Top 20 Most Expensive Cities in 2024: Most Expensive Cities are Hong Kong, Singapore, Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, New York City, London, Nassau, Los Angeles, Copenhagen, Honolulu, San Francisco, Bangui, Dubai, Tel Aviv, Miami, Djibouti, Boston & Chicago
23rd June 2024 | Hong Kong
Top 20 Most Expensive Cities in 2024: The top 20 most expensive cities are Hong Kong, Singapore, Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, New York City, London, Nassau, Los Angeles, Copenhagen, Honolulu, San Francisco, Bangui, Dubai, Tel Aviv, Miami, Djibouti, Boston, Chicago. See below for full ranking of 160 cities by Mercer Cost of Living City Ranking 2024.
“ Top 20 Most Expensive Cities in 2024: Most Expensive Cities are Hong Kong, Singapore, Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, New York City, London, Nassau, Los Angeles, Copenhagen, Honolulu, San Francisco, Bangui, Dubai, Tel Aviv, Miami, Djibouti, Boston & Chicago “
Mercer Cost of Living City Ranking 2024 – Full Ranking of 160 Cities
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Mercer Cost of Living City Ranking 2024 – Full Ranking of 160 Cities
City | Rank | Country | Region | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1 | Hong Kong | APAC |
2 | Singapore | 2 | Singapore | APAC |
3 | Zurich | 3 | Switzerland | Europe |
4 | Geneva | 4 | Switzerland | Europe |
5 | Basel | 5 | Switzerland | Europe |
6 | Bern | 6 | Switzerland | Europe |
7 | New York City | 7 | United States | America |
8 | London | 8 | United Kingdom | Europe |
9 | Nassau | 9 | Bahamas | Carribean |
10 | Los Angeles | 10 | United States | America |
11 | Copenhagen | 11 | Denmark | Europe |
12 | Honolulu | 12 | United States | America |
13 | San Francisco | 13 | United States | America |
14 | Bangui | 14 | Central African Republic | Africa |
15 | Dubai | 15 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East |
16 | Tel Aviv | 16 | Israel | Middle East |
17 | Miami | 17 | United States | America |
18 | Djibouti | 18 | Djibouti | Africa |
19 | Boston | 19 | United States | America |
20 | Chicago | 20 | United States | America |
21 | N’djamena | 21 | Chad | Africa |
22 | Washington | 22 | United States | America |
23 | Shanghai | 23 | China | APAC |
24 | Vienna | 24 | Austria | Europe |
25 | Beijing | 25 | China | APAC |
26 | Conakry | 26 | Guinea Republic | Africa |
27 | Atlanta | 27 | United States | America |
28 | Seattle | 28 | United States | America |
29 | Paris | 29 | France | Europe |
30 | Amsterdam | 30 | Netherlands | Europe |
31 | Berlin | 31 | Germany | Europe |
32 | Seoul | 32 | South Korea | APAC |
33 | Mexico City | 33 | Mexico | America |
34 | Shenzhen | 34 | China | APAC |
35 | Frankfurt | 35 | Germany | Europe |
36 | San Jose | 36 | Costa Rica | America |
37 | Brussels | 37 | Belgium | Europe |
38 | Munich | 38 | Germany | Europe |
39 | Dakar | 39 | Senegal | Africa |
40 | Helsinki | 40 | Finland | Europe |
41 | Dublin | 41 | Ireland | Europe |
42 | Montevideo | 42 | Uruguay | Europe |
43 | Abu Dhabi | 43 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East |
44 | The Hague | 44 | Netherlands | Europe |
45 | Libreville | 45 | Gabon | Africa |
46 | Philadelphia | 46 | United States | America |
47 | Luxembourg | 47 | Luxembourg | Europe |
48 | San Juan | 48 | Puerto Rico | Carribean |
49 | Tokyo | 49 | Japan | APAC |
50 | Houston | 50 | United States | America |
51 | Dusseldorf | 51 | Germany | Europe |
52 | Oslo | 52 | Norway | Europe |
53 | Edinburgh | 53 | United Kingdom | Europe |
54 | Hamburg | 54 | Germany | Europe |
55 | Dallas | 55 | United States | America |
56 | Prague | 56 | Czech Republic | Europe |
57 | Milan | 57 | Italy | Europe |
58 | Sydney | 58 | Australia | APAC |
59 | Minneapolis | 59 | United States | America |
60 | Noumea | 60 | New Caledonia | APAC |
61 | Riga | 61 | Latvia | Europe |
62 | Pittsburgh | 62 | United States | America |
63 | Douala | 63 | Cameroon | Africa |
64 | Victoria | 64 | Seychelles | Africa |
65 | Portland | 65 | United States | America |
66 | Barcelona | 66 | Spain | Europe |
67 | Rome | 67 | Italy | Europe |
68 | Glasgow | 68 | United Kingdom | Europe |
69 | Taipei | 69 | Taiwan | APAC |
70 | Stuttgart | 70 | Germany | Europe |
71 | Guangzhou | 71 | China | APAC |
72 | St. Louis | 72 | United States | America |
73 | Melbourne | 73 | Australia | APAC |
74 | Brazzaville | 74 | Congo | Africa |
75 | Lyon | 75 | France | Europe |
76 | Madrid | 76 | Spain | Europe |
77 | Buenos Aires | 77 | Argentina | America |
78 | Birmingham | 78 | United Kingdom | Europe |
79 | Kinshasa | 79 | Congo | Africa |
80 | Abidjan | 80 | Côte D’ivoire | Africa |
81 | Detroit, Mi | 81 | United States | America |
82 | Aberdeen | 82 | United Kingdom | Europe |
83 | Bratislava | 83 | Slovakia | Europe |
84 | Cleveland | 84 | United States | America |
85 | Nuremberg | 85 | Germany | Europe |
86 | Leipzig | 86 | Germany | Europe |
87 | Belfast | 87 | United Kingdom | Europe |
88 | Busan | 88 | South Korea | APAC |
89 | Brisbane | 89 | Australia | APAC |
90 | Riyadh | 90 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East |
91 | Yaounde | 91 | Cameroon | Africa |
92 | Toronto | 92 | Canada | America |
93 | Qingdao | 93 | China | APAC |
94 | Pointe-a-pitre | 94 | Guadeloupe (France) | Carribean |
95 | Toulouse | 95 | France | Europe |
96 | Tallinn | 96 | Estonia | Europe |
97 | Jeddah | 97 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East |
98 | Accra | 98 | Ghana | Africa |
99 | Kingston | 99 | Jamaica | Africa |
100 | Lisbon | 100 | Portugal | Europe |
101 | Vancouver | 101 | Canada | America |
102 | Stockholm | 102 | Sweden | Europe |
103 | Tirana | 103 | Albania | Europe |
104 | Athens | 104 | Greece | Europe |
105 | Nanjing | 105 | China | Africa |
106 | Canberra | 106 | Australia | APAC |
107 | Adelaide | 107 | Australia | APAC |
108 | Amman | 108 | Jordan | Middle East |
109 | Perth | 109 | Australia | APAC |
110 | Manama | 110 | Bahrain | Middle East |
111 | Auckland | 111 | New Zealand | APAC |
112 | Shenyang | 112 | China | APAC |
113 | Vilnius | 113 | Lithuania | Europe |
114 | Port Of Spain | 114 | Trinidad & Tobago | Africa |
115 | Monterrey | 115 | Mexico | America |
116 | Harare | 116 | Zimbabwe | Africa |
117 | Ljubljana | 117 | Slovenia | Europe |
118 | Montreal | 118 | Canada | America |
119 | Kuwait City | 119 | Kuwait | Middle East |
120 | Bamako | 120 | Mali | Africa |
121 | Doha | 121 | Qatar | Middle East |
122 | Muscat | 122 | Oman | Middle East |
123 | Phnom Penh | 123 | Cambodia | APAC |
124 | Sao Paulo | 124 | Brazil | America |
125 | Chengdu | 125 | China | APAC |
126 | Ottawa | 126 | Canada | America |
127 | Guatemala City | 127 | Guatemala | America |
128 | Lome | 128 | Togo | Africa |
129 | Bangkok | 129 | Thailand | APAC |
130 | Istanbul | 130 | Turkey | Europe |
131 | Manila | 131 | Philippines | APAC |
132 | Taichung | 132 | Taiwan | APAC |
133 | Suzhou | 133 | China | APAC |
134 | Chongqing | 134 | China | APAC |
135 | Warsaw | 135 | Poland | Europe |
136 | Mumbai | 136 | India | APAC |
137 | Zagreb | 137 | Croatia | Europe |
138 | Addis Ababa | 138 | Ethiopia | Africa |
139 | Xian | 139 | China | APAC |
140 | Dhaka | 140 | Bangladesh | APAC |
141 | Calgary | 141 | Canada | America |
142 | Cotonou | 142 | Benin | Africa |
143 | Budapest | 143 | Hungary | Europe |
144 | Ouagadougou | 144 | Burkina Faso | Africa |
145 | Wellington | 145 | New Zealand | APAC |
146 | Osaka | 146 | Japan | APAC |
147 | Wuhan | 147 | China | APAC |
148 | Quito | 148 | Ecuador | America |
149 | Kaohsiung | 149 | Taiwan | APAC |
150 | Rio De Janeiro | 150 | Brazil | America |
151 | Panama City | 151 | Panama | America |
152 | Niamey | 152 | Niger | Africa |
153 | Casablanca | 153 | Morocco | Europe |
154 | Yokohama | 154 | Japan | APAC |
155 | Bucharest | 155 | Romania | Europe |
156 | Yerevan | 156 | Armenia | APAC |
157 | Jakarta | 157 | Indonesia | APAC |
158 | Luanda | 158 | Angola | Africa |
159 | Belgrade | 159 | Serbia | Europe |
160 | Santiago | 160 | Chile | America |
Methodology
This year’s ranking methodology encompassed 226 cities across five continents. It assessed the comparative costs of over 200 items in each location — from housing and transportation to food, clothing, household goods and entertainment. To ensure consistency in city-ranking comparisons, New York City was utilized as the base city and currency movements were measured against the US dollar. The figures utilized in our cost comparisons stem from a survey conducted in March 2024, encompassing over 400 cities. Exchange rates from that time, coupled with data from Mercer’s international basket of goods and services (used in its Cost of Living Survey), were employed for calculations and baselines. The comprehensive data Mercer collected — and the ranking this data generated — offer a vital tool for employers. These provide the essential information needed to design efficient and transparent compensation packages for international assignees.
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