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Cost of Living Comparison
This service compares the estimated cost of living between two cities using reference indices for housing, transportation, food, utilities, healthcare, education and other common household expenses.
Service details
Overall cost difference
Overall comparison
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Select two cities to start the comparison.
Overall index City A: -, City B: -.
Based on the overall index difference, monthly and annual spending will be interpreted here.
Category breakdown
- Select two different cities to view a category-by-category breakdown across housing, transportation, food, utilities, healthcare, education and miscellaneous expenses.
Purchasing power comparison
For this tool, purchasing power is estimated as an index of 100 divided by the overall cost of living index for each city. A higher value suggests greater indicative purchasing power for a typical household.
City A purchasing power: -
City B purchasing power: -
Difference in purchasing power: -
Equivalent salary estimator
This estimator uses the overall cost of living indices to show the salary in City B that would offer a broadly similar indicative purchasing power.
Enter a salary in City A to see the equivalent purchasing-power salary in City B.
Information note
This comparison is an illustrative tool only. It does not capture all local factors such as specific neighbourhoods, housing quality, inflation or individual lifestyle choices.
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About this comparison
This comparison uses fixed internal reference indices to estimate relative cost differences between major cities. Values are not based on real-time prices and do not represent official statistics. Actual household spending may vary depending on district, lifestyle, inflation and individual circumstances. Results are intended for high-level guidance only.