The Earth Awaits

The Earth Awaits is a free cost of living calculator that matches cities around the world to your budget. Enter your monthly budget, family size, apartment size and lifestyle, from very lean to opulent, and it shows the cities where your budget works and how it breaks down across housing, food, transport and entertainment.

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Filters narrow the results by crime, pollution, quality of life, healthcare, language, temperature, internet speed and a freedom score. You can adjust a city's budget to match how you actually live, create an account to save your settings and share results.

The cost data is updated daily from crowdsourced figures, so treat it as a guide and check rents on local listings before you commit.

It suits people choosing where to live for a few months or longer, such as digital nomads, early retirees and anyone thinking of moving abroad. For daily travel costs on a shorter trip, see Budget Your Trip.