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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.

Homs, Syria
#1
$150

Homs

Syria

Aleppo, Syria
#2
$200

Aleppo

Syria

Jhelum, Pakistan
#3
$200

Jhelum

Pakistan

Varanasi, India
#4
$250

Varanasi

India

India, India
#5
$300

India

India

Surat, India
#6
$300

Surat

India

Visakhapatnam, India
#7
$300

Visakhapatnam

India

Santa Clara, Cuba
#8
$300

Santa Clara

Cuba

Cienfuegos, Cuba
#9
$300

Cienfuegos

Cuba

Viñales, Cuba
#10
$300

Viñales

Cuba

Indore, India
#11
$300

Indore

India

Jodhpur, India
#12
$300

Jodhpur

India

Kasauli, India
#13
$300

Kasauli

India

Kochi, India
#14
$300

Kochi

India

Magelang, Indonesia
#15
$300

Magelang

Indonesia

Probolinggo, Indonesia
#16
$300

Probolinggo

Indonesia

Rawalpindi, Pakistan
#17
$300

Rawalpindi

Pakistan

Ahmedabad, India
#18
$350

Ahmedabad

India

Jaipur, India
#19
$350

Jaipur

India

Lucknow, India
#20
$350

Lucknow

India

Gurdaspur, India
#21
$350

Gurdaspur

India

Agra, India
#22
$350

Agra

India

Patuakhali, Bangladesh
#23
$350

Patuakhali

Bangladesh

Kathmandu, Nepal
#24
$350

Kathmandu

Nepal

Rajshahi, Bangladesh
#25
$350

Rajshahi

Bangladesh

Bagerhat, Bangladesh
#26
$350

Bagerhat

Bangladesh

Savar, Bangladesh
#27
$350

Savar

Bangladesh

Hampi, India
#28
$350

Hampi

India

Delhi, India
#29
$400

Delhi

India

Dhaka, Bangladesh
#30
$400

Dhaka

Bangladesh

Chattogram, Bangladesh
#31
$400

Chattogram

Bangladesh

Hyderabad, India
#32
$400

Hyderabad

India

Bhopal, India
#33
$400

Bhopal

India

Damascus, Syria
#34
$400

Damascus

Syria

Madurai, India
#35
$400

Madurai

India

Arequipa, Peru
#36
$400

Arequipa

Peru

Bhubaneswar, India
#37
$400

Bhubaneswar

India

Davao Oriental, Φιλιππίνες
#38
$400

Davao Oriental

Φιλιππίνες

Jiangyou, China
#39
$400

Jiangyou

China

Siem Reap, Cambodia
#40
$400

Siem Reap

Cambodia

Niš, Serbia
#41
$400

Niš

Serbia

Kraljevo, Serbia
#42
$400

Kraljevo

Serbia

Waisai, Indonesia
#43
$400

Waisai

Indonesia

Banyuwangi, Indonesia
#44
$400

Banyuwangi

Indonesia

Carmen, Philippines
#45
$400

Carmen

Philippines

Dandeli, India
#46
$400

Dandeli

India

Islamabad, Pakistan
#47
$400

Islamabad

Pakistan

Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
#48
$400

Labuan Bajo

Indonesia

Lahore, Pakistan
#49
$400

Lahore

Pakistan

Machu Pichu, Peru
#50
$400

Machu Pichu

Peru

New Delhi, India
#51
$400

New Delhi

India

Ollantaytambo, Peru
#52
$400

Ollantaytambo

Peru

Parapat, Indonesia
#53
$400

Parapat

Indonesia

Sa Pa, Vietnam
#54
$400

Sa Pa

Vietnam

Yogyakarta, Indonesia
#55
$400

Yogyakarta

Indonesia

Kolkata, India
#56
$450

Kolkata

India

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
#57
$450

Addis Ababa

Ethiopia

Khulna, Bangladesh
#58
$450

Khulna

Bangladesh

#59
$450

Craiova

Romania

Puerto Princesa, Philippines
#60
$450

Puerto Princesa

Philippines

Sapa, Vietnam
#61
$450

Sapa

Vietnam

Maha Sarakham, Thailand
#62
$450

Maha Sarakham

Thailand

Hoi An, Vietnam
#63
$450

Hoi An

Vietnam

Philippines, Philippines
#64
$500

Philippines

Philippines

Cairo, Egypt
#65
$500

Cairo

Egypt

Lombok, Indonesia
#66
$500

Lombok

Indonesia

Bohol, Philippines
#67
$500

Bohol

Philippines

Tbilisi, Georgia
#68
$500

Tbilisi

Georgia

Pokhara, Nepal
#69
$500

Pokhara

Nepal

Iquitos, Peru
#70
$500

Iquitos

Peru

Iloilo, Philippines
#71
$500

Iloilo

Philippines

Elbasan, Albania
#72
$500

Elbasan

Albania

Tagaytay, Philippines
#73
$500

Tagaytay

Philippines

Puerto Madryn, Argentina
#74
$500

Puerto Madryn

Argentina

Hunedoara, Romania
#75
$500

Hunedoara

Romania

Selçuk, Turkey
#76
$500

Selçuk

Turkey

General Luna, Philippines
#77
$500

General Luna

Philippines

Balabac, Philippines
#78
$500

Balabac

Philippines

Bansko, Bulgaria
#79
$500

Bansko

Bulgaria

Vietnam, Vietnam
#80
$500

Vietnam

Vietnam

Bengaluru, India
#81
$550

Bengaluru

India

Buenos Aires, Argentina
#82
$550

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Yerevan, Armenia
#83
$550

Yerevan

Armenia

Novi Sad, Serbia
#84
$550

Novi Sad

Serbia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia
#85
$550

Phnom Penh

Cambodia

Mumbai, India
#86
$600

Mumbai

India

Central Visayas, Philippines
#87
$600

Central Visayas

Philippines

Bangkok, Thailand
#88
$600

Bangkok

Thailand

Casablanca, Morocco
#89
$600

Casablanca

Morocco

Havana, Cuba
#90
$600

Havana

Cuba

Goiânia, Brazil
#91
$600

Goiânia

Brazil

Mendoza, Argentina
#92
$600

Mendoza

Argentina

Huế, Vietnam
#93
$600

Huế

Vietnam

Fes, Morocco
#94
$600

Fes

Morocco

Bogor, Indonesia
#95
$600

Bogor

Indonesia

Marrakesh, Marokko
#96
$600

Marrakesh

Marokko

Guilin, China
#97
$600

Guilin

China

Nha Trang, Vietnam
#98
$600

Nha Trang

Vietnam

Erzurum, Turkey
#99
$600

Erzurum

Turkey

Hue, Vietnam
#100
$600

Hue

Vietnam

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.