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Data Sources and Confidence Labels
CityCostCompare separates comparable cost indexes from absolute benchmark prices. This page lists the source type and confidence status for every currently published city.
Source policy
Cost indexes use a public comparable city index as the initial baseline. Rent uses official datasets where practical, otherwise dated rental market reports or city guides. Transport uses official transit agency pages where practical. Utilities remain benchmark estimates until stronger local bill data is collected.
Published city source status
| City | Confidence | Status | Cost index | Rent | Transport | Utilities | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Abu Dhabi city benchmark | Abu Dhabi public transport benchmark | Numbeo Abu Dhabi city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Amsterdam | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo city rent benchmark | GVB monthly pass benchmark | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Auckland | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Auckland city benchmark | Auckland Transport fare benchmark | Numbeo Auckland city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Austin | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Zillow Rental Manager | CapMetro local monthly fare | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Bangkok | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Bangkok city benchmark | Bangkok public transport pass benchmark | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Barcelona | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Barcelona city benchmark | TMB public transport fare benchmark | Numbeo Barcelona city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Beijing | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo Beijing city benchmark | Numbeo Beijing city benchmark | Numbeo Beijing monthly transport benchmark | Numbeo Beijing city benchmark | 2026-05-27 |
| Berlin | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Berlin rent guide with IBB references | BVG Deutschlandticket | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Boston | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Zillow Rental Manager | MBTA LinkPass | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Budapest | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Numbeo Budapest city benchmark | BKK public transport pass benchmark | Numbeo Budapest city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Buenos Aires | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Numbeo Buenos Aires city benchmark | SUBE public transport benchmark | Numbeo Buenos Aires city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Chengdu | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo Chengdu city benchmark | Numbeo Chengdu city benchmark | Numbeo Chengdu monthly transport benchmark | Numbeo Chengdu city benchmark | 2026-05-27 |
| Chiang Mai | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo Chiang Mai city benchmark | Numbeo Chiang Mai city benchmark | Numbeo Chiang Mai monthly transport benchmark | Numbeo Chiang Mai city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Chicago | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Zillow Rental Manager | CTA/Pace 30-Day Pass | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Copenhagen | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Copenhagen city benchmark | DOT public transport benchmark | Numbeo Copenhagen city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Da Nang | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo Da Nang city benchmark | Numbeo Da Nang city benchmark | Da Nang bus fare benchmark | Numbeo Da Nang city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Dubai | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Dubai city benchmark | Dubai RTA monthly pass benchmark | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Dublin | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo city rent benchmark | Dublin monthly public transport benchmark | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Guangzhou | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo and Wise Guangzhou city benchmark | Wise Guangzhou cost benchmark | Wise Guangzhou transport benchmark | Wise Guangzhou utilities benchmark | 2026-05-27 |
| Hangzhou | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo Hangzhou city benchmark | Numbeo Hangzhou city benchmark | Numbeo Hangzhou monthly transport benchmark | Numbeo Hangzhou city benchmark | 2026-05-27 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo Ho Chi Minh City benchmark | Numbeo Ho Chi Minh City benchmark | Ho Chi Minh City bus fare benchmark | Numbeo Ho Chi Minh City benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Hong Kong | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | RVD rental index plus city benchmark | MTR Monthly Pass Extra | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Kuala Lumpur | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Kuala Lumpur city benchmark | My50 public transport pass benchmark | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Lisbon | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Lisbon city benchmark | Lisbon monthly public transport pass | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| London | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Trust for London housing data | TfL adult fares | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Los Angeles | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Zillow Rental Manager | LA Metro weekly fare cap estimate | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Madrid | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Madrid city benchmark | Madrid monthly transport pass benchmark | Numbeo Madrid city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Malaga | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Malaga city benchmark | Malaga public transport benchmark | Numbeo Malaga city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Medellin | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo Medellin city benchmark | Numbeo Medellin city benchmark | Metro de Medellin fare benchmark | Numbeo Medellin city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Melbourne | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Bamboo Routes / Homes Victoria, Domain and PropTrack | Transport Victoria myki pass fare | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Mexico City | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Mexico City benchmark | Mexico City public transport benchmark | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Miami | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Zillow Rental Manager | Miami-Dade Transit monthly pass | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Munich | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo city rent benchmark | Deutschlandticket benchmark | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| New York | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent | MTA weekly fare cap estimate | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Panama City | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Panama City benchmark | Panama Metro fare benchmark | Numbeo Panama City benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Paris | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | French local rent observatories | Ile-de-France Mobilites Navigo monthly ticket | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Porto | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Porto city benchmark | Metro do Porto fare benchmark | Numbeo Porto city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| San Francisco | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Zillow Rental Manager | SFMTA monthly adult pass | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Seattle | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Zillow Rental Manager | ORCA PugetPass | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Seoul | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Bamboo Routes Seoul rent guide | Seoul Climate Card | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Shanghai | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Shanghai Rentals expat guide | Shanghai Metro fare reference | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Shenzhen | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo Shenzhen city benchmark | Numbeo Shenzhen city benchmark | Numbeo Shenzhen monthly transport benchmark | Numbeo Shenzhen city benchmark | 2026-05-27 |
| Singapore | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | URA rental data plus market guide | Public Transport Council adult pass | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Sydney | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Bamboo Routes / Domain and NSW bond data | Transport NSW Opal weekly cap | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Taipei | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Taipei city benchmark | Taipei monthly transport benchmark | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Tokyo | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | A-Realty Tokyo rent analysis | Tokyo Metro commuter pass | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Toronto | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | TRREB Q4 2025 rental market data | TTC monthly pass | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Valencia | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Valencia city benchmark | Numbeo Valencia monthly transport benchmark | Numbeo Valencia city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
| Vancouver | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo current city index | Door Insight Vancouver rent stats | TransLink monthly pass | Numbeo city benchmark | 2026-05-25 |
| Vienna | medium | partially-audited | Numbeo 2026 city ranking | Numbeo Vienna city benchmark | Wiener Linien monthly pass benchmark | Numbeo Vienna city benchmark | 2026-05-26 |
Confidence labels
- medium: core indexes and at least some absolute prices have named public sources, but utilities or rent may still require deeper audit.
- low: retained seed estimate, not used for generated SEO pages.
- high: reserved for direct, dated official datasets or primary market reports across major fields.
Known limitations
- Currency conversion is not active in the calculator yet.
- Utilities are benchmark estimates for most cities.
- Some transport costs are route-dependent and use representative monthly benchmarks.
- Neighborhood-level rent can differ materially from city benchmarks.