The graph shows the world's most expensive cities to live, compared to New York City. Zurich is with a value of 170 the most expensive city to live.

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 2024, Swinoujscie was the most expensive city in Poland to buy real estate. The average price of an apartment per square meter in this city was nearly 28,000 zloty.

Zurich, Lausanne, and Geneva were ranked as the most expensive cities worldwide with indices of ************************ Almost half of the 11 most expensive cities were in Switzerland.

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 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.

Barcelona, Madrid, and Donostia - San Sebastian were some of the most expensive cities to rent a house in Spain in February 2025. Barcelona, which is the capital of Catalonia, led the list with an average price of 23.7 euros per square meter. Madrid followed closely in the second position with an average square meter of rental residential property cost of 21.2 euros.

Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia, ranked as the most expensive city to live in Africa as of 2024, considering consumer goods prices. The Ethiopian capital obtained an index score of 46.7, followed by Harare, in Zimbabwe, with 37.4. Morocco and South Africa were the countries with the most representatives among the 15 cities with the highest cost of living in Africa.

This statistic shows the most expensive cities for five star hotels worldwide as of December 2014. According to the GoEuro Accommodation Price Index, Punta Cana was the most expensive city with an average cost of 1,323 U.S. dollars per night.

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 54.1, only second to Port of Spain, in Trinidad and Tobago, with 56.4 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 45 points each.

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

In 2023, Hong Kong was the city in the Asia-Pacific region which was the most expensive for business travel in terms of daily hotel cost, in which the average daily hotel cost was approximately 229.3 U.S. dollars. Contrastingly, the average daily cost of a hotel for business travel in Tianjin was approximately 90.65 U.S. dollars in 2023.

According to a January 2022 analysis, going on a date in Zurich —including eating out and going to the movies— would cost an average of nearly 200 euros. This was the highest price recorded among major cities worldwide that year. Out of the ten most expensive cities to go on a date in the list, seven are located in Europe.

In October 2023, Milan was by far the most expensive city in Italy to rent a dwelling. In fact, people wishing to rent an apartment or a house in the city were expected to pay almost 21 euros per square meters. Following in the ranking, came Florence and Bologna with 19.8 and 18 euros per square meter. Rome, the Eternal City, came fifth: renting a dwelling in the Italian capital cost on average 14.8 euros per square meter.

This statistic shows the most expensive cities for hotels in the United States as of June 2013. New York was the most expensive U.S. city for hotels as of June 2013 with a median hotel rate of 245 U.S. dollars.

The price per square meter in a luxury apartment in Cape Town, South Africa, reached 5,600 U.S. dollars in 2018. It was double of the price measured in Umhlanga, also a city in South Africa, and second in the ranking. The index tracked the square meter price in selected prime apartments, measuring from 200 to 400 square meters, mainly in exclusive living complexes.

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 10,723 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.

As of March 2024, the cost of living in Bogota was the highest among major Colombian cities. In total, the average cost per month amounted to 883 U.S. dollars. Cartagena followed in the ranking, with a monthly cost of living of 877 U.S. dollars at that time.

This graph presents a ranking of the most expensive cities for renting a student studio apartment in France in 2024, in euros per month. It appears that with a rental cost of *** euros for a studio apartment, Paris was the most expensive city for student housing in France.