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 · 17.2
- Mangalore, India · 17.7
- Thiruvananthapuram, India · 18.1
- Jaipur, India · 19
- Kolkata, India · 19.3
- Chennai, India · 19.9
- Noida, India · 20.7
- Alexandria, Egypt · 20.7
- Ahmedabad, India · 21.2
- Hyderabad, India · 21.3
- Karachi, Pakistan · 21.6
- Bangalore, India · 21.6
- Delhi, India · 21.7
- Lahore, Pakistan · 21.7
- Pune, India · 21.9
- Tehran, Iran · 23
- Kathmandu, Nepal · 23.3
- Cairo, Egypt · 24
- Gurgaon, India · 24.2
- Mumbai, India · 25.3
- Islamabad, Pakistan · 25.6
- Dhaka, Bangladesh · 25.8
- Lagos, Nigeria · 26.6
- Kharkiv, Ukraine · 27.2
- Hanoi, Vietnam · 28.5
- Jakarta, Indonesia · 29.2
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 29.3
- Qingdao, Shandong, China · 30.2
- Davao, Philippines · 30.3
- Odessa (Odesa), Ukraine · 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.