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Cheapest Cities to Live In 2026

Top 20 cheapest cities by monthly cost of living. Stretch your budget further in these affordable destinations.

Updated June 2026

Homs, Syria tops our 2026 ranking of the cheapest cities to live in. Browse the full list of 100 destinations below.

$150

Homs

Syria

$200

Aleppo

Syria

$200

Jhelum

Pakistan

$250

Varanasi

India

$300

India

$300

Surat

India

$300

Visakhapatnam

India

$300

Santa Clara

Cuba

$300

Cienfuegos

Cuba

#10

$300

Viñales

Cuba

#11

$300

Indore

India

#12

$300

Jodhpur

India

#13

$300

Kasauli

India

#14

$300

Kochi

India

#15

$300

Magelang

Indonesia

#16

$300

Probolinggo

Indonesia

#17

$300

Rawalpindi

Pakistan

#18

$350

Ahmedabad

India

#19

$350

Jaipur

India

#20

$350

Lucknow

India

#21

$350

Agra

India

#22

$350

Kathmandu

Nepal

#23

$350

Hampi

India

#24

$400

Delhi

India

#25

$400

Hyderabad

India

#26

$400

Damascus

Syria

#27

$400

Arequipa

Peru

#28

$400

Davao Oriental

Φιλιππίνες

#29

$400

Jiangyou

China

#30

$400

Siem Reap

Cambodia

#31

$400

Niš

Serbia

#32

$400

Kraljevo

Serbia

#33

$400

Waisai

Indonesia

#34

$400

Banyuwangi

Indonesia

#35

$400

Carmen

Philippines

#36

$400

Dandeli

India

#37

$400

Islamabad

Pakistan

#38

$400

Labuan Bajo

Indonesia

#39

$400

Lahore

Pakistan

#40

$400

Machu Pichu

Peru

#41

$400

New Delhi

India

#42

$400

Ollantaytambo

Peru

#43

$400

Parapat

Indonesia

#44

$400

Sa Pa

Vietnam

#45

$400

Yogyakarta

Indonesia

#46

$450

Kolkata

India

#47

$450

Addis Ababa

Ethiopia

#48

$450

Craiova

Romania

#49

$450

Puerto Princesa

Philippines

#50

$450

Sapa

Vietnam

#51

$450

Maha Sarakham

Thailand

#52

$450

Hoi An

Vietnam

#53

$500

Philippines

#54

$500

Cairo

Egypt

#55

$500

Lombok

Indonesia

#56

$500

Bohol

Philippines

#57

$500

Tbilisi

Georgia

#58

$500

Pokhara

Nepal

#59

$500

Iquitos

Peru

#60

$500

Iloilo

Philippines

#61

$500

Tagaytay

Philippines

#62

$500

Puerto Madryn

Argentina

#63

$500

Hunedoara

Romania

#64

$500

General Luna

Philippines

#65

$500

Balabac

Philippines

#66

$500

Bansko

Bulgaria

#67

$500

Vietnam

#68

$550

Bengaluru

India

#69

$550

Buenos Aires

Argentina

#70

$550

Phnom Penh

Cambodia

#71

$600

Mumbai

India

#72

$600

Central Visayas

Philippines

#73

$600

Bangkok

Thailand

#74

$600

Casablanca

Morocco

#75

$600

Havana

Cuba

#76

$600

Goiânia

Brazil

#77

$600

Mendoza

Argentina

#78

$600

Fes

Morocco

#79

$600

Bogor

Indonesia

#80

$600

Marrakesh

Marokko

#81

$600

Guilin

China

#82

$600

Nha Trang

Vietnam

#83

$600

Erzurum

Turkey

#84

$600

Hue

Vietnam

#85

$600

Košice

Slovakia

#86

$600

Coron

Philippines

#87

$600

El Nido

Philippines

#88

$600

Sinop

Turkey

#89

$600

Aguas Calientes

Peru

#90

$600

Aqaba

Jordan

#91

$600

Boracay

Philippines

#92

$600

Bran

Romania

#93

$600

Curitiba

Brazil

#94

$600

Cusco

Peru

#95

$600

Essaouira

Morocco

#96

$600

Kuching

Malaysia

#97

$600

Medellín

Colombia

#98

$600

Phu Quoc

Vietnam

#99

$600

San Carlos de Bariloche

Argentina

#100

$600

Tabanan

Indonesia

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest city in the world?

Homs, Syria is the cheapest city in the world in 2026, based on City Buddy's data across hundreds of destinations. See the full ranking below.

What are the top 10 cheapest living in the world (2026)?

1. Homs, Syria; 2. Aleppo, Syria; 3. Jhelum, Pakistan; 4. Varanasi, India; 5. India, India; 6. Surat, India; 7. Visakhapatnam, India; 8. Santa Clara, Cuba; 9. Cienfuegos, Cuba; 10. Viñales, Cuba.