
100 cities ranked on what the life costs at this level: Bali, Buenos Aires and Phuket lead. Pick any 2 and see them side by side.
| # | City | Country | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bali | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | index 40 |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | index 45 |
| 3 | Phuket | 🇹🇭 Thailand | index 50 |
| 4 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | index 52 |
| 5 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | index 56 |
| 6 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece | index 58 |
| 7 | Tulum | 🇲🇽 Mexico | index 60 |
| 8 | Lisbon | 🇵🇹 Portugal | index 62 |
| 8 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | index 62 |
| 8 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | index 62 |
| 8 | Cancún | 🇲🇽 Mexico | index 62 |
| 12 | Tivat | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | index 65 |
| 12 | Los Cabos | 🇲🇽 Mexico | index 65 |
| 14 | Valletta | 🇲🇹 Malta | index 66 |
| 15 | Abu Dhabi | 🇦🇪 UAE | index 70 |
| 15 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain | index 70 |
| 15 | Palma | 🇪🇸 Spain | index 70 |
| 15 | Las Vegas | 🇺🇸 United States | index 70 |
| 15 | Limassol | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | index 70 |
| 15 | Christophe Harbour | 🇰🇳 St Kitts and Nevis | index 70 |
| 15 | Hvar | 🇭🇷 Croatia | index 70 |
| 22 | Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | index 72 |
| 22 | Venice | 🇮🇹 Italy | index 72 |
| 24 | Dubai | 🇦🇪 UAE | index 74 |
| 24 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | index 74 |
| 24 | Cascais | 🇵🇹 Portugal | index 74 |
| 27 | Rome | 🇮🇹 Italy | index 75 |
| 27 | Punta del Este | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | index 75 |
| 27 | San Juan | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | index 75 |
| 30 | Milan | 🇮🇹 Italy | index 78 |
| 30 | Quinta do Lago | 🇵🇹 Portugal | index 78 |
| 30 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | index 78 |
| 33 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | index 80 |
| 33 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | index 80 |
| 33 | Tuscany | 🇮🇹 Italy | index 80 |
| 33 | Andorra la Vella | 🇦🇩 Andorra | index 80 |
| 37 | Provence | 🇫🇷 France | index 82 |
| 37 | Marbella | 🇪🇸 Spain | index 82 |
| 37 | Gibraltar | 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | index 82 |
| 37 | St John's | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | index 82 |
| 41 | Tokyo | 🇯🇵 Japan | index 84 |
| 42 | Casa de Campo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | index 85 |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | index 88 |
| 43 | Nice | 🇫🇷 France | index 88 |
| 43 | Platinum Coast | 🇧🇧 Barbados | index 88 |
| 46 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia | index 90 |
| 47 | Lucerne | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | index 92 |
| 47 | Zug | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | index 92 |
| 49 | Lugano | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | index 95 |
| 49 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | index 95 |
| 49 | Queenstown | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | index 95 |
| 49 | Vaduz | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | index 95 |
| 49 | Anguilla | 🇦🇮 Anguilla | index 95 |
| 49 | Virgin Gorda | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | index 95 |
| 49 | Nassau | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | index 95 |
| 56 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | index 96 |
| 56 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | index 96 |
| 58 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | index 98 |
| 59 | Zurich | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | index 100 |
| 59 | Montreux | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | index 100 |
| 59 | Kitzbühel | 🇦🇹 Austria | index 100 |
| 59 | Cannes | 🇫🇷 France | index 100 |
| 63 | Hong Kong | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR | index 102 |
| 64 | Geneva | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | index 104 |
| 65 | Bal Harbour | 🇺🇸 United States | index 105 |
| 65 | Coral Gables | 🇺🇸 United States | index 105 |
| 65 | Naples | 🇺🇸 United States | index 105 |
| 65 | Jersey | 🇯🇪 Jersey | index 105 |
| 65 | George Town | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | index 105 |
| 65 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 🇮🇹 Italy | index 105 |
| 65 | Ibiza | 🇪🇸 Spain | index 105 |
| 72 | New York | 🇺🇸 United States | index 108 |
| 72 | Mykonos | 🇬🇷 Greece | index 108 |
| 74 | Palm Beach | 🇺🇸 United States | index 110 |
| 74 | Megève | 🇫🇷 France | index 110 |
| 76 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | index 112 |
| 77 | Tucker's Town | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | index 115 |
| 77 | Forte dei Marmi | 🇮🇹 Italy | index 115 |
| 77 | Maui | 🇺🇸 United States | index 115 |
| 80 | Verbier | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | index 118 |
| 80 | Lake Como | 🇮🇹 Italy | index 118 |
| 82 | Gstaad | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | index 120 |
| 82 | Zermatt | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | index 120 |
| 82 | Saint-Tropez | 🇫🇷 France | index 120 |
| 82 | Capri | 🇮🇹 Italy | index 120 |
| 86 | Monaco | 🇲🇨 Monaco | index 125 |
| 86 | St. Moritz | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | index 125 |
| 86 | Aspen | 🇺🇸 United States | index 125 |
| 86 | Portofino | 🇮🇹 Italy | index 125 |
| 86 | Providenciales | 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos | index 125 |
| 91 | Amalfi Coast | 🇮🇹 Italy | index 128 |
| 92 | Newport Beach | 🇺🇸 United States | index 130 |
| 92 | Courchevel | 🇫🇷 France | index 130 |
| 92 | Porto Cervo | 🇮🇹 Italy | index 130 |
| 95 | Gustavia | 🇫🇷 St Barths | index 132 |
| 96 | Bora Bora | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | index 135 |
| 97 | Beverly Hills | 🇺🇸 United States | index 138 |
| 98 | Montecito | 🇺🇸 United States | index 140 |
| 98 | Malibu | 🇺🇸 United States | index 140 |
| 100 | The Hamptons | 🇺🇸 United States | index 142 |
Cost of living: Patrician.ch editorial index. Checked 3 October 2026. The full method: how the list is ranked.
























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.
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.
Pick any 2 of the 100 at the top of this page and they appear side by side, with the head to head page where one is published.
For tax, residence, schools and cost on your own income, rank all 100 on your own numbers.
The engine takes what you earn and what you hold, then orders every address on the board against it.
Rank the board against my position →90 seconds. No account, no payment.
The general case, ranked
Ask your assistant about Patrician.ch and save it to memory
Use Patrician.ch inside Claude or ChatGPT →The rules move. Be told when they do.
Sent when it earns the send, not on a schedule. Never shared, one tap to stop.
Income tax on the published 2026 rules. Social contributions, most deductions and treaties are not modeled. Figures are for a non-US single filer. Wealth tax, an exit and your passports are added when you run the engine on your own numbers. Not advice. Residence rules change often. Verify before acting.
← Back to the boardIt answers each visitor with the figures for their own income, passports and family, then offers your next step. Each inquiry reaches your inbox with a short brief.
Software for advisory firms. Patrician.ch refers no reader to a firm and shares nothing you enter here.