Ranked: the cost of living in 100 places, Zurich at 100

Dot chart of 100 flags along the cost index, Zurich at 100, from Bali at 40 to The Hamptons at 142. — Source: The Patrician.ch cost index, an editorial index, Zurich = 100. As of 22 Oct 2026. Free to share unchanged, with credit to patrician.ch.

The cost index is a Patrician.ch editorial index, not a published statistic. It scores what a high earner’s life costs in each of the 100 places on the board, with Zurich set at 100.

The Hamptons at 142, Malibu at 140 and Montecito at 140 top the index. 38 places score above Zurich. Bali is lowest at 40.

The index feeds the ranking and the FIRE calculator. A reader’s own budget and base city change the answer, which the calculator prices place by place.

A score of 120 means life there costs about a fifth more than in Zurich. The table under the picture gives every place with its score.

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<a href="https://patrician.ch/visuals/ranked-cost-of-living-2026/"><img src="https://patrician.ch/visuals/ranked-cost-of-living-2026/feed-1080x1350.png" width="1080" height="1350" style="max-width:100%;height:auto" alt="Dot chart of 100 flags along the cost index, Zurich at 100, from Bali at 40 to The Hamptons at 142."></a>
<p>Source: <a href="https://patrician.ch/visuals/ranked-cost-of-living-2026/">Patrician.ch, Ranked: the cost of living in 100 places, Zurich at 100</a></p>

The data

Every row in the picture.

#	Place	Cost index
1	🇺🇸 The Hamptons	142
2	🇺🇸 Malibu	140
3	🇺🇸 Montecito	140
4	🇺🇸 Beverly Hills	138
5	🇵🇫 Bora Bora	135
6	🇫🇷 Gustavia	132
7	🇫🇷 Courchevel	130
8	🇺🇸 Newport Beach	130
9	🇮🇹 Porto Cervo	130
10	🇮🇹 Amalfi Coast	128
11	🇺🇸 Aspen	125
12	🇲🇨 Monaco	125
13	🇮🇹 Portofino	125
14	🇹🇨 Providenciales	125
15	🇨🇭 St. Moritz	125
16	🇮🇹 Capri	120
17	🇨🇭 Gstaad	120
18	🇫🇷 Saint-Tropez	120
19	🇨🇭 Zermatt	120
20	🇮🇹 Lake Como	118
21	🇨🇭 Verbier	118
22	🇮🇹 Forte dei Marmi	115
23	🇺🇸 Maui	115
24	🇧🇲 Tucker's Town	115
25	🇺🇸 San Francisco	112
26	🇫🇷 Megève	110
27	🇺🇸 Palm Beach	110
28	🇬🇷 Mykonos	108
29	🇺🇸 New York	108
30	🇺🇸 Bal Harbour	105
31	🇺🇸 Coral Gables	105
32	🇮🇹 Cortina d'Ampezzo	105
33	🇰🇾 George Town	105
34	🇪🇸 Ibiza	105
35	🇯🇪 Jersey	105
36	🇺🇸 Naples	105
37	🇨🇭 Geneva	104
38	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	102
39	🇫🇷 Cannes	100
40	🇦🇹 Kitzbühel	100
41	🇨🇭 Montreux	100
42	🇨🇭 Zurich	100
43	🇸🇬 Singapore	98
44	🇬🇧 London	96
45	🇮🇱 Tel Aviv	96
46	🇦🇮 Anguilla	95
47	🇨🇭 Lugano	95
48	🇧🇸 Nassau	95
49	🇫🇷 Paris	95
50	🇳🇿 Queenstown	95
51	🇱🇮 Vaduz	95
52	🇻🇬 Virgin Gorda	95
53	🇨🇭 Lucerne	92
54	🇨🇭 Zug	92
55	🇦🇺 Sydney	90
56	🇱🇺 Luxembourg	88
57	🇫🇷 Nice	88
58	🇧🇧 Platinum Coast	88
59	🇩🇴 Casa de Campo	85
60	🇯🇵 Tokyo	84
61	🇬🇮 Gibraltar	82
62	🇪🇸 Marbella	82
63	🇫🇷 Provence	82
64	🇦🇬 St John's	82
65	🇦🇩 Andorra la Vella	80
66	🇺🇸 Miami	80
67	🇩🇪 Munich	80
68	🇮🇹 Tuscany	80
69	🇺🇸 Austin	78
70	🇮🇹 Milan	78
71	🇵🇹 Quinta do Lago	78
72	🇺🇾 Punta del Este	75
73	🇮🇹 Rome	75
74	🇵🇷 San Juan	75
75	🇵🇹 Cascais	74
76	🇦🇪 Dubai	74
77	🇦🇹 Vienna	74
78	🇪🇸 Barcelona	72
79	🇮🇹 Venice	72
80	🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi	70
81	🇰🇳 Christophe Harbour	70
82	🇭🇷 Hvar	70
83	🇺🇸 Las Vegas	70
84	🇨🇾 Limassol	70
85	🇪🇸 Madrid	70
86	🇪🇸 Palma	70
87	🇲🇹 Valletta	66
88	🇲🇽 Los Cabos	65
89	🇲🇪 Tivat	65
90	🇲🇽 Cancún	62
91	🇺🇸 Dallas	62
92	🇵🇹 Lisbon	62
93	🇵🇦 Panama City	62
94	🇲🇽 Tulum	60
95	🇬🇷 Athens	58
96	🇨🇿 Prague	56
97	🇹🇭 Bangkok	52
98	🇹🇭 Phuket	50
99	🇦🇷 Buenos Aires	45
100	🇮🇩 Bali	40

Source: The Patrician.ch cost index, an editorial index, Zurich = 100. As of 22 Oct 2026. The page behind every figure: patrician.ch/rankings/world/.

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