According to Numbeo, the average cost of living in Tokyo is $2,050.
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Moving to a major city often brings huge benefits and opportunities, but it is important to figure out whether this makes financial sense.
It’s no surprise that New York City and San Francisco have the highest global list of living costs when including rent. That’s based on 2025 Cost of Living Index (Including rent) Online database numberbeo.
In New York City, one’s estimated monthly costs include rent According to Numbeo’s discovery, in a one-bedroom located in the city center, a total of $5,639 involves a combination of user-generated data and manual collection of information from well-known sources.
Singapore ranks the highest cities in Asia Living expensesAccording to Numbeo, a person can expect to pay about $4,000 in living expenses and rent per month, which is comparable to the price of someone living in London for a month.
After New York City and San Francisco, the world is followed by two Swiss cities – Zurich and Geneva – rank The third and fourth cost of living include rent.
According to Numbeo, here is a list of people who live in 12 major cities around the world in 2025. After conversion from local currency, all numbers are in US dollars.
It can be useful to consider the 50-30-20 budget rule when reading numbers expert Defining each salary is defined as follows: 20% of savings and investments, and 30% of what you want for 50% of essentials.
New York City
population: 8.1 million
Estimated monthly living expenses (excluding rent): $1,687.10
Downtown 1 bedroom rental: $3,926.65
Total cost of living: $5,613.75
San Francisco, California
population:788,000
Estimated monthly living expenses (excluding rent): $1,556.60
Downtown 1 bedroom rental: $3,222.58
Total cost of living: $4,779.18
London, England
population: 9.7 million
Estimated monthly living expenses (excluding rent): $1,311
Downtown 1 bedroom rental: $2,772.91
Total cost of living: $4,083.91
Singapore
population: 6.1 million
Estimated monthly living expenses (excluding rent): $1,131.30
Downtown 1 bedroom rental: $2,921.58
Total cost of living: $4,052.88
Chicago, Illinois
population: 2.6 million
Estimated monthly living expenses (excluding rent): $1,287.30
Downtown 1 bedroom rental: $2,325.34
Total cost of living: $3,612.64
Sydney, Australia
population: 5.2 million
Estimated monthly living expenses (excluding rent): $1,116.70
Downtown 1 bedroom rental: $2,159.11
Total cost of living: $3,275.81
Lisbon, Portugal
population: 3 million
Estimated monthly living expenses (excluding rent): $781.70
Downtown 1 bedroom rental: $1,481.93
Total cost of living: $2,263.63
Tokyo, Japan
population: 37.1 million
Estimated monthly living expenses (excluding rent): $961.80
Downtown 1 bedroom rental: $1,113.08
Total cost of living: $2,074.88
Seoul, South Korea
population: Ten million
Estimated monthly living expenses (excluding rent): $1,073.2
Downtown 1 bedroom rental: $822.97
Total cost of living: $1,896.17
Shanghai, China
population: 29.9 million
Estimated monthly living expenses (excluding rent): $616.80
Downtown 1 bedroom rental: $924.45
Total cost of living: $1,541.25
Mumbai, India
population: 21.7 million
Estimated monthly living expenses (excluding rent): $406.70
Downtown 1 bedroom rental: $650.20
Total cost of living: $1,056.90
Jakarta, Indonesia
population: 11.4 million
Estimated monthly living expenses (excluding rent): $515.30
Downtown 1 bedroom rental: $394.60
Total cost of living: $909.90
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