★ Best places to live
Cheapest cities to live in
The most affordable cities in our index, ranked by overall cost of living (US average = 100). Lower is cheaper.
RankCost index
- 1BishkekKyrgyzstan26
- 2Buenos AiresArgentina53
- 3MumbaiIndia57
- 4BangkokThailand63
- 5Mexico CityMexico64
- 6WarsawPoland72
- 7DetroitUnited States96
- 8ColumbusUnited States96
- 9San AntonioUnited States97
- 10LisbonPortugal97
- 11HoustonUnited States100
- 12RomeItaly100
- 13DallasUnited States103
- 14MadridSpain103
- 15CharlotteUnited States104
- 16Las VegasUnited States104
- 17PhoenixUnited States105
- 18NashvilleUnited States105
- 19MinneapolisUnited States105
- 20BarcelonaSpain105
- 21AtlantaUnited States107
- 22AustinUnited States108
- 23TokyoJapan108
- 24BerlinGermany110
- 25PhiladelphiaUnited States111
- 26MilanItaly111
- 27ChicagoUnited States113
- 28DenverUnited States113
- 29PortlandUnited States116
- 30MelbourneAustralia118