Cost of Living, world city rankings 2026

Top 30 cities

1. Coimbatore, India · 17.2
2. Mangalore, India · 17.8
3. Thiruvananthapuram, India · 18.2
4. Jaipur, India · 19.1
5. Kolkata, India · 19.4
6. Chennai, India · 19.9
7. Alexandria, Egypt · 20.7
8. Noida, India · 20.7
9. Ahmedabad, India · 21.3
10. Hyderabad, India · 21.4
11. Karachi, Pakistan · 21.6
12. Bangalore, India · 21.7
13. Delhi, India · 21.7
14. Lahore, Pakistan · 21.7
15. Pune, India · 22
16. Tehran, Iran · 22.9
17. Kathmandu, Nepal · 23.4
18. Cairo, Egypt · 24
19. Gurgaon, India · 24.3
20. Mumbai, India · 25.4
21. Islamabad, Pakistan · 25.7
22. Dhaka, Bangladesh · 25.9
23. Lagos, Nigeria · 26.6
24. Kharkiv, Ukraine · 27.2
25. Hanoi, Vietnam · 28.5
26. Jakarta, Indonesia · 28.8
27. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 29.3
28. Qingdao, Shandong, China · 30.2
29. Davao, Philippines · 30.3
30. Cuenca, Ecuador · 30.6

Figures are shown in the local currency and come from Numbeo via the JanusHermes data cache; they refresh regularly and are indicative, not quotes.