The City Index · November 12, 2026
84 cities, priced daily.
As of November 12, 2026, the cheapest major travel cities at US advisory Level 2 or better are La Paz ($36 a day), Kathmandu ($48 a day), Delhi ($53 a day). The most expensive of the 84 cities tracked is New York. A city is modeled as its country’s daily cost scaled by a premium we set by hand, so the direction of travel comes from live data and the size of the city premium from judgment.
| # | City | Mid-range day | Lean / comfort | vs country | Real 12 mo | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | La PazBolivia | $36 | $16 / $87 | 0.% | +55.6% | L2 |
| 02 | KathmanduNepal | $48 | $21 / $115 | 0.% | +6.1% | L2 |
| 03 | DelhiIndia | $53 | $21 / $135 | 0.% | +4.7% | L2 |
| 04 | Siem ReapCambodia | $59 | $27 / $127 | −5% | +0.9% | L2 |
| 05 | GoaIndia | $61 | $24 / $155 | +15% | +4.7% | L2 |
| 06 | HanoiVietnam | $61 | $29 / $143 | −5% | −3.5% | L1 |
| 07 | Da NangVietnam | $61 | $29 / $143 | −5% | −3.5% | L1 |
| 08 | Chiang MaiThailand | $63 | $28 / $150 | −20% | +5.8% | L1 |
| 09 | CebuPhilippines | $65 | $30 / $148 | 0.% | +6.3% | L2 |
| 10 | SamarkandUzbekistan | $65 | $30 / $142 | 0.% | −3.4% | L1 |
| 11 | Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam | $68 | $32 / $158 | +5% | −3.5% | L1 |
| 12 | ManilaPhilippines | $68 | $31 / $156 | +5% | +6.3% | L2 |
| 13 | JakartaIndonesia | $68 | $29 / $166 | +5% | +9.6% | L2 |
| 14 | MumbaiIndia | $69 | $28 / $175 | +30% | +4.7% | L2 |
| 15 | CairoEgypt | $69 | $29 / $173 | 0.% | +2.8% | L2 |
| 16 | ColomboSri Lanka | $70 | $30 / $161 | +15% | +8.7% | L2 |
| 17 | QuitoEcuador | $71 | $33 / $163 | 0.% | +1.6% | L2 |
| 18 | TashkentUzbekistan | $72 | $33 / $156 | +10% | −3.4% | L1 |
| 19 | PenangMalaysia | $76 | $33 / $173 | −5% | +0.4% | L1 |
| 20 | YerevanArmenia | $76 | $35 / $165 | +5% | −5.8% | L2 |
| 21 | SarajevoBosnia & Herzegovina | $77 | $38 / $164 | +5% | +3.1% | L2 |
| 22 | TbilisiGeorgia | $77 | $36 / $178 | +5% | −5.8% | L1 |
| 23 | BakuAzerbaijan | $81 | $37 / $187 | +15% | −2.2% | L3 |
| 24 | TiranaAlbania | $81 | $41 / $174 | +5% | −1.7% | L2 |
| 25 | MarrakechMorocco | $82 | $38 / $197 | +15% | +8.6% | L2 |
| 26 | Kuala LumpurMalaysia | $84 | $36 / $191 | +5% | +0.4% | L1 |
| 27 | BaliIndonesia | $84 | $36 / $205 | +30% | +9.6% | L2 |
| 28 | BangkokThailand | $87 | $38 / $206 | +10% | +5.8% | L1 |
| 29 | SofiaBulgaria | $87 | $41 / $185 | +5% | +3.3% | L1 |
| 30 | OaxacaMexico | $89 | $40 / $208 | −10% | +1.4% | L2 |
| 31 | BelgradeSerbia | $90 | $43 / $191 | +10% | +5.1% | L2 |
| 32 | LimaPeru | $91 | $39 / $218 | +10% | +1.7% | L2 |
| 33 | CuscoPeru | $91 | $39 / $218 | +10% | +1.7% | L2 |
| 34 | BucharestRomania | $92 | $43 / $195 | +5% | +5.2% | L1 |
| 35 | BogotáColombia | $96 | $41 / $233 | 0.% | −14.4% | L3 |
| 36 | TaipeiTaiwan | $98 | $44 / $215 | +5% | +7.8% | L1 |
| 37 | KrakówPoland | $98 | $47 / $218 | +5% | +9.1% | L1 |
| 38 | AntalyaTürkiye | $99 | $43 / $235 | +5% | −6.5% | L2 |
| 39 | MedellínColombia | $101 | $43 / $244 | +5% | −14.4% | L3 |
| 40 | AlmatyKazakhstan | $102 | $44 / $219 | +10% | −20.5% | L1 |
| 41 | WarsawPoland | $103 | $49 / $228 | +10% | +9.1% | L1 |
| 42 | AmmanJordan | $103 | $46 / $227 | 0.% | +1.0% | L3 |
| 43 | Mexico CityMexico | $104 | $46 / $243 | +5% | +1.4% | L2 |
| 44 | PhuketThailand | $107 | $47 / $253 | +35% | +5.8% | L1 |
| 45 | SantiagoChile | $107 | $48 / $245 | +5% | +4.8% | L2 |
| 46 | São PauloBrazil | $107 | $50 / $252 | +15% | +4.9% | L2 |
| 47 | CappadociaTürkiye | $108 | $47 / $257 | +15% | −6.5% | L2 |
| 48 | Panama CityPanama | $112 | $50 / $246 | +10% | +1.9% | L2 |
| 49 | Rio de JaneiroBrazil | $116 | $55 / $274 | +25% | +4.9% | L2 |
| 50 | BeijingChina | $118 | $52 / $274 | +20% | −3.9% | L2 |
| 51 | NairobiKenya | $118 | $47 / $307 | +10% | −1.6% | L3 |
| 52 | IstanbulTürkiye | $122 | $54 / $291 | +30% | −6.5% | L2 |
| 53 | BudapestHungary | $123 | $58 / $272 | +15% | +0.3% | L1 |
| 54 | Cape TownSouth Africa | $123 | $55 / $288 | +20% | −3.9% | L2 |
| 55 | ShanghaiChina | $127 | $57 / $297 | +30% | −3.9% | L2 |
| 56 | AthensGreece | $129 | $62 / $288 | 0.% | +4.0% | L1 |
| 57 | TallinnEstonia | $130 | $62 / $283 | +10% | +4.7% | L1 |
| 58 | OsakaJapan | $131 | $61 / $299 | 0.% | +4.9% | L1 |
| 59 | SevilleSpain | $131 | $63 / $292 | −5% | +4.4% | L2 |
| 60 | PortoPortugal | $133 | $64 / $288 | +5% | +4.9% | L1 |
| 61 | NaplesItaly | $134 | $65 / $293 | −15% | +4.9% | L2 |
| 62 | CartagenaColombia | $134 | $58 / $326 | +40% | −14.4% | L3 |
| 63 | PragueCzechia | $135 | $64 / $296 | +25% | +6.4% | L1 |
| 64 | Buenos AiresArgentina | $138 | $62 / $318 | +15% | −15.2% | L1 |
| 65 | CancúnMexico | $139 | $62 / $324 | +40% | +1.4% | L2 |
| 66 | ZanzibarTanzania | $141 | $51 / $383 | +20% | +7.7% | L2 |
| 67 | SplitCroatia | $149 | $72 / $335 | +15% | +3.5% | L1 |
| 68 | MadridSpain | $152 | $73 / $338 | +10% | +4.4% | L2 |
| 69 | SeoulSouth Korea | $154 | $71 / $343 | +10% | −8.5% | L1 |
| 70 | TokyoJapan | $157 | $73 / $359 | +20% | +4.9% | L1 |
| 71 | KyotoJapan | $157 | $73 / $359 | +20% | +4.9% | L1 |
| 72 | LisbonPortugal | $159 | $76 / $343 | +25% | +4.9% | L1 |
| 73 | Hong KongHong Kong | $164 | $72 / $389 | 0.% | +2.6% | L2 |
| 74 | AucklandNew Zealand | $165 | $77 / $360 | +5% | +1.4% | L1 |
| 75 | SingaporeSingapore | $165 | $72 / $391 | 0.% | 0.0% | L1 |
| 76 | BarcelonaSpain | $180 | $86 / $399 | +30% | +4.4% | L2 |
| 77 | RomeItaly | $188 | $91 / $413 | +20% | +4.9% | L2 |
| 78 | DubrovnikCroatia | $195 | $94 / $437 | +50% | +3.5% | L1 |
| 79 | VancouverCanada | $204 | $96 / $444 | +20% | +2.5% | L1 |
| 80 | DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | $207 | $92 / $518 | +10% | −0.6% | L3 |
| 81 | SydneyAustralia | $228 | $107 / $509 | +20% | −4.8% | L1 |
| 82 | ParisFrance | $238 | $112 / $533 | +40% | +5.8% | L2 |
| 83 | LondonUnited Kingdom | $260 | $123 / $578 | +40% | −0.7% | L2 |
| 84 | New YorkUnited States | $335 | $151 / $754 | +60% | 0.0% | L1 |