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 · 17.5
- Mangalore, India · 18.1
- Thiruvananthapuram, India · 18.5
- Jaipur, India · 19.3
- Kolkata, India · 20.1
- Chennai, India · 20.5
- Noida, India · 21
- Alexandria, Egypt · 21.2
- Lahore, Pakistan · 21.8
- Ahmedabad, India · 21.8
- Hyderabad, India · 21.9
- Delhi, India · 22
- Karachi, Pakistan · 22
- Pune, India · 22.5
- Bangalore, India · 22.6
- Tehran, Iran · 23.2
- Gurgaon, India · 24.4
- Cairo, Egypt · 24.5
- Kathmandu, Nepal · 24.5
- Dhaka, Bangladesh · 25.9
- Mumbai, India · 25.9
- Islamabad, Pakistan · 26
- Lagos, Nigeria · 27
- Kharkiv, Ukraine · 27.7
- Hanoi, Vietnam · 28.8
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 30
- Jakarta, Indonesia · 30.2
- Cuenca, Ecuador · 30.6
- Qingdao, Shandong, China · 30.6
- Odessa (Odesa), Ukraine · 31.3
Figures are shown in the local currency and come from Numbeo via the JanusHermes data cache; they refresh regularly and are indicative, not quotes.