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Cheapest Cities to Live In

The cheapest tracked city to live in is Narayanganj, Bangladesh, with an average monthly cost of $104 for a single person. The median in this list of 100 cities is around $205 per month. All prices are normalized to USD.

Costs include rent, groceries, utilities, transport, and dining out. Salaries vary independently — always check both before relocating.

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Top 100 cheapest cities Ranked by total monthly cost for a single person.
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Frequently asked questions What's in the basket and why some countries aren't listed.
  1. #1 Narayanganj Bangladesh $104
  2. #2 Mymensingh Bangladesh $107
  3. #3 Butwal Nepal $108
  4. #4 Bogra Bangladesh $115
  5. #5 Biratnagar Nepal $119
  6. #6 Hetauda Nepal $119
  7. #7 Chandpur Bangladesh $121
  8. #8 Bhaktapur Nepal $121
  9. #9 Kushtia Bangladesh $124
  10. #10 Moulvibazar Bangladesh $127
  11. #11 Birgunj Nepal $128
  12. #12 Gazipur Bangladesh $129
  13. #13 Dinajpur Bangladesh $130
  14. #14 Madaripur Bangladesh $137
  15. #15 Kaduna Nigeria $140
  16. #16 Khulna Bangladesh $145
  17. #17 Babol Iran $145
  18. #18 Bharatpur Nepal $148
  19. #19 Akure Nigeria $149
  20. #20 Barisal Bangladesh $154
  21. #21 Patna India $154
  22. #22 Rajkot India $159
  23. #23 Comilla Bangladesh $163
  24. #24 Gampaha Sri Lanka $163
  25. #25 Chittagong Bangladesh $164
  26. #26 Birtamod Nepal $167
  27. #27 Guwahati India $168
  28. #28 Alexandria Egypt $169
  29. #29 Alexandria Jamaica $169
  30. #30 Bandarawela Sri Lanka $169
  31. #31 Cox's Bazar Bangladesh $170
  32. #32 Bhopal India $172
  33. #33 Jessore Bangladesh $174
  34. #34 Tacna Peru $180
  35. #35 Coimbatore India $182
  36. #36 Jamalpur Bangladesh $184
  37. #37 Lucknow Lakhnau India $185
  38. #38 Baghdadi Iraq $186
  39. #39 Indore India $189
  40. #40 Giza Egypt $192
  41. #41 Homagama Sri Lanka $194
  42. #42 Bhubaneswar India $197
  43. #43 Kisii Kenya $198
  44. #44 Kathmandu Nepal $198
  45. #45 Ayacucho Peru $199
  46. #46 Thiruvananthapuram India $201
  47. #47 Machakos Kenya $201
  48. #48 Jaipur India $203
  49. #49 Kolkata India $203
  50. #50 Vadodara India $205
  51. #51 Hargeysa Somalia $205
  52. #52 Al 'amarah Iraq $207
  53. #53 Kochi India $210
  54. #54 Badulla Sri Lanka $211
  55. #55 Faisalabad Pakistan $213
  56. #56 Hamadan Iran $218
  57. #57 Chennai India $224
  58. #58 Peshawar Pakistan $225
  59. #59 Dhaka Bangladesh $228
  60. #60 Kadawatha Sri Lanka $228
  61. #61 Jinotega Nicaragua $229
  62. #62 Chandigarh India $240
  63. #63 Bushehr Iran $240
  64. #64 Eldoret Kenya $240
  65. #65 Embu Kenya $240
  66. #66 Hyderabad India $244
  67. #67 Baie du Tombeau Mauritius $244
  68. #68 Noida India $252
  69. #69 Abadan Iran $257
  70. #70 Abadan Turkmenistan $257
  71. #71 Jaffna Sri Lanka $258
  72. #72 Ahmedabad India $259
  73. #73 Karachi Pakistan $262
  74. #74 Kalutara Sri Lanka $262
  75. #75 Ad Diwaniyah Iraq $267
  76. #76 Maseru Lesotho $275
  77. #77 Algiers Algeria $276
  78. #78 Rawalpindi Pakistan $276
  79. #79 Cajamarca Peru $276
  80. #80 Tema Ghana $279
  81. #81 Isfahan Iran $281
  82. #82 Lilongwe Malawi $285
  83. #83 Multan Pakistan $285
  84. #84 Calama Chile $290
  85. #85 Delhi India $291
  86. #86 Cairo Egypt $293
  87. #87 Amol Iran $293
  88. #88 Ba'qubah Iraq $295
  89. #89 Lahore Pakistan $295
  90. #90 Bangalore India $302
  91. #91 Kiambu Kenya $302
  92. #92 Piura Peru $305
  93. #93 Bandung Indonesia $310
  94. #94 Pune India $311
  95. #95 Ahvaz Iran $317
  96. #96 Zanzibar Tanzania $318
  97. #97 Pisco Peru $319
  98. #98 Kisumu Kenya $320
  99. #99 Gurgaon India $322
  100. #100 Emba Kazakhstan $324

Frequently asked questions

Which is the cheapest city to live in?
Based on our basket of rent, food, utilities, and transport for a single person, the cheapest tracked cities are concentrated in Bangladesh, Nepal, and other parts of South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa — typically under $150 per month.
What's included in the monthly cost?
Rent for a one-bedroom apartment, basic utilities (electricity, water, heating, internet, mobile), a monthly public-transport pass, groceries for one person, and a small dining-out budget — all in USD.
Are cheap cities good for remote workers?
Cost is just one input. Check internet quality, visa rules, taxation, healthcare, and safety before relocating. Our city pages link broadband and transit costs so you can spot remote-work-friendly destinations quickly.
Why isn't my country listed?
We only show cities with complete data on rent, utilities, and at least one salary figure. Cities with sparse data are excluded from rankings so the list isn't skewed by outliers.