Cost of Living, world city rankings 2026
Live ranking of 500+ cities by Cost of Living, sourced from Numbeo. Drill into any city for property prices, rental yields and full cost of living.
Top 30 cities
- Coimbatore, India · 17.4
- Mangalore, India · 17.9
- Thiruvananthapuram, India · 18.5
- Jaipur, India · 19.5
- Alexandria, Egypt · 19.6
- Chennai, India · 20.1
- Kolkata, India · 20.4
- Noida, India · 20.4
- Lahore, Pakistan · 21.6
- Hyderabad, India · 21.6
- Delhi, India · 21.7
- Bangalore, India · 22.1
- Ahmedabad, India · 22.1
- Karachi, Pakistan · 22.1
- Cairo, Egypt · 22.5
- Pune, India · 22.7
- Tehran, Iran · 23.3
- Gurgaon, India · 24.4
- Kathmandu, Nepal · 24.5
- Dhaka, Bangladesh · 25.5
- Mumbai, India · 25.7
- Islamabad, Pakistan · 26.1
- Kharkiv, Ukraine · 27.6
- Lagos, Nigeria · 28
- Hanoi, Vietnam · 28.9
- Jakarta, Indonesia · 29.1
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 29.5
- Qingdao, Shandong, China · 29.8
- Cuenca, Ecuador · 30.7
- Cebu, Philippines · 31
Figures are shown in the local currency and come from Numbeo via the JanusHermes data cache; they refresh regularly and are indicative, not quotes.