As of mid-2024, Montevideo ranked as the second Latin American and Caribbean metropolis with the highest cost of living index. The Uruguayan capital obtained an index score of ****, only second to Port of Spain, in Trinidad and Tobago, with **** points. Monterrey and Panama City were the third and fourth most expensive cities to live in Latin America and the Caribbean that year, with scores surpassing ** points each.

The graph depictsts the most expensive cities in the U.S. concerning hotel room costs in 2010. In Miami the average price was at 139.58$ in 2010.

In the last quarter of 2024, three of the ten most expensive cities in the United States for business travel when it comes to food costs were located in California. However, the ranking was topped by Honolulu, which average daily food cost amounted to 118 U.S. dollars at that time.

In 2019, Oklahoma was the least expensive city in the United States for ridesharing, with an average of 9.91 U.S. dollars per trip. During the same year, New York was the most expensive city in the U.S. for a rideshare, with an average of 18.73 U.S. dollars per ride.

This statistic presents the most expensive cities for automobile insurance in the United States in 2014. Detroit proved to be the most expensive U.S. city for auto insurance, with an average car insurance price of ****** U.S. dollars.

As of October 2024, the city with the most expensive hotel rate in the United States was Boston. Visitors to the East Coast city could expect to pay 320 U.S. dollars for a doube room during that period. Meanwhile, New York ranked third with an average rate of 284 U.S. dollars.

New York was the most expensive U.S. city for business travelers in the last quarter of 2024, with the daily cost of accommodation, food, and car hire totaling *** U.S. dollars. In the second place was Boston, where business tourists spent around *** U.S. dollars each day on average.

In the last quarter of 2024, New York registered the highest hotel prices for business travelers among major U.S. cities. On average, a business visitor in the 'Big Apple' could spent around *** U.S. dollars on hotel accommodation per day.

West Virginia and Kansas had the lowest cost of living across all U.S. states, with composite costs being half of those found in Hawaii. This was according to a composite index that compares prices for various goods and services on a state-by-state basis. In West Virginia, the cost of living index amounted to **** — well below the national benchmark of 100. Virginia— which had an index value of ***** — was only slightly above that benchmark. Expensive places to live included Hawaii, Massachusetts, and California. Housing costs in the U.S. Housing is usually the highest expense in a household’s budget. In 2023, the average house sold for approximately ******* U.S. dollars, but house prices in the Northeast and West regions were significantly higher. Conversely, the South had some of the least expensive housing. In West Virginia, Mississippi, and Louisiana, the median price of the typical single-family home was less than ******* U.S. dollars. That makes living expenses in these states significantly lower than in states such as Hawaii and California, where housing is much pricier. What other expenses affect the cost of living? Utility costs such as electricity, natural gas, water, and internet also influence the cost of living. In Alaska, Hawaii, and Connecticut, the average monthly utility cost exceeded *** U.S. dollars. That was because of the significantly higher prices for electricity and natural gas in these states.

Puerto Rico's capital ranked in the third quarter of 2024 as the most expensive destination among major business travel cities in Latin America. In those months, a business trip to San Juan could cost on average around *** U.S. dollars per day, including hotel, basic meals, and transportation from the airport to the city center. Regarding accommodation, Panama was the most expensive city in that period, while San Juan registered the highest price of taxi transportation and food.

In the fourth quarter of 2022, the most expensive city for business travel in the Americas (excluding the United States) was Toronto, with daily costs amounting to nearly *** U.S. dollars. San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital, followed in the ranking, with daily costs for hotels, food, and transportation reaching an average of around *** U.S. dollars.

This statistic shows the most expensive cities for hostel bookings worldwide as of December 2014. According to the GoEuro Accommodation Price Index, New York was the most expensive city with an average cost of 65 U.S. dollars per night.

Of the most populous cities in the U.S., San Jose, California had the highest annual income requirement at ******* U.S. dollars annually for homeowners to have an affordable and comfortable life in 2024. This can be compared to Houston, Texas, where homeowners needed an annual income of ****** U.S. dollars in 2024.

Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose had the highest share of home listings priced over one million U.S. dollars among the biggest cities in the United States in 2023. However, considering that the median home price in these cities ranges from 1.5 million to 900 thousand U.S. dollars, housing around one million dollars would not be considered luxurious but that of higher prices. Los Angeles city had the largest share of luxury housing above five million U.S. dollars of 11.6 percent, followed by New York City with 7.4 percent.

New York was the world's most expensive city for business tourism in the 4th quarter of 2024, reaching an average daily cost of around *** U.S. dollars. Among the top ten of that period, three cities were located in the United States.

Of the cities who have experienced cost of living increases, the top three are located in Latin America, two in Mexico and one in Costa Rica. Each moved 38, 39, and 48 spots in the ranking respectively since 2022. Due to increases in interest rates, the Mexican peso and Costa Rican colón have both appreciated against the U.S. Dollar. Comparatively, Singapore and Zurich were ranked the most expensive cities in the world.

In 2023, Hong Kong was the most expensive city for business travel in the Asia-Pacific region, in which daily costs amounted to approximately *** U.S. dollars. On the other hand, the daily cost for business travel in Bengaluru was approximately *** U.S. dollars in 2023.

As of November 2021, the cheapest city to travel to in the United States was Williamsburg, with an average daily price of 89.93 U.S. dollars per person. Meanwhile, the second cheapest city for travel in the United States was Rapid City, at an average of 92.81 U.S. dollars a day.

This statistic shows the most expensive cities for Airbnb accommodation worldwide as of December 2014. According to the GoEuro Accommodation Price Index, Boston in the United States was the most expensive city with an average cost of 274 U.S. dollars per night.

In 2023, the most expensive city for business travel across the Asia-Pacific region in terms of daily food cost was Seoul, in which breakfast, lunch, and dinner cost almost 192.38 U.S. dollars per day. Contrastingly, the cost of food per day during business travel in Bengaluru amounted to approximately 53.38 U.S. dollars in 2023.