | Romania | $361 | $110 | $236 | $176 | $35 | $918 |
| Ventspils | Latvia | $239 | $113 | $256 | $289 | $27 | $924 |
| Santa Marta | Colombia | $428 | $123 | $140 | $218 | $19 | $928 |
| Florianópolis | Brazil | $452 | $97 | $200 | $101 | $81 | $931 |
| Daugavpils | Latvia | $285 | $126 | $253 | $229 | $43 | $936 |
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | $474 | $102 | $177 | $139 | $50 | $942 |
| Playa del Carmen | Mexico | $391 | $148 | $261 | $119 | $29 | $948 |
| Bogota | Colombia | $451 | $135 | $181 | $143 | $50 | $960 |
| Sapporo | Japan | $271 | $142 | $136 | $373 | $46 | $968 |
| Ankara | Turkey | $538 | $101 | $214 | $104 | $13 | $970 |
| Daegu | South Korea | $247 | $189 | $183 | $286 | $68 | $973 |
| Santiago | Chile | $387 | $133 | $238 | $174 | $42 | $974 |
| Taipei City | Taiwan | $505 | $196 | $139 | $100 | $37 | $977 |
| Busan | South Korea | $332 | $222 | $168 | $206 | $54 | $982 |
| Osaka | Japan | $517 | $150 | $139 | $157 | $32 | $995 |
| Córdoba | Argentina | $308 | $162 | $290 | $185 | $56 | $1,001 |
| Iasi | Romania | $435 | $124 | $230 | $187 | $28 | $1,004 |
| Liepaja | Latvia | $236 | $139 | $273 | $334 | $34 | $1,016 |
| Guadalajara | Mexico | $509 | $157 | $286 | $81 | $32 | $1,065 |
| Merida | Mexico | $511 | $151 | $257 | $154 | $21 | $1,094 |
| Brasov | Romania | $482 | $123 | $271 | $196 | $24 | $1,096 |
| Brest | Belarus | $394 | $151 | $308 | $205 | $41 | $1,099 |
| Constanta | Romania | $487 | $117 | $295 | $182 | $18 | $1,099 |
| Usti nad Labem | Czechia | $385 | $135 | $198 | $337 | $47 | $1,102 |
| Bucharest | Romania | $464 | $125 | $287 | $210 | $22 | $1,108 |
| Cartagena | Colombia | $505 | $163 | $213 | $192 | $37 | $1,110 |
| Debrecen | Hungary | $497 | $131 | $289 | $184 | $27 | $1,128 |
| Istanbul | Turkey | $632 | $104 | $238 | $106 | $62 | $1,142 |
| Medellin | Colombia | $653 | $138 | $174 | $136 | $77 | $1,178 |
| Cluj-Napoca | Romania | $566 | $132 | $289 | $174 | $32 | $1,193 |
| Ostrava | Czechia | $538 | $146 | $237 | $247 | $26 | $1,194 |
| Liberec | Czechia | $537 | $135 | $184 | $320 | $26 | $1,202 |
| Seoul | South Korea | $551 | $206 | $226 | $189 | $43 | $1,215 |
| Hradec Kralove | Czechia | $550 | $131 | $205 | $308 | $25 | $1,219 |
| Łódź | Poland | $483 | $112 | $234 | $351 | $50 | $1,230 |
| Pardubice | Czechia | $526 | $131 | $207 | $317 | $53 | $1,234 |
| Mexico City | Mexico | $711 | $168 | $252 | $98 | $21 | $1,250 |
| Olomouc | Czechia | $617 | $134 | $178 | $306 | $18 | $1,253 |
| Coimbra | Portugal | $652 | $131 | $273 | $173 | $34 | $1,263 |
| Seville | Spain | $657 | $136 | $300 | $156 | $40 | $1,289 |
| Bariloche | Argentina | $717 | $144 | $284 | $109 | $40 | $1,294 |
| Tokyo | Japan | $683 | $189 | $175 | $184 | $75 | $1,306 |
| Braga | Portugal | $746 | $141 | $243 | $166 | $23 | $1,319 |
| Poznań | Poland | $614 | $108 | $253 | $314 | $32 | $1,321 |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | $511 | $158 | $390 | $238 | $28 | $1,325 |
| Colonia del Sacramento | Uruguay | $465 | $175 | $483 | $163 | $40 | $1,326 |
| Monterrey | Mexico | $680 | $174 | $291 | $156 | $33 | $1,334 |
| Riga | Latvia | $404 | $142 | $359 | $396 | $34 | $1,335 |
| Budapest | Hungary | $663 | $137 | $315 | $202 | $28 | $1,345 |
| Ceske Budejovice | Czechia | $601 | $156 | $205 | $377 | $20 | $1,359 |
| Heredia | Costa Rica | $612 | $314 | $271 | $157 | $16 | $1,370 |
| Plzen | Czechia | $706 | $149 | $212 | $290 | $27 | $1,384 |
| Puerto Vallarta | Mexico | $724 | $183 | $304 | $167 | $17 | $1,395 |
| Montevideo | Uruguay | $583 | $203 | $316 | $259 | $75 | $1,436 |
| Wrocław | Poland | $690 | $118 | $237 | $381 | $29 | $1,455 |
| Jurmala | Latvia | $626 | $131 | $308 | $392 | $20 | $1,477 |
| Quebec City | Canada | $732 | $204 | $366 | $145 | $71 | $1,518 |
| Brno | Czechia | $818 | $137 | $212 | $337 | $26 | $1,530 |
| Alicante | Spain | $841 | $144 | $350 | $170 | $25 | $1,530 |
| Punta del Este | Uruguay | $882 | $190 | $252 | $160 | $50 | $1,534 |
| Faro | Portugal | $906 | $141 | $273 | $173 | $42 | $1,535 |
| Gdańsk | Poland | $787 | $121 | $279 | $322 | $31 | $1,540 |
| Dresden | Germany | $484 | $174 | $388 | $421 | $74 | $1,541 |
| Kraków | Poland | $762 | $128 | $265 | $352 | $35 | $1,542 |
| Leipzig | Germany | $595 | $177 | $341 | $394 | $72 | $1,579 |
| Porto | Portugal | $979 | $129 | $290 | $196 | $46 | $1,640 |
| Nuremberg | Germany | $640 | $172 | $388 | $387 | $66 | $1,653 |
| Tamarindo | Costa Rica | $950 | $235 | $247 | $157 | $86 | $1,675 |
| Malaga | Spain | $981 | $134 | $354 | $184 | $27 | $1,680 |
| Warsaw | Poland | $962 | $128 | $273 | $357 | $29 | $1,749 |
| Montreal | Canada | $989 | $197 | $373 | $123 | $74 | $1,756 |
| Prague | Czechia | $1,025 | $143 | $240 | $334 | $25 | $1,767 |
| Winnipeg | Canada | $976 | $187 | $305 | $220 | $83 | $1,771 |
| Valencia | Spain | $1,057 | $131 | $358 | $192 | $40 | $1,778 |
| Bilbao | Spain | $1,059 | $136 | $409 | $175 | $51 | $1,830 |
| Cascais | Portugal | $1,157 | $139 | $308 | $194 | $46 | $1,844 |
| Edmonton | Canada | $900 | $192 | $419 | $299 | $72 | $1,882 |
| Cologne | Germany | $826 | $174 | $392 | $425 | $72 | $1,889 |
| Stuttgart | Germany | $846 | $185 | $448 | $355 | $72 | $1,906 |
| Funchal | Portugal | $1,251 | $135 | $329 | $174 | $34 | $1,923 |
| Duesseldorf | Germany | $900 | $188 | $375 | $409 | $72 | $1,944 |
| Belfast | United Kingdom | $924 | $195 | $460 | $279 | $87 | $1,945 |
| Palma de Mallorca | Spain | $1,088 | $138 | $384 | $301 | $42 | $1,953 |
| Hamburg | Germany | $934 | $186 | $358 | $423 | $72 | $1,973 |
| Liverpool | United Kingdom | $835 | $161 | $535 | $342 | $104 | $1,977 |
| Leeds | United Kingdom | $933 | $172 | $430 | $324 | $124 | $1,983 |
| Madrid | Spain | $1,203 | $148 | $375 | $227 | $40 | $1,993 |
| Calgary | Canada | $1,084 | $207 | $399 | $227 | $89 | $2,006 |
| Barcelona | Spain | $1,270 | $160 | $367 | $213 | $26 | $2,036 |
| Ottawa | Canada | $1,245 | $203 | $376 | $182 | $96 | $2,102 |
| Glasgow | United Kingdom | $1,038 | $162 | $440 | $379 | $103 | $2,122 |
| Cardiff | United Kingdom | $1,104 | $160 | $424 | $356 | $80 | $2,124 |
| Marbella | Spain | $1,202 | $196 | $478 | $193 | $74 | $2,143 |
| Halifax | Canada | $1,270 | $232 | $367 | $225 | $64 | $2,158 |
| Omaha | United States of America | $1,132 | $224 | $413 | $340 | $55 | $2,164 |
| Berlin | Germany | $1,094 | $187 | $383 | $454 | $72 | $2,190 |
| Frankfurt am Main | Germany | $1,142 | $181 | $392 | $420 | $72 | $2,207 |
| Victoria | Canada | $1,333 | $255 | $373 | $188 | $60 | $2,209 |
| Birmingham | United Kingdom | $1,109 | $171 | $462 | $381 | $93 | $2,216 |
| Manchester | United Kingdom | $1,250 | $159 | $440 | $337 | $107 | $2,293 |
| Austin | United States of America | $1,302 | $237 | $428 | $294 | $41 | $2,302 |
| Minneapolis | United States of America | $1,264 | $278 | $461 | $228 | $88 | $2,319 |
| Toronto | Canada | $1,441 | $200 | $394 | $181 | $111 | $2,327 |
| Nashville | United States of America | $1,398 | $254 | $390 | $302 | $65 | $2,409 |
| Edinburgh | United Kingdom | $1,212 | $182 | $520 | $421 | $97 | $2,432 |
| Munich | Germany | $1,328 | $196 | $435 | $411 | $72 | $2,442 |
| Vancouver | Canada | $1,568 | $239 | $421 | $136 | $82 | $2,446 |
| New Orleans | United States of America | $1,222 | $270 | $582 | $336 | $45 | $2,455 |
| Dallas | United States of America | $1,436 | $246 | $442 | $276 | $126 | $2,526 |
| Phoenix | United States of America | $1,423 | $273 | $435 | $331 | $64 | $2,526 |
| Bristol | United Kingdom | $1,463 | $182 | $460 | $366 | $121 | $2,592 |
| Tampa | United States of America | $1,673 | $239 | $416 | $281 | $65 | $2,674 |
| Chicago | United States of America | $1,677 | $271 | $420 | $258 | $75 | $2,701 |
| Atlanta | United States of America | $1,456 | $258 | $608 | $279 | $112 | $2,713 |
| Denver | United States of America | $1,674 | $297 | $435 | $219 | $88 | $2,713 |
| Portland | United States of America | $1,633 | $295 | $491 | $368 | $100 | $2,887 |
| Seattle | United States of America | $1,924 | $312 | $525 | $381 | $108 | $3,250 |
| Miami | United States of America | $2,137 | $276 | $630 | $258 | $112 | $3,413 |
| Los Angeles | United States of America | $2,347 | $282 | $555 | $340 | $105 | $3,629 |
| London | United Kingdom | $2,352 | $191 | $560 | $429 | $267 | $3,799 |
| San Diego | United States of America | $2,671 | $279 | $525 | $331 | $72 | $3,878 |
| Boston | United States of America | $2,600 | $308 | $600 | $337 | $90 | $3,935 |
| San Francisco | United States of America | $2,732 | $322 | $555 | $317 | $90 | $4,016 |
| New York City | United States of America | $2,854 | $297 | $592 | $330 | $140 | $4,213 |
228 cities with a complete cost breakdown. Rent is a one-bedroom outside the centre; total is rent + groceries + dining + utilities + transport for one person, USD. Data updated July 27, 2026.
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