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 2019, Oklahoma was the least expensive city in the United States for ridesharing, with an average of **** 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 ***** U.S. dollars per ride.

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.

As of mid-2025, Port of Spain ranked as the second Latin American and Caribbean city with the highest cost of living. The capital of ******************* obtained an index score of ****, followed by the ********* capital, with **** points.

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.

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 *** U.S. dollars at that time.

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.

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.

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 ****** U.S. dollars per day. Contrastingly, the cost of food per day during business travel in Bengaluru amounted to approximately ***** U.S. dollars in 2023.

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.

Damascus in Syria was ranked as the least expensive city worldwide in 2023, with an index score of ** out of 100. The country has been marred by civil war over the last decade, hitting the country's economy hard. Other cities in the Middle East and North Africa, such as Tehran, Tripoli, and Tunis, are also present on the list. On the other hand, Singapore and Zurich were ranked the most expensive cities in the world.

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 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.

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.

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.

This statistic illustrates the value of leading European prime retail rents in the first quarter of 2017, by city. It can be seen that Paris had the highest retail rents at ***** U.S dollars per square foot. This was followed by London and Milan at ***** US dollars and *** US dollars per square foot respectively. Comparatively Frankfurt yielded retail rents of *** US dollars per square foot, almost a quarter that of Paris retail rents.

Zurich in Switzerland was the most expensive business travel destination in Europe based on the average daily cost for food in 2020. That year, Zurich's total average meal price, including spending on breakfast, lunch, and dinner, amounted to roughly *** U.S. dollars. Another Swiss city, Basel, ranked second on the list in 2020, with daily food costs of around *** U.S. dollars.

Puerto Rico's capital ranked in the second quarter of 2025 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.

This statistic shows the the most expensive cities in the world for a romantic getaway as of December 2015, by the average cost of amenities. New York City in the United States ranked as the most expensive city for a romantic getaway, two drinks at in a hotel bar there would cost *** U.S. dollars on average. The cost of the entire trip would total ***** U.S. dollars.

Cities in the United States dominate the list of cities with the highest rents worldwide. New York was ranked as the most expensive city to rent in, ahead of San Francisco, with an index score of ***. Boston followed in third.