All 70 cities

Ranked by what one adult needs each month in a central one-bedroom at a moderate lifestyle — rent, bills, food, transport, healthcare and everything else, priced locally and converted to USD.

Index

Ranked by monthly cost

#	City	Region	Monthly cost	Index	Rent, 1-bed	Safety	Visa
1	ChennaiIndia	South Asia	$695	11	$300	66	—
2	PuneIndia	South Asia	$698	11	$300	64	—
3	HyderabadIndia	South Asia	$722	11	$320	66	—
4	BangaloreIndia	South Asia	$852	13	$420	62	—
5	DelhiIndia	South Asia	$880	14	$450	48	—
6	Chiang MaiThailand	Southeast Asia	$948	15	$380	76	Nomad
7	MumbaiIndia	South Asia	$1,054	17	$600	56	—
8	MedellínColombia	Latin America	$1,121	18	$480	46	Nomad
9	Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam	Southeast Asia	$1,128	18	$550	62	—
10	Kuala LumpurMalaysia	Southeast Asia	$1,171	18	$600	68	Nomad
11	ManilaPhilippines	Southeast Asia	$1,207	19	$500	46	Nomad
12	Buenos AiresArgentina	Latin America	$1,240	19	$550	48	Nomad
13	BucharestRomania	Central & Eastern Europe	$1,331	21	$600	74	Nomad
14	São PauloBrazil	Latin America	$1,331	21	$650	42	Nomad
15	BaliIndonesia	Southeast Asia	$1,344	21	$700	66	Nomad
16	IstanbulTürkiye	Middle East	$1,363	21	$700	54	Nomad
17	BangkokThailand	Southeast Asia	$1,383	22	$700	64	Nomad
18	BelgradeSerbia	Central & Eastern Europe	$1,412	22	$550	72	Nomad
19	BudapestHungary	Central & Eastern Europe	$1,533	24	$650	76	Nomad
20	SantiagoChile	Latin America	$1,648	26	$700	54	—
21	KrakówPoland	Central & Eastern Europe	$1,662	26	$800	82	—
22	Mexico CityMexico	Latin America	$1,666	26	$900	42	Nomad
23	AthensGreece	Western Europe	$1,744	27	$750	66	Nomad
24	TaipeiTaiwan	East Asia	$1,747	27	$850	88	Nomad
25	SplitCroatia	Central & Eastern Europe	$1,754	27	$750	86	Nomad
26	TallinnEstonia	Central & Eastern Europe	$1,840	29	$800	84	Nomad
27	ValenciaSpain	Western Europe	$1,912	30	$1,050	80	Nomad
28	PortoPortugal	Western Europe	$1,925	30	$1,050	80	Nomad
29	WarsawPoland	Central & Eastern Europe	$1,932	30	$1,000	80	—
30	PragueCzechia	Central & Eastern Europe	$1,987	31	$1,050	84	Nomad
31	RiyadhSaudi Arabia	Middle East	$2,169	34	$1,100	80	—
32	OsakaJapan	East Asia	$2,202	35	$750	92	Nomad
33	RomeItaly	Western Europe	$2,319	36	$1,250	64	Nomad
34	SeoulSouth Korea	East Asia	$2,363	37	$900	86	Nomad
35	MadridSpain	Western Europe	$2,369	37	$1,400	76	Nomad
36	ViennaAustria	Western Europe	$2,400	38	$1,250	86	—
37	LisbonPortugal	Western Europe	$2,416	38	$1,450	78	Nomad
38	ManchesterUnited Kingdom	Western Europe	$2,491	39	$1,350	58	—
39	BarcelonaSpain	Western Europe	$2,519	39	$1,550	62	Nomad
40	MontrealCanada	North America	$2,569	40	$1,300	80	—
41	TokyoJapan	East Asia	$2,588	41	$1,050	94	Nomad
42	ParisFrance	Western Europe	$2,694	42	$1,550	60	Nomad
43	MilanItaly	Western Europe	$2,701	42	$1,550	62	Nomad
44	StockholmSweden	Western Europe	$2,723	43	$1,600	84	—
45	DohaQatar	Middle East	$2,777	44	$1,600	92	—
46	Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates	Middle East	$2,960	46	$1,700	92	Nomad
47	BrisbaneAustralia	Oceania	$2,996	47	$1,600	78	—
48	BerlinGermany	Western Europe	$3,008	47	$1,450	68	Nomad
49	MelbourneAustralia	Oceania	$3,119	49	$1,700	74	—
50	AucklandNew Zealand	Oceania	$3,179	50	$1,880	74	Nomad
51	CopenhagenDenmark	Western Europe	$3,274	51	$1,900	88	—
52	AustinUnited States	North America	$3,356	53	$1,443	62	—
53	DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Middle East	$3,417	54	$2,100	88	Nomad
54	Hong KongHong Kong SAR	East Asia	$3,435	54	$2,200	86	—
55	TorontoCanada	North America	$3,435	54	$1,950	76	—
56	AmsterdamNetherlands	Western Europe	$3,440	54	$2,100	76	—
57	VancouverCanada	North America	$3,541	55	$2,100	74	—
58	DublinIreland	Western Europe	$3,561	56	$2,300	70	—
59	MunichGermany	Western Europe	$3,567	56	$2,000	82	Nomad
60	SydneyAustralia	Oceania	$3,612	57	$2,100	76	—
61	Tel AvivIsrael	Middle East	$3,626	57	$2,000	64	—
62	SingaporeSingapore	Southeast Asia	$3,676	58	$2,600	94	—
63	LondonUnited Kingdom	Western Europe	$4,050	63	$2,600	66	—
64	SeattleUnited States	North America	$4,162	65	$2,020	58	—
65	ChicagoUnited States	North America	$4,234	66	$2,228	52	—
66	Los AngelesUnited States	North America	$4,659	73	$2,507	48	—
67	ZurichSwitzerland	Western Europe	$4,722	74	$2,600	92	—
68	MiamiUnited States	North America	$4,927	77	$2,744	50	—
69	New YorkUnited States	North America	$6,382	100	$4,076	58	—
70	San FranciscoUnited States	North America	$6,441	101	$4,150	45	—