Composite daily cost pressure index normalized for city and country comparison.
Methodology note
STATLAS treats cost of living index as a comparable indicator, not a complete judgment about a place. Values are stored with source family, year, confidence, and refresh date. When source series differ by geography, STATLAS keeps the source visible and avoids hiding uncertainty behind a single opaque grade.
FAQs
What does Cost of Living Index measure?
Cost of Living Index measures composite daily cost pressure index normalized for city and country comparison. STATLAS stores it as a cost metric with values in index.
Is a higher Cost of Living Index value better?
For Cost of Living Index, lower values are generally better. The direction is shown on metric pages, ranking pages, and comparison tables so users can read the number correctly.
How much coverage does Cost of Living Index have?
Cost of Living Index currently has 1013 city values and 208 country values in STATLAS, with source years covering 2026 to 2026.
Which sources support Cost of Living Index?
Cost of Living Index currently uses World Bank Open Data as visible source families.