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100 cities

Monthly living-cost estimates in USD
City	Total / month	Rent	Food	Transport	Workspace	Other
KathmanduNepal	$750	$280	$200	$30	$100	$140
BatumiGeorgia	$750	$300	$200	$30	$80	$140
Siem ReapCambodia	$800	$280	$230	$30	$120	$140
DelhiIndia	$800	$300	$200	$30	$130	$140
DahabEgypt	$800	$280	$220	$30	$130	$140
Da NangVietnam	$850	$300	$250	$40	$120	$140
Phnom PenhCambodia	$850	$300	$250	$40	$120	$140
GoaIndia	$850	$320	$220	$40	$130	$140
Hoi AnVietnam	$850	$300	$250	$40	$120	$140
KilifiKenya	$850	$300	$220	$50	$130	$150
TiranaAlbania	$850	$350	$220	$30	$100	$150
Chiang MaiThailand	$900	$350	$250	$40	$120	$140
BangaloreIndia	$900	$350	$220	$40	$150	$140
PenangMalaysia	$900	$350	$250	$40	$120	$140
HanoiVietnam	$900	$350	$250	$40	$120	$140
CebuPhilippines	$900	$350	$250	$50	$120	$130
ZanzibarTanzania	$900	$350	$230	$50	$130	$140
SiargaoPhilippines	$900	$350	$250	$50	$110	$140
ColomboSri Lanka	$900	$350	$230	$40	$140	$140
JohorMalaysia	$900	$350	$250	$40	$120	$140
CuscoPeru	$900	$350	$230	$40	$140	$140
Koh PhanganThailand	$1,000	$400	$280	$50	$130	$140
Kuala LumpurMalaysia	$1,000	$400	$260	$50	$150	$140
ManilaPhilippines	$1,000	$380	$280	$60	$140	$140
Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam	$1,000	$400	$280	$50	$130	$140
AccraGhana	$1,000	$400	$250	$60	$150	$140
BanskoBulgaria	$1,000	$380	$260	$40	$150	$170
NairobiKenya	$1,000	$400	$250	$60	$150	$140
AntiguaGuatemala	$1,000	$400	$260	$50	$150	$140
MeridaMexico	$1,000	$450	$250	$40	$100	$160
BaliIndonesia	$1,100	$450	$280	$60	$150	$160
BangkokThailand	$1,100	$450	$300	$60	$150	$140
PhuketThailand	$1,100	$450	$300	$80	$130	$140
LagosNigeria	$1,100	$450	$280	$60	$160	$150
Santa MartaColombia	$1,100	$420	$300	$50	$150	$180
RoatánHonduras	$1,100	$450	$280	$60	$160	$150
MarrakechMorocco	$1,200	$450	$300	$50	$170	$230
OaxacaMexico	$1,200	$450	$300	$50	$170	$230
TbilisiGeorgia	$1,200	$450	$300	$40	$180	$230
SofiaBulgaria	$1,200	$450	$300	$40	$170	$240
AntalyaTurkey	$1,200	$450	$330	$50	$160	$210
BelgradeSerbia	$1,200	$450	$300	$50	$170	$230
KaşTurkey	$1,200	$450	$330	$50	$160	$210
CartagenaColombia	$1,300	$500	$330	$60	$180	$230
Buenos AiresArgentina	$1,300	$500	$320	$50	$180	$250
IstanbulTurkey	$1,300	$500	$350	$60	$180	$210
BucharestRomania	$1,300	$500	$320	$50	$180	$250
GuadalajaraMexico	$1,300	$500	$320	$60	$180	$240
LimaPeru	$1,300	$500	$320	$60	$180	$240
BogotaColombia	$1,300	$500	$320	$60	$180	$240
MedellinColombia	$1,400	$550	$350	$60	$200	$240
Cape TownSouth Africa	$1,400	$550	$320	$60	$200	$270
BudapestHungary	$1,400	$550	$350	$50	$200	$250
KrakowPoland	$1,400	$550	$350	$50	$200	$250
VilniusLithuania	$1,400	$550	$340	$50	$200	$260
RigaLatvia	$1,400	$550	$340	$50	$200	$260
Playa del CarmenMexico	$1,500	$600	$350	$60	$200	$290
Mexico CityMexico	$1,500	$600	$350	$70	$200	$280
WarsawPoland	$1,500	$600	$350	$60	$200	$290
MontevideoUruguay	$1,500	$600	$380	$60	$200	$260
TallinnEstonia	$1,500	$600	$350	$50	$200	$300
ValparaisoChile	$1,500	$600	$350	$60	$200	$290
TulumMexico	$1,600	$650	$380	$60	$220	$290
FlorianópolisBrazil	$1,600	$650	$380	$60	$200	$310
ThessalonikiGreece	$1,600	$650	$380	$60	$200	$310
PalermoItaly	$1,700	$700	$400	$60	$200	$340
TaipeiTaiwan	$1,800	$700	$400	$60	$250	$390
Las PalmasSpain	$1,800	$750	$400	$60	$230	$360
MalagaSpain	$1,800	$750	$400	$70	$230	$350
PortoPortugal	$1,800	$750	$400	$70	$230	$350
TenerifeSpain	$1,800	$750	$400	$60	$230	$360
EriceiraPortugal	$1,800	$750	$400	$60	$230	$360
AthensGreece	$1,800	$750	$400	$70	$230	$350
SplitCroatia	$1,800	$750	$400	$60	$230	$360
PragueCzech Republic	$1,800	$750	$380	$60	$250	$360
Rio de JaneiroBrazil	$1,800	$700	$400	$80	$250	$370
SantiagoChile	$1,800	$700	$400	$70	$250	$380
Madeira (Funchal)Portugal	$1,800	$750	$400	$60	$230	$360
Sao PauloBrazil	$1,800	$700	$400	$80	$250	$370
ShanghaiChina	$1,800	$750	$400	$80	$250	$320
OsakaJapan	$1,800	$800	$400	$100	$200	$300
ValenciaSpain	$1,900	$800	$400	$70	$250	$380
LisbonPortugal	$2,000	$850	$450	$80	$250	$370
SeoulSouth Korea	$2,000	$800	$450	$70	$280	$400
DubrovnikCroatia	$2,000	$850	$420	$60	$250	$420
MadridSpain	$2,100	$1,000	$450	$80	$250	$320
BarcelonaSpain	$2,200	$950	$450	$80	$280	$440
KomoroJapan	$2,200	$900	$450	$80	$300	$470
DubaiUAE	$2,500	$1,100	$500	$100	$300	$500
BerlinGermany	$2,500	$1,100	$500	$90	$300	$510
TorontoCanada	$2,600	$1,300	$500	$110	$300	$390
TokyoJapan	$2,800	$1,200	$500	$100	$350	$650
AmsterdamNetherlands	$2,800	$1,300	$500	$80	$300	$620
MelbourneAustralia	$2,800	$1,400	$550	$120	$350	$380
DublinIreland	$2,900	$1,500	$500	$100	$350	$450
SingaporeSingapore	$3,000	$1,400	$500	$100	$350	$650
ParisFrance	$3,000	$1,400	$550	$100	$350	$600
LondonUK	$3,200	$1,500	$600	$150	$350	$600
Tel AvivIsrael	$3,200	$1,600	$600	$100	$400	$500
San FranciscoUnited States	$3,500	$1,800	$600	$120	$350	$630

All amounts are monthly USD reference estimates. The remaining-income column subtracts estimated living costs from the take-home income you enter.