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 · 17.7
- Thiruvananthapuram, India · 18.4
- Jaipur, India · 19.5
- Alexandria, Egypt · 20
- Chennai, India · 20.1
- Kolkata, India · 20.3
- Noida, India · 20.4
- Delhi, India · 21.3
- Hyderabad, India · 21.6
- Ahmedabad, India · 21.7
- Bangalore, India · 21.7
- Lahore, Pakistan · 21.7
- Karachi, Pakistan · 22
- Pune, India · 22.5
- Cairo, Egypt · 22.9
- Tehran, Iran · 23.1
- Kathmandu, Nepal · 23.8
- Gurgaon, India · 23.8
- Mumbai, India · 25.2
- Dhaka, Bangladesh · 25.3
- Islamabad, Pakistan · 25.9
- Lagos, Nigeria · 27
- Kharkiv, Ukraine · 27.4
- Hanoi, Vietnam · 28.7
- Jakarta, Indonesia · 29.4
- Qingdao, Shandong, China · 29.6
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 29.6
- Cuenca, Ecuador · 30.7
- Cebu, Philippines · 30.8
Figures are shown in the local currency and come from Numbeo via the JanusHermes data cache; they refresh regularly and are indicative, not quotes.