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Most Expensive Cities to Live in the World

These are the most expensive cities in the World, ranked from highest to lowest by our cost of living index — where New York City scores 100. Select any city for a full cost breakdown.

  1. 1ZurichSwitzerland115/100
  2. 2New YorkUnited States100/100
  3. 3GenevaSwitzerland98/100
  4. 4MonacoMonaco98/100
  5. 5OsloNorway95/100
  6. 6San FranciscoUnited States95/100
  7. 7BernSwitzerland92/100
  8. 8LondonUnited Kingdom92/100
  9. 9Tel AvivIsrael92/100
  10. 10Hong KongChina90/100
  11. 11VaduzLiechtenstein90/100
  12. 12ReykjavikIceland88/100
  13. 13SingaporeSingapore88/100
  14. 14ParisFrance85/100
  15. 15Washington D.C.United States85/100
  16. 16Los AngelesUnited States83/100
  17. 17BostonUnited States82/100
  18. 18CopenhagenDenmark82/100
  19. 19Luxembourg CityLuxembourg82/100
  20. 20DublinIreland80/100
  21. 21JerusalemIsrael80/100
  22. 22San DiegoUnited States80/100
  23. 23SeattleUnited States80/100
  24. 24SydneyAustralia80/100
  25. 25AarhusDenmark78/100
  26. 26AmsterdamNetherlands78/100
  27. 27HelsinkiFinland78/100
  28. 28MiamiUnited States78/100
  29. 29YokohamaJapan76/100
  30. 30EdinburghUnited Kingdom75/100