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By the Patrician.ch research desk · Updated 4 November 2026 · 10 min read
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24Dubai🇦🇪 UAEindex 74
59Zurich🇨🇭 Switzerlandindex 100
The ranking

All 100, ranked.

#CityCountryCost of living
1Bali🇮🇩 Indonesiaindex 40
2Buenos Aires🇦🇷 Argentinaindex 45
3Phuket🇹🇭 Thailandindex 50
4Bangkok🇹🇭 Thailandindex 52
5Prague🇨🇿 Czech Republicindex 56
6Athens🇬🇷 Greeceindex 58
7Tulum🇲🇽 Mexicoindex 60
8Lisbon🇵🇹 Portugalindex 62
8Dallas🇺🇸 United Statesindex 62
8Panama City🇵🇦 Panamaindex 62
8Cancún🇲🇽 Mexicoindex 62
12Tivat🇲🇪 Montenegroindex 65
12Los Cabos🇲🇽 Mexicoindex 65
14Valletta🇲🇹 Maltaindex 66
15Abu Dhabi🇦🇪 UAEindex 70
15Madrid🇪🇸 Spainindex 70
15Palma🇪🇸 Spainindex 70
15Las Vegas🇺🇸 United Statesindex 70
15Limassol🇨🇾 Cyprusindex 70
15Christophe Harbour🇰🇳 St Kitts and Nevisindex 70
15Hvar🇭🇷 Croatiaindex 70
22Barcelona🇪🇸 Spainindex 72
22Venice🇮🇹 Italyindex 72
24Dubai🇦🇪 UAEindex 74
24Vienna🇦🇹 Austriaindex 74
24Cascais🇵🇹 Portugalindex 74
27Rome🇮🇹 Italyindex 75
27Punta del Este🇺🇾 Uruguayindex 75
27San Juan🇵🇷 Puerto Ricoindex 75
30Milan🇮🇹 Italyindex 78
30Quinta do Lago🇵🇹 Portugalindex 78
30Austin🇺🇸 United Statesindex 78
33Munich🇩🇪 Germanyindex 80
33Miami🇺🇸 United Statesindex 80
33Tuscany🇮🇹 Italyindex 80
33Andorra la Vella🇦🇩 Andorraindex 80
37Provence🇫🇷 Franceindex 82
37Marbella🇪🇸 Spainindex 82
37Gibraltar🇬🇮 Gibraltarindex 82
37St John's🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbudaindex 82
41Tokyo🇯🇵 Japanindex 84
42Casa de Campo🇩🇴 Dominican Republicindex 85
43Luxembourg🇱🇺 Luxembourgindex 88
43Nice🇫🇷 Franceindex 88
43Platinum Coast🇧🇧 Barbadosindex 88
46Sydney🇦🇺 Australiaindex 90
47Lucerne🇨🇭 Switzerlandindex 92
47Zug🇨🇭 Switzerlandindex 92
49Lugano🇨🇭 Switzerlandindex 95
49Paris🇫🇷 Franceindex 95
49Queenstown🇳🇿 New Zealandindex 95
49Vaduz🇱🇮 Liechtensteinindex 95
49Anguilla🇦🇮 Anguillaindex 95
49Virgin Gorda🇻🇬 British Virgin Islandsindex 95
49Nassau🇧🇸 Bahamasindex 95
56London🇬🇧 United Kingdomindex 96
56Tel Aviv🇮🇱 Israelindex 96
58Singapore🇸🇬 Singaporeindex 98
59Zurich🇨🇭 Switzerlandindex 100
59Montreux🇨🇭 Switzerlandindex 100
59Kitzbühel🇦🇹 Austriaindex 100
59Cannes🇫🇷 Franceindex 100
63Hong Kong🇭🇰 Hong Kong SARindex 102
64Geneva🇨🇭 Switzerlandindex 104
65Bal Harbour🇺🇸 United Statesindex 105
65Coral Gables🇺🇸 United Statesindex 105
65Naples🇺🇸 United Statesindex 105
65Jersey🇯🇪 Jerseyindex 105
65George Town🇰🇾 Cayman Islandsindex 105
65Cortina d'Ampezzo🇮🇹 Italyindex 105
65Ibiza🇪🇸 Spainindex 105
72New York🇺🇸 United Statesindex 108
72Mykonos🇬🇷 Greeceindex 108
74Palm Beach🇺🇸 United Statesindex 110
74Megève🇫🇷 Franceindex 110
76San Francisco🇺🇸 United Statesindex 112
77Tucker's Town🇧🇲 Bermudaindex 115
77Forte dei Marmi🇮🇹 Italyindex 115
77Maui🇺🇸 United Statesindex 115
80Verbier🇨🇭 Switzerlandindex 118
80Lake Como🇮🇹 Italyindex 118
82Gstaad🇨🇭 Switzerlandindex 120
82Zermatt🇨🇭 Switzerlandindex 120
82Saint-Tropez🇫🇷 Franceindex 120
82Capri🇮🇹 Italyindex 120
86Monaco🇲🇨 Monacoindex 125
86St. Moritz🇨🇭 Switzerlandindex 125
86Aspen🇺🇸 United Statesindex 125
86Portofino🇮🇹 Italyindex 125
86Providenciales🇹🇨 Turks and Caicosindex 125
91Amalfi Coast🇮🇹 Italyindex 128
92Newport Beach🇺🇸 United Statesindex 130
92Courchevel🇫🇷 Franceindex 130
92Porto Cervo🇮🇹 Italyindex 130
95Gustavia🇫🇷 St Barthsindex 132
96Bora Bora🇵🇫 French Polynesiaindex 135
97Beverly Hills🇺🇸 United Statesindex 138
98Montecito🇺🇸 United Statesindex 140
98Malibu🇺🇸 United Statesindex 140
100The Hamptons🇺🇸 United Statesindex 142

Cost of living: Patrician.ch editorial index. Checked 3 October 2026. The full method: how the list is ranked.

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Which city ranks first on cost of living?

Bali, then Buenos Aires and Phuket, of the 100 cities on the Patrician.ch 100.

The Hamptons ranks last of the 100. Cost of living: index 40, in Bali.

How is cost of living measured?

The cost of the life at this level, with Zurich at 100. A lower index scores higher.

Cost of living: Patrician.ch editorial index. Checked 3 October 2026.

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