Most Expensive Cities in the World

Guide · Rankings

Ranked by our composite cost index (New York City = 100), these are the priciest cities in our dataset — driven mostly by rent, with dining and utilities close behind in most of them.

1. 1. Monaco, Monaco — cost index 103 — view details
2. 2. New York, United States — cost index 100 — view details
3. 3. Zurich, Switzerland — cost index 100 — view details
4. 4. San Francisco, United States — cost index 96 — view details
5. 5. Honolulu, United States — cost index 92 — view details
6. 6. Boston, United States — cost index 87 — view details
7. 7. Geneva, Switzerland — cost index 84 — view details
8. 8. San Diego, United States — cost index 82 — view details
9. 9. Washington, United States — cost index 82 — view details
10. 10. Basel, Switzerland — cost index 82 — view details
11. 11. Los Angeles, United States — cost index 81 — view details
12. 12. Seattle, United States — cost index 80 — view details
13. 13. Hong Kong, Hong Kong — cost index 80 — view details
14. 14. Bern, Switzerland — cost index 80 — view details
15. 15. Austin, United States — cost index 76 — view details