Compare your monthly salary across 100+ cities — see cost-of-living equivalents, where your pay goes further than home, and how you stack up to local averages.
Based on Numbeo data. Free to use. No account needed.
Cost-of-living indices exclude rent. Housing can change how far your pay goes — see methodology.
Your salary goes furthest in 6 of 8 cities.
Best Bangkok
Toughest London
Badge compares each city to your home. Local average shows how you compare to locals there.
Context on cost of living and typical pay before you run the board — each guide links into the calculator with that home city selected.
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These are the cities where your salary buys the least.
Ranked by local spending-power equivalent — what your take-home feels like on the ground compared to home.
A quick guide to what the calculator compares, what the numbers mean, and what we do not model. For relocation decisions, read the full methodology and FAQ — this tool is for curiosity, not financial advice.
Enter your gross monthly salary and pick the city you are paid in today. We compare that paycheck to 100+ destinations using Numbeo cost-of-living indices (excluding rent).
For each city you see a spending-power equivalent in your home currency — the monthly pay that would buy a similar basket of goods there — plus a simple vs-home label (better, similar, or tougher than home).
We divide your home city’s cost index by each destination’s index, then multiply your salary to get an equivalent figure. Local average rows compare you to approximate gross pay in that city using public salary benchmarks and FX — useful context, not a job-market survey.
The monthly pay you would need in another city to afford a similar standard of living to your salary at home, adjusted using Numbeo cost-of-living indices (excluding rent). Amounts stay in your home currency.
They describe purchasing power versus your selected home city: better when the equivalent is at least 1.55× your pay, similar between 0.75× and 1.55×, and tougher at 0.75× or below. Directional labels only — not personal finance advice.
Vs home compares your spending power to your own city. Local average compares you to a typical gross monthly earner in the destination. You can feel worse than home but still above the local average, or the reverse.
No. Enter gross monthly pay as you understand it. We do not model income tax, social contributions, benefits, or visa rules.
Numbeo cost-of-living indices (excluding rent) plus approximate gross monthly salaries per city. Figures are refreshed manually — see our methodology page for the latest pass date and limits.
No. Housing can change how far your pay goes. The calculator uses Numbeo’s basket excluding rent; treat rent-heavy cities with extra caution.