Originally from Numbeo. Index of restaurant cost, grocery cost, and purchasing power by major city in all continents. These are all compared from a baseline established by New York City.
Originally from Numbeo. Index of restaurant cost, grocery cost, and purchasing power by major city in all continents. These are all compared from a baseline established by New York City.
| Rank | City, Country | Cost of Living Index | Rent Index | Cost of Living Plus Rent | Groceries | Restaurant Price | Local Purchasing Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zurich, Switzerland | 118.5 | 70.6 | 97.1 | 115.4 | 121.0 | 164.4 |
| 2 | Geneva, Switzerland | 116.5 | 65.1 | 93.6 | 114.3 | 121.8 | 158.5 |
| 3 | Basel, Switzerland | 112.4 | 49.6 | 84.4 | 110.4 | 114.9 | 183.7 |
| 4 | Lausanne, Switzerland | 111.5 | 55.0 | 86.3 | 108.9 | 116.2 | 163.7 |
| 5 | Lugano, Switzerland | 110.1 | 47.0 | 81.9 | 107.3 | 125.3 | 153.6 |
| 6 | Bern, Switzerland | 110.0 | 46.8 | 81.8 | 107.3 | 110.2 | 174.4 |
| 7 | New York, NY, United States | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 8 | Reykjavik, Iceland | 98.9 | 50.1 | 77.1 | 105.2 | 109.3 | 109.0 |
| 9 | Honolulu, HI, United States | 98.2 | 63.9 | 82.9 | 114.8 | 99.9 | 96.0 |
| 10 | San Francisco, CA, United States | 97.6 | 80.5 | 90.0 | 103.2 | 109.2 | 151.0 |
| 11 | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel | 91.4 | 46.2 | 71.2 | 81.9 | 98.2 | 109.5 |
| 12 | Seattle, WA, United States | 90.3 | 60.2 | 76.9 | 98.0 | 95.8 | 165.0 |
| 13 | Oslo, Norway | 90.2 | 39.3 | 67.5 | 90.7 | 99.1 | 110.8 |
| 14 | Singapore, Singapore | 87.7 | 73.1 | 81.2 | 77.3 | 55.5 | 105.5 |
| 15 | London, United Kingdom | 87.5 | 70.1 | 79.7 | 68.9 | 89.7 | 117.5 |
| 16 | Washington, DC, United States | 87.3 | 69.0 | 79.1 | 88.8 | 95.4 | 152.1 |
| 17 | San Jose, CA, United States | 86.4 | 73.1 | 80.5 | 90.2 | 86.0 | 136.0 |
| 18 | Boston, MA, United States | 86.2 | 77.7 | 82.4 | 91.4 | 91.3 | 143.9 |
| 19 | Charleston, SC, United States | 86.0 | 58.2 | 73.6 | 96.3 | 101.8 | 118.0 |
| 20 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 85.7 | 46.1 | 68.0 | 78.3 | 99.9 | 136.9 |
| 21 | Bergen, Norway | 85.6 | 29.0 | 60.3 | 84.5 | 98.3 | 126.9 |
| 22 | Oakland, CA, United States | 85.2 | 59.5 | 73.7 | 93.9 | 100.3 | 138.1 |
| 23 | Trondheim, Norway | 84.9 | 29.8 | 60.3 | 88.0 | 89.8 | 127.6 |
| 24 | Ramat Gan, Israel | 83.7 | 33.2 | 61.2 | 82.6 | 90.4 | 132.8 |
| 25 | Berkeley, CA, United States | 83.5 | 67.4 | 76.3 | 97.8 | 77.4 | 166.0 |