Expensive

These are the top 14 most expensive cities to live in the world, 2026:

1. Zurich, Switzerland 2. Geneva, Switzerland 3. Basel, Switzerland 4. Lausanne, Switzerland 5. Lugano, Switzerland 6. Bern, Switzerland 7. New York City, United States 8. Reykjavik, Iceland 9. Honolulu, United States 10. San Francisco, United States 11. Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel 12. Seattle, United States 13. Oslo, Norway 14. Singapore, Singapore

Yearly median household income in USD

Switzerland $95,500

U.S. $83,730

Iceland $63,300

Norway $70,000

Singapore $111,000

Israel $45,000

You see the problem? Israel is expensive but salaries are low compared to other places that are expensive.