cityparity Atlas

What a family pays,
city by city.

The same two children. The same $150,000 household income. See what childcare and healthcare leave you paying after child benefit, then follow the rest of the budget.

Annual childcare + full household healthcare − cash child benefit.
Two earners: $90,000 + $60,000 USD-equivalent. Children: 3 and 6. Tax excluded.
City / countryAnnual household bill · USD
BerlinGermany−$4,816
OsloNorway$431
TokyoJapan$1,281
StockholmSweden$1,362
ParisFrance$7,532
AmsterdamNetherlands$20,153
ChicagoUSA$28,460
SydneyAustralia$28,695
LondonUnited Kingdom$34,188
BostonUSA$43,668
New York CityUSA$48,828
ZurichSwitzerland$63,679
Two earners, $90,000 + $60,000 combined gross; children aged 3 and 6. Full household healthcare. Tax excluded. Negative values mean cash child benefit exceeds these two bills.

These 12 cities were chosen as an editorial comparison across countries, with three US cities to show childcare differences within one country. They are not the highest and lowest values in the full dataset. The same cities appear in all three charts.

Cash benefits can cover these two bills and leave money over. That is what a negative bar means. Rent, groceries and the rest of a family's spending come next.

The salary a family needs.

What combined income covers a three-bedroom rental, childcare, healthcare and ordinary spending, with money still left to save? Each dot solves that budget. The line shows how the answer moves when rent is 20% lower or higher.

10% of after-tax income left as cash savings.
Two earners at 60/40 · children 3 and 6 · three bedrooms · transit · no travel home.
CityModeled annual household gross · USD
Tokyo$62,762$55,496 to
$70,251
Berlin$76,053$66,194 to
$86,079
Stockholm$87,523$76,610 to
$98,436
Oslo$96,677$84,739 to
$108,614
Chicago$134,864$123,546 to
$147,432
Paris$146,219$127,925 to
$164,512
Sydney$157,844$142,547 to
$174,034
Amsterdam$166,265$141,565 to
$191,676
Boston$205,903$185,972 to
$225,835
London$209,899$187,552 to
$233,918
New York City$240,782$218,700 to
$263,502
Zurich$269,841$242,644 to
$297,277
Modeled income. Dot: stored three-bedroom rent. Range: 0.8× to 1.2× that rent. Two earners at 60/40, children 3 and 6, transit, and 10% of after-tax income left as cash savings.

These are modeled budget targets. Rent is a stored estimate; a ±20% scenario does not establish availability or correct an uncertain starting rent. Utilities and insurance stay fixed. Mandatory pension contributions remain in payroll; the savings target is additional liquid cash.

Compare the two earners with individual income references

Use the primary and partner figures in the full salary table separately. The reference incomes below describe individuals, with mixed populations, geographies and source years. Most are national. The UK source covers taxpayers, which is broader than employees. These figures do not establish a household's joint earnings or the availability of a job offer.

CityIndividual p50Individual p90Geography / population / basisYear / confidence / source
Berlin$54,855$102,031country; full time employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Destatis, median gross monthly earnings of full-time employees 3,945 EUR (April 2023), annualised x12
Zurich$100,563$184,030country; employees; gross earnings2022 · usable
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), median gross monthly wage 6,788 CHF (2022), annualised x12
London$40,244$91,313country; income taxpayers; total pretax income2023-24 · rich
HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes, percentile points for total income before tax, tax year 2023-24 (gov.uk table 3.1a): median 29,700, measured p90 67,400, p95 93,600, p99 207,000
Oslo$64,535$96,803country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Statistics Norway (SSB), median monthly earnings 50,660 NOK (2023), annualised x12
Stockholm$48,379$77,406country; employees; gross earnings2024 · usable
Statistics Sweden (SCB), median monthly salary 38,300 SEK (2024), annualised x12
Paris$39,977$78,754country; full time equivalent private; gross earnings2023 · usable
INSEE 2023 private-sector full-time-equivalent net deciles (median net 2,180/mo, p90 net 4,300/mo), converted to gross via the INSEE net/gross ratio 1.32
Amsterdam$47,856$83,270country; working persons; personal pretax income2022 · usable
CBS (Statistics Netherlands), median personal income of working people, 2022
New York City$76,100$171,225metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Chicago$69,700$156,825metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Boston$84,600$190,350metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Sydney$43,948$81,742country; employees; employee income2022-23 · usable
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Personal Income in Australia 2022-23, median employee income
Tokyo$23,853$42,697country; private sector wage earners; gross earnings2023 · usable
Japan National Tax Agency, Survey on Private-Sector Wages 2023, median annual salary ~3.8M JPY

Before and after children.

Keep both salaries fixed and change the household. These monthly balances include taxes, housing, childcare, healthcare, food, transit and ordinary spending, with child benefit paid back.

$150,000 combined annual gross, at every stage.
No children: 2 bedrooms. Ages 3 + 4 and 6 + 8: 3 bedrooms. This includes the move to a larger home.
CityNo children
2 bedrooms
Ages 3 + 4
3 bedrooms
Ages 6 + 8
3 bedrooms
Berlin$4,531$3,776$3,864
Zurich$1,983−$7,339−$2,723
London$3,229−$2,831−$284
Oslo$4,933$3,501$3,490
Stockholm$5,414$3,867$3,897
Paris$3,502$1,029$992
Amsterdam$3,397−$1,044$1,703
New York City$1,635−$4,669−$1,562
Chicago$4,756$1,171$2,339
Boston$3,305−$3,276−$199
Sydney$4,340−$665$1,789
Tokyo$6,201$5,147$4,990
Each column uses the same scale: −$7,339 to $6,201. Bars extend left of zero for a shortfall and right for cash left.
Monthly cash after modeled bills, in USD. Both adults keep the same $90,000 / $60,000 annual gross earnings. Adding children also changes the home from two bedrooms to three. A minus sign means spending exceeds take-home income plus benefits.

The numbers behind the charts.

All amounts are USD-equivalent unless a local currency is named. We round for display; the download retains the calculation values. 174 cities are included in the new Atlas tables. 7 remain on hold.

Annual family bill, ranked

CityAnnual billChildcareFull healthcareChild benefit
BerlinGermany−$4,816$834$1,553$7,203
DüsseldorfGermany−$4,399$1,251$1,553$7,203
FrankfurtGermany−$4,260$1,390$1,553$7,203
HamburgGermany−$3,147$2,503$1,553$7,203
LeipzigGermany−$2,368$3,282$1,553$7,203
KrakówPoland−$1,446$1,613$2,102$5,161
StuttgartGermany−$1,256$4,394$1,553$7,203
MunichGermany−$1,200$4,450$1,553$7,203
WrocławPoland−$1,156$1,774$2,231$5,161
WarsawPoland−$941$1,935$2,285$5,161
CologneGermany−$922$4,728$1,553$7,203
TrondheimNorway−$5$3,975$1,146$5,126
FukuokaJapan$0$301$1,205$1,506
YokohamaJapan$75$377$1,205$1,506
BergenNorway$122$4,102$1,146$5,126
StavangerNorway$122$4,102$1,146$5,126
NagoyaJapan$226$527$1,205$1,506
MalmöSweden$379$2,653$884$3,158
OsloNorway$431$3,391$2,166$5,126
GothenburgSweden$983$3,256$884$3,158
TokyoJapan$1,281$1,582$1,205$1,506
UppsalaSweden$1,281$3,555$884$3,158
StockholmSweden$1,362$3,256$1,263$3,158
OsakaJapan$1,582$1,883$1,205$1,506
ColomboSri Lanka$2,024$795$1,229$0
BudapestHungary$2,356$1,149$2,164$958
PuneIndia$2,489$1,129$1,361$0
TallinnEstonia$2,491$2,503$1,657$1,669
BusanSouth Korea$2,630$1,442$2,885$1,697
IncheonSouth Korea$2,715$1,527$2,885$1,697
KarachiPakistan$2,979$1,813$1,166$0
MumbaiIndia$3,053$1,693$1,361$0
NaplesItaly$3,262$2,503$2,381$1,622
ChennaiIndia$3,285$2,006$1,279$0
BangaloreIndia$3,492$2,132$1,361$0
Delhi NCRIndia$3,492$2,132$1,361$0
HyderabadIndia$3,743$2,382$1,361$0
EspooFinland$3,905$4,728$1,958$2,781
LagosNigeria$4,048$2,646$1,402$0
RomeItaly$4,082$3,462$2,242$1,622
MilanItaly$4,388$3,629$2,381$1,622
CairoEgypt$4,505$1,984$2,521$0
DhakaBangladesh$4,573$2,543$2,030$0
SeoulSouth Korea$4,581$3,394$2,885$1,697
TampereFinland$4,600$5,423$1,958$2,781
AccraGhana$4,624$2,067$2,557$0
HelsinkiFinland$4,739$5,562$1,958$2,781
BolognaItaly$4,833$4,074$2,381$1,622
ValenciaSpain$5,206$3,323$1,883$0
SevilleSpain$5,540$3,518$2,022$0
BilbaoSpain$5,762$3,740$2,022$0
MontrealCanada$5,869$5,439$2,187$1,757
TurinItaly$6,057$5,298$2,381$1,622
MadridSpain$6,235$4,213$2,022$0
MálagaSpain$6,235$4,213$2,022$0
BarcelonaSpain$6,333$4,311$2,022$0
TaipeiTaiwan$6,470$8,291$1,947$3,769
MarseilleFrance$6,698$3,337$3,893$533
ToulouseFrance$7,031$3,671$3,893$533
LyonFrance$7,045$3,893$3,685$533
VilniusLithuania$7,045$8,621$1,900$3,476
BakuAzerbaijan$7,461$3,706$3,755$0
ManilaPhilippines$7,467$2,924$4,543$0
ParisFrance$7,532$4,171$3,893$533
HanoiVietnam$8,200$5,739$2,461$0
LjubljanaSlovenia$8,445$6,021$2,424$0
Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam$8,705$6,198$2,507$0
CalgaryCanada$8,987$6,268$2,719$0
NantesFrance$9,061$5,701$3,893$533
OttawaCanada$9,367$6,647$2,719$0
Tel AvivIsrael$9,409$6,081$4,949$1,622
Kuala LumpurMalaysia$9,479$5,320$4,159$0
BeijingChina$9,511$7,111$2,400$0
TbilisiGeorgia$9,720$3,908$5,811$0
BelgradeSerbia$9,835$7,584$2,251$0
PortoPortugal$9,863$8,065$1,798$0
AthensGreece$9,896$7,648$4,195$1,947
JakartaIndonesia$10,431$4,711$5,720$0
LarnacaCyprus$10,545$9,455$1,089$0
BucharestRomania$10,792$10,619$1,765$1,593
LisbonPortugal$10,962$9,038$1,924$0
NicosiaCyprus$11,101$10,012$1,089$0
AlmatyKazakhstan$11,196$6,963$4,233$0
WaterlooCanada$11,353$8,633$2,719$0
VancouverCanada$11,827$9,669$2,158$0
SofiaBulgaria$11,958$7,648$4,311$0
ShanghaiChina$12,000$9,778$2,222$0
TorontoCanada$12,043$9,324$2,719$0
MontevideoUruguay$12,764$7,640$5,124$0
BangkokThailand$12,825$7,266$5,995$436
TashkentUzbekistan$12,863$4,760$8,103$0
CasablancaMorocco$13,125$5,560$7,565$0
GuadalajaraMexico$13,177$5,989$7,187$0
LimassolCyprus$13,326$12,236$1,089$0
SantiagoChile$13,371$8,385$4,986$0
IstanbulTurkey$13,401$10,023$3,378$0
HangzhouChina$13,422$11,378$2,044$0
ShenzhenChina$13,508$10,604$2,904$0
Mexico CityMexico$13,529$6,342$7,187$0
NairobiKenya$13,691$5,384$8,308$0
LimaPeru$14,348$6,429$7,920$0
Porto AlegreBrazil$14,395$7,140$7,255$0
YerevanArmenia$14,431$6,565$7,867$0
MonterreyMexico$14,586$7,399$7,187$0
Buenos AiresArgentina$14,590$3,708$10,882$0
EindhovenNetherlands$14,591$11,541$5,817$2,767
WellingtonNew Zealand$14,627$11,219$3,408$0
AucklandNew Zealand$14,982$11,361$3,621$0
GuangzhouChina$15,096$12,444$2,652$0
BogotáColombia$15,354$8,719$6,635$0
Belo HorizonteBrazil$15,777$6,910$8,868$0
CuritibaBrazil$15,777$6,910$8,868$0
RotterdamNetherlands$16,260$13,210$5,817$2,767
São PauloBrazil$16,468$9,213$7,255$0
The HagueNetherlands$16,677$13,627$5,817$2,767
CampinasBrazil$16,929$8,061$8,868$0
Kuwait CityKuwait$16,948$9,351$7,597$0
Cape TownSouth Africa$17,034$4,072$12,962$0
Hong KongHong Kong$17,809$12,994$4,815$0
EdinburghUnited Kingdom$17,928$17,886$2,195$2,154
BrasíliaBrazil$18,081$9,213$8,868$0
QuitoEcuador$18,150$9,000$9,150$0
UtrechtNetherlands$18,345$15,295$5,817$2,767
Rio de JaneiroBrazil$18,735$9,867$8,868$0
JohannesburgSouth Africa$18,885$5,922$12,962$0
SingaporeSingapore$19,906$15,000$8,031$3,125
AmsterdamNetherlands$20,153$17,103$5,817$2,767
BrisbaneAustralia$20,270$15,206$5,064$0
DublinIreland$20,533$17,149$7,277$3,893
RiyadhSaudi Arabia$20,800$11,840$8,960$0
DohaQatar$21,775$12,462$9,313$0
ManchesterUnited Kingdom$21,911$21,870$2,195$2,154
San AntonioUSA$23,170$14,340$13,230$4,400
AdelaideAustralia$23,390$17,986$5,404$0
NashvilleUSA$23,650$14,820$13,230$4,400
MelbourneAustralia$23,816$18,496$5,319$0
BirminghamUnited Kingdom$24,188$24,146$2,195$2,154
HoustonUSA$24,190$15,360$13,230$4,400
AtlantaUSA$24,565$16,080$12,885$4,400
DallasUSA$24,670$15,840$13,230$4,400
Salt Lake CityUSA$24,685$16,200$12,885$4,400
DetroitUSA$24,800$15,660$13,540$4,400
MiamiUSA$24,980$15,840$13,540$4,400
TampaUSA$25,090$16,260$13,230$4,400
CharlotteUSA$26,545$18,060$12,885$4,400
AustinUSA$26,785$18,300$12,885$4,400
PhoenixUSA$26,950$18,120$13,230$4,400
PittsburghUSA$27,020$17,880$13,540$4,400
Raleigh-DurhamUSA$27,445$18,960$12,885$4,400
PhiladelphiaUSA$27,860$18,720$13,540$4,400
Las VegasUSA$28,270$19,440$13,230$4,400
ChicagoUSA$28,460$19,320$13,540$4,400
SydneyAustralia$28,695$23,291$5,404$0
Abu DhabiUAE$29,019$16,676$12,343$0
San JoséCosta Rica$29,821$11,757$18,064$0
DubaiUAE$31,553$17,984$13,569$0
Los AngelesUSA$32,388$21,960$14,828$4,400
SacramentoUSA$33,708$23,280$14,828$4,400
LondonUnited Kingdom$34,188$34,146$2,195$2,154
San DiegoUSA$34,788$24,360$14,828$4,400
PerthAustralia$35,248$29,844$5,404$0
MinneapolisUSA$35,540$26,400$13,540$4,400
PortlandUSA$35,540$26,400$13,540$4,400
DenverUSA$38,540$29,400$13,540$4,400
SeattleUSA$42,708$32,280$14,828$4,400
BostonUSA$43,668$33,240$14,828$4,400
Washington, DCUSA$45,588$35,160$14,828$4,400
New York CityUSA$48,828$38,400$14,828$4,400
BaselSwitzerland$50,346$34,074$22,642$6,370
BernSwitzerland$50,346$35,556$21,160$6,370
San FranciscoUSA$51,984$41,280$15,104$4,400
GenevaSwitzerland$52,143$38,519$22,840$9,215
LausanneSwitzerland$54,790$40,000$21,160$6,370
ZurichSwitzerland$63,679$48,889$21,160$6,370
The salary a family needs: all 174 cities
CityAt 0.8× rentAt 1.0× rentAt 1.2× rentPrimary / partnerBase rent / month
HyderabadIndia$15,362$16,882$18,402$10,129 / $6,753₹50,000
PuneIndia$15,880$17,460$19,041$10,476 / $6,984₹52,000
ChennaiIndia$17,736$19,255$20,775$11,553 / $7,702₹50,000
BangaloreIndia$20,781$22,935$25,190$13,761 / $9,174₹70,000
KarachiPakistan$22,318$24,499$26,747$14,699 / $9,800PKR 175,000
Delhi NCRIndia$22,104$24,660$27,237$14,796 / $9,864₹80,000
CairoEgypt$26,569$28,977$31,384$17,386 / $11,591EGP 34,000
LagosNigeria$29,383$31,675$33,968$19,005 / $12,670NGN 850,000
ColomboSri Lanka$27,918$32,009$36,255$19,206 / $12,804LKR 320,000
FukuokaJapan$30,435$33,146$35,858$19,888 / $13,259¥125,000
NagoyaJapan$33,689$36,835$40,008$22,101 / $14,734¥145,000
DhakaBangladesh$34,315$37,992$41,760$22,795 / $15,197BDT 130,000
IncheonSouth Korea$37,633$40,781$43,930$24,469 / $16,313₩1,350,000
HanoiVietnam$39,910$42,853$45,795$25,712 / $17,141₫23,000,000
MumbaiIndia$36,107$42,987$50,331$25,792 / $17,195₹193,000
YokohamaJapan$39,131$43,192$47,292$25,915 / $17,277¥185,000
BusanSouth Korea$41,985$45,156$48,328$27,094 / $18,063₩1,360,000
BakuAzerbaijan$45,391$48,948$52,504$29,369 / $19,579AZN 1,780
Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam$46,695$50,790$54,836$30,474 / $20,316₫32,000,000
Kuala LumpurMalaysia$47,107$51,761$56,608$31,057 / $20,704MYR 4,900
TashkentUzbekistan$48,506$52,036$55,566$31,222 / $20,814UZS 13,800,000
OsakaJapan$49,467$53,525$57,592$32,115 / $21,410¥180,000
Buenos AiresArgentina$51,587$54,201$56,901$32,520 / $21,680ARS 1,150,000
JakartaIndonesia$51,608$56,405$61,201$33,843 / $22,562IDR 22,000,000
Belo HorizonteBrazil$56,925$60,102$63,279$36,061 / $24,041R$4,500
BogotáColombia$56,612$60,347$64,083$36,208 / $24,139COP 4,000,000
SevilleSpain$55,564$60,893$66,375$36,536 / $24,357€1,130
Porto AlegreBrazil$57,222$61,035$64,847$36,621 / $24,414R$5,400
HangzhouChina$56,916$61,120$65,324$36,672 / $24,448CN¥8,000
CuritibaBrazil$58,963$62,352$65,741$37,411 / $24,941R$4,800
TokyoJapan$55,496$62,762$70,251$37,657 / $25,105¥320,000
AccraGhana$56,120$63,031$69,975$37,819 / $25,212GHS 19,000
ToulouseFrance$59,128$63,996$68,864$38,398 / $25,598€1,120
UppsalaSweden$57,360$64,380$71,486$38,628 / $25,752SEK 17,000
LeipzigGermany$58,164$65,195$72,308$39,117 / $26,078€1,340
MalmöSweden$58,135$65,507$72,984$39,304 / $26,203SEK 18,000
KrakówPoland$59,529$65,735$72,450$39,441 / $26,294PLN 5,300
TallinnEstonia$60,507$65,850$71,192$39,510 / $26,340€1,300
AlmatyKazakhstan$61,590$66,292$70,994$39,775 / $26,517KZT 645,000
TaipeiTaiwan$61,352$66,798$72,243$40,079 / $26,719NT$55,000
CampinasBrazil$63,584$67,678$71,773$40,607 / $27,071R$5,800
BrasíliaBrazil$65,082$69,106$73,130$41,463 / $27,642R$5,700
TbilisiGeorgia$64,451$69,428$74,406$41,657 / $27,771GEL 3,800
WrocławPoland$62,576$69,544$76,512$41,726 / $27,818PLN 5,500
SantiagoChile$66,335$70,255$74,175$42,153 / $28,102CLP 1,023,000
MarseilleFrance$65,203$70,419$75,635$42,251 / $28,168€1,200
Rio de JaneiroBrazil$66,546$70,453$74,361$42,272 / $28,181R$5,535
NicosiaCyprus$66,076$71,487$77,555$42,892 / $28,595€1,350
ShenzhenChina$67,012$72,004$76,996$43,202 / $28,801CN¥9,500
GothenburgSweden$65,153$74,315$83,477$44,589 / $29,726SEK 22,000
TrondheimNorway$66,869$74,438$82,008$44,663 / $29,775NOK 18,000
QuitoEcuador$69,445$74,780$80,168$44,868 / $29,912$1,500
GuangzhouChina$70,445$74,911$79,378$44,947 / $29,964CN¥8,500
CalgaryCanada$67,946$75,055$82,398$45,033 / $30,022CA$2,500
NantesFrance$68,658$75,091$81,523$45,054 / $30,036€1,480
BangkokThailand$68,951$75,242$81,689$45,145 / $30,097THB 60,000
BerlinGermany$66,194$76,053$86,079$45,632 / $30,421€1,850
CasablancaMorocco$70,285$76,352$82,418$45,811 / $30,541MAD 13,000
BeijingChina$69,533$76,627$83,721$45,976 / $30,651CN¥13,500
ManilaPhilippines$70,439$78,261$86,161$46,957 / $31,305₱130,000
LarnacaCyprus$72,736$78,627$84,519$47,176 / $31,451€1,300
DüsseldorfGermany$68,793$78,804$88,987$47,282 / $31,522€1,870
SofiaBulgaria$74,591$79,315$83,913$47,589 / $31,726€1,300
TurinItaly$73,742$79,418$85,093$47,651 / $31,767€1,100
BudapestHungary$73,579$80,235$86,892$48,141 / $32,094HUF 520,000
Kuwait CityKuwait$75,050$80,245$85,440$48,147 / $32,098KWD 600
NaplesItaly$73,925$80,868$87,812$48,521 / $32,347€1,350
GuadalajaraMexico$73,732$80,932$88,132$48,559 / $32,373MX$32,000
StavangerNorway$72,603$81,013$89,492$48,608 / $32,405NOK 20,000
OttawaCanada$74,781$82,368$90,154$49,421 / $32,947CA$2,650
IstanbulTurkey$75,043$82,535$90,028$49,521 / $33,014TRY 78,000
WaterlooCanada$75,458$82,897$90,533$49,738 / $33,159CA$2,600
CologneGermany$73,715$83,483$93,416$50,090 / $33,393€1,810
HamburgGermany$73,291$84,031$94,972$50,419 / $33,612€1,990
StuttgartGermany$74,291$84,123$94,123$50,474 / $33,649€1,820
NairobiKenya$79,575$84,557$89,589$50,734 / $33,823KES 160,000
BergenNorway$76,142$85,406$94,786$51,244 / $34,163NOK 22,000
WarsawPoland$76,635$86,137$95,942$51,682 / $34,455PLN 7,500
BelgradeSerbia$80,336$86,663$92,989$51,998 / $34,665RSD 160,000
BilbaoSpain$77,448$86,801$96,154$52,081 / $34,720€1,860
MálagaSpain$76,947$86,822$96,698$52,093 / $34,729€1,900
StockholmSweden$76,610$87,523$98,436$52,514 / $35,009SEK 27,000
JohannesburgSouth Africa$82,451$88,270$94,203$52,962 / $35,308ZAR 22,000
ShanghaiChina$79,700$88,292$97,121$52,975 / $35,317CN¥16,000
BolognaItaly$81,377$89,008$97,204$53,405 / $35,603€1,500
Cape TownSouth Africa$81,836$89,262$96,813$53,557 / $35,705ZAR 28,000
LimaPeru$81,559$89,329$97,099$53,598 / $35,732PEN 7,000
ValenciaSpain$80,543$89,593$98,808$53,756 / $35,837€1,750
SeoulSouth Korea$81,087$90,110$99,207$54,066 / $36,044₩3,500,000
RiyadhSaudi Arabia$84,321$90,365$96,409$54,219 / $36,146SAR 8,500
TampereFinland$81,651$90,454$99,954$54,273 / $36,182€1,590
EindhovenNetherlands$80,125$90,793$102,338$54,476 / $36,317€1,975
MonterreyMexico$86,089$92,839$99,644$55,703 / $37,136MX$30,000
ManchesterUnited Kingdom$86,124$92,879$99,634$55,728 / $37,152£1,346
MontrealCanada$82,043$93,012$103,932$55,807 / $37,205CA$3,500
LyonFrance$85,522$93,471$103,156$56,083 / $37,388€1,800
WellingtonNew Zealand$85,521$94,050$102,580$56,430 / $37,620NZ$3,600
PortoPortugal$85,313$94,742$105,090$56,845 / $37,897€1,750
San AntonioUSA$88,952$95,091$101,231$57,055 / $38,037$1,850
BucharestRomania$90,307$96,156$102,005$57,694 / $38,462RON 5,800
São PauloBrazil$90,116$96,469$102,823$57,882 / $38,588R$9,000
OsloNorway$84,739$96,677$108,614$58,006 / $38,671NOK 28,000
EspooFinland$87,499$97,205$107,424$58,323 / $38,882€1,730
VilniusLithuania$91,885$98,371$104,858$59,023 / $39,349€1,270
HoustonUSA$92,418$98,723$105,029$59,234 / $39,489$1,900
MontevideoUruguay$91,555$99,273$107,064$59,564 / $39,709UYU 66,000
TorontoCanada$89,873$99,647$109,485$59,788 / $39,859CA$3,500
AthensGreece$91,042$100,255$109,903$60,153 / $40,102€1,700
LjubljanaSlovenia$92,966$101,601$110,236$60,960 / $40,640€1,500
AucklandNew Zealand$94,640$104,590$114,541$62,754 / $41,836NZ$4,200
FrankfurtGermany$94,285$105,651$117,250$63,390 / $42,260€2,030
AdelaideAustralia$97,903$105,732$113,561$63,439 / $42,293A$2,815
Mexico CityMexico$96,087$105,769$115,328$63,461 / $42,308MX$42,000
Raleigh-DurhamUSA$98,970$105,955$112,939$63,573 / $42,382$2,000
BirminghamUnited Kingdom$98,707$105,984$113,261$63,590 / $42,394£1,450
VancouverCanada$94,428$106,137$117,993$63,682 / $42,455CA$4,250
BrisbaneAustralia$97,378$106,278$115,178$63,767 / $42,511A$3,200
DallasUSA$99,566$106,867$114,169$64,120 / $42,747$2,200
EdinburghUnited Kingdom$96,326$107,591$119,009$64,554 / $43,036£1,900
HelsinkiFinland$96,914$108,853$120,811$65,312 / $43,541€2,000
CharlotteUSA$102,392$109,726$117,060$65,836 / $43,890$2,100
PhoenixUSA$102,857$110,153$117,449$66,092 / $44,061$2,130
Las VegasUSA$103,624$110,594$117,563$66,356 / $44,238$2,100
MadridSpain$98,207$110,665$123,352$66,399 / $44,266€2,300
YerevanArmenia$102,632$111,294$119,955$66,776 / $44,517AMD 950,000
PittsburghUSA$104,152$111,332$118,512$66,799 / $44,533$2,000
DetroitUSA$104,057$111,475$118,892$66,885 / $44,590$2,050
NashvilleUSA$102,848$111,477$120,106$66,886 / $44,591$2,600
AustinUSA$103,619$111,584$119,550$66,951 / $44,634$2,400
TampaUSA$103,872$112,003$120,135$67,202 / $44,801$2,450
San JoséCosta Rica$105,524$113,034$120,543$67,820 / $45,213CRC 900,000
AtlantaUSA$104,704$113,197$121,690$67,918 / $45,279$2,400
Salt Lake CityUSA$105,178$113,265$121,351$67,959 / $45,306$2,300
DohaQatar$102,738$114,459$126,181$68,676 / $45,784QAR 16,000
BarcelonaSpain$101,797$115,348$128,749$69,209 / $46,139€2,400
MunichGermany$100,735$115,561$130,794$69,337 / $46,224€2,610
LimassolCyprus$103,894$117,443$131,013$70,466 / $46,977€2,800
LisbonPortugal$106,851$120,725$134,198$72,435 / $48,290€2,300
PhiladelphiaUSA$112,908$120,885$128,862$72,531 / $48,354$2,200
The HagueNetherlands$104,943$121,135$137,715$72,681 / $48,454€2,750
RomeItaly$106,056$121,230$136,429$72,738 / $48,492€2,500
MelbourneAustralia$113,297$123,866$134,434$74,319 / $49,546A$3,800
UtrechtNetherlands$111,450$128,621$146,531$77,173 / $51,448€2,900
RotterdamNetherlands$113,999$128,816$144,241$77,290 / $51,526€2,500
MinneapolisUSA$124,355$132,744$141,630$79,647 / $53,098$2,300
SacramentoUSA$125,312$134,621$144,870$80,772 / $53,848$2,550
ChicagoUSA$123,546$134,864$147,432$80,918 / $53,945$3,200
PerthAustralia$125,884$134,923$143,962$80,954 / $53,969A$3,250
PortlandUSA$128,260$137,649$148,521$82,590 / $55,060$2,500
MilanItaly$121,563$138,674$155,785$83,205 / $55,470€2,900
MiamiUSA$127,726$140,669$155,073$84,402 / $56,268$3,800
Abu DhabiUAE$130,529$142,518$154,507$85,511 / $57,007AED 16,500
ParisFrance$127,925$146,219$164,512$87,731 / $58,488€3,400
DenverUSA$138,010$150,018$162,026$90,011 / $60,007$2,950
DublinIreland$132,772$153,718$174,814$92,231 / $61,487€3,400
SydneyAustralia$142,547$157,844$174,034$94,706 / $63,138A$5,500
San DiegoUSA$147,548$163,991$180,590$98,395 / $65,596$3,800
DubaiUAE$150,936$164,742$178,547$98,845 / $65,897AED 19,000
AmsterdamNetherlands$141,565$166,265$191,676$99,759 / $66,506€3,800
Los AngelesUSA$148,073$166,674$185,473$100,004 / $66,670$4,290
SeattleUSA$161,682$177,923$194,163$106,754 / $71,169$4,200
SingaporeSingapore$164,869$186,127$205,544$111,676 / $74,451SGD 8,000
Hong KongHong Kong$166,335$186,799$207,263$112,079 / $74,720HK$50,000
Washington, DCUSA$172,989$189,373$205,757$113,624 / $75,749$3,800
BostonUSA$185,972$205,903$225,835$123,542 / $82,361$4,850
BernSwitzerland$192,960$207,860$222,989$124,716 / $83,144CHF 2,922
LondonUnited Kingdom$187,552$209,899$233,918$125,940 / $83,960£3,587
LausanneSwitzerland$200,890$217,909$235,828$130,746 / $87,164CHF 3,343
BaselSwitzerland$215,482$234,221$253,808$140,533 / $93,688CHF 3,700
New York CityUSA$218,700$240,782$263,502$144,469 / $96,313$4,995
GenevaSwitzerland$219,811$243,658$269,184$146,195 / $97,463CHF 4,500
San FranciscoUSA$224,779$251,686$279,830$151,011 / $100,674$6,000
ZurichSwitzerland$242,644$269,841$297,277$161,905 / $107,936CHF 5,200
Tel AvivIsrael$246,596$273,881$301,165$164,328 / $109,552₪16,000
Monthly cash at three stages: all 174 cities
CityNo children / 2BRAges 3 + 4 / 3BRAges 6 + 8 / 3BR
Abu DhabiUAE$6,212$1,411$2,211
AccraGhana$6,463$5,068$5,140
AdelaideAustralia$5,957$2,257$4,183
AlmatyKazakhstan$7,557$5,677$6,259
AmsterdamNetherlands$3,397−$1,044$1,703
AthensGreece$4,627$2,945$3,036
AtlantaUSA$5,399$2,472$3,486
AucklandNew Zealand$5,406$2,730$3,579
AustinUSA$6,051$2,600$3,921
BakuAzerbaijan$7,997$6,732$6,923
BangaloreIndia$8,107$7,371$7,506
BangkokThailand$7,121$4,858$5,311
BarcelonaSpain$3,759$2,253$2,211
BaselSwitzerland$2,426−$3,986−$2,326
BeijingChina$6,785$5,095$4,774
BelgradeSerbia$5,725$3,722$4,196
Belo HorizonteBrazil$7,225$5,704$5,888
BergenNorway$5,455$4,128$3,985
BerlinGermany$4,531$3,776$3,864
BernSwitzerland$3,266−$2,806−$901
BilbaoSpain$5,026$3,640$3,531
BirminghamUnited Kingdom$5,943$2,092$3,942
BogotáColombia$7,765$5,760$6,285
BolognaItaly$4,493$3,285$3,098
BostonUSA$3,305−$3,276−$199
BrasíliaBrazil$7,013$5,096$5,517
BrisbaneAustralia$5,760$2,320$4,064
BucharestRomania$4,903$2,879$3,309
BudapestHungary$5,510$4,417$4,204
Buenos AiresArgentina$7,180$5,885$6,003
BusanSouth Korea$7,509$6,744$6,623
CairoEgypt$8,193$7,489$7,575
CalgaryCanada$6,023$4,738$4,572
CampinasBrazil$6,970$5,235$5,533
Cape TownSouth Africa$5,319$3,512$3,654
CasablancaMorocco$5,909$4,109$4,371
CharlotteUSA$5,707$2,590$3,839
ChennaiIndia$8,254$7,630$7,749
ChicagoUSA$4,756$1,171$2,339
CologneGermany$4,500$3,411$3,592
ColomboSri Lanka$6,721$5,997$6,020
CuritibaBrazil$7,137$5,544$5,803
DallasUSA$6,016$3,059$4,031
Delhi NCRIndia$8,046$7,259$7,394
DenverUSA$4,812−$231$2,207
DetroitUSA$5,484$2,582$3,443
DhakaBangladesh$7,899$6,832$6,983
DohaQatar$7,084$3,546$4,285
DubaiUAE$5,167−$231$520
DublinIreland$3,890$658$889
DüsseldorfGermany$4,501$3,831$3,572
EdinburghUnited Kingdom$5,302$2,172$3,403
EindhovenNetherlands$5,032$2,208$4,112
EspooFinland$4,275$2,718$2,938
FrankfurtGermany$3,687$2,732$2,419
FukuokaJapan$7,176$6,789$6,685
GenevaSwitzerland$1,811−$5,154−$1,758
GothenburgSweden$5,949$4,399$4,459
GuadalajaraMexico$6,381$4,324$4,595
GuangzhouChina$7,390$4,905$5,482
HamburgGermany$4,406$3,481$3,476
HangzhouChina$7,836$5,821$6,223
HanoiVietnam$7,822$6,354$6,922
HelsinkiFinland$3,835$2,165$2,525
Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam$7,449$5,842$6,484
Hong KongHong Kong$3,625−$1,374−$1,037
HoustonUSA$6,386$3,572$4,500
HyderabadIndia$8,430$7,806$7,900
IncheonSouth Korea$7,642$7,049$6,849
IstanbulTurkey$5,529$3,393$4,021
JakartaIndonesia$7,126$5,546$5,868
JohannesburgSouth Africa$5,489$3,414$3,843
KarachiPakistan$7,762$7,046$7,168
KrakówPoland$4,908$4,265$3,970
Kuala LumpurMalaysia$6,874$5,479$5,766
Kuwait CityKuwait$8,991$6,304$6,659
LagosNigeria$7,851$6,997$7,189
LarnacaCyprus$6,209$4,153$4,726
Las VegasUSA$6,161$2,503$4,138
LausanneSwitzerland$3,173−$3,434−$1,279
LeipzigGermany$5,102$4,244$4,341
LimaPeru$6,062$3,806$4,257
LimassolCyprus$5,211$1,941$3,106
LisbonPortugal$4,085$1,527$2,306
LjubljanaSlovenia$4,304$2,416$2,879
LondonUnited Kingdom$3,229−$2,831−$284
Los AngelesUSA$3,706−$374$816
LyonFrance$5,043$3,298$3,267
MadridSpain$4,311$2,559$2,400
MálagaSpain$4,881$3,595$3,350
MalmöSweden$6,094$4,890$4,885
ManchesterUnited Kingdom$6,267$2,888$4,560
ManilaPhilippines$6,374$4,678$4,707
MarseilleFrance$5,772$4,513$4,497
MelbourneAustralia$5,345$1,245$3,345
Mexico CityMexico$5,534$3,011$3,339
MiamiUSA$4,467$1,247$1,809
MilanItaly$3,184$1,380$1,026
MinneapolisUSA$5,124$658$2,999
MonterreyMexico$5,697$3,703$3,973
MontevideoUruguay$5,052$2,904$3,237
MontrealCanada$5,071$3,330$3,466
MumbaiIndia$7,374$6,174$6,229
MunichGermany$3,562$2,106$2,240
NagoyaJapan$7,066$6,594$6,453
NairobiKenya$5,730$3,860$4,157
NantesFrance$5,917$4,267$4,245
NaplesItaly$4,648$3,560$3,479
NashvilleUSA$5,705$2,905$3,629
NicosiaCyprus$6,650$4,371$5,244
New York CityUSA$1,635−$4,669−$1,562
OsakaJapan$6,541$5,759$5,401
OsloNorway$4,933$3,501$3,490
OttawaCanada$5,601$4,207$4,245
ParisFrance$3,502$1,029$992
PerthAustralia$5,246−$57$3,519
PhiladelphiaUSA$5,168$1,868$3,107
PhoenixUSA$5,971$2,521$3,976
PittsburghUSA$5,499$2,387$3,699
PortlandUSA$4,873$254$2,784
Porto AlegreBrazil$7,176$5,632$5,858
PortoPortugal$4,744$2,568$3,277
PuneIndia$8,318$7,808$7,818
QuitoEcuador$6,862$4,503$5,185
Raleigh-DurhamUSA$5,957$2,762$4,099
Rio de JaneiroBrazil$6,992$4,965$5,501
RiyadhSaudi Arabia$8,433$5,549$5,896
RomeItaly$3,470$1,955$1,716
RotterdamNetherlands$4,223$802$2,579
SacramentoUSA$5,051$835$2,645
Salt Lake CityUSA$5,533$2,473$3,513
San AntonioUSA$6,522$3,823$4,686
San DiegoUSA$3,782−$461$1,148
San FranciscoUSA$2,280−$5,410−$1,787
San JoséCosta Rica$5,754$2,716$3,204
SantiagoChile$7,704$5,671$6,164
São PauloBrazil$6,097$3,640$3,997
SeattleUSA$4,196−$1,881$1,029
SeoulSouth Korea$6,057$4,403$3,805
SevilleSpain$5,699$4,720$4,582
ShanghaiChina$6,389$4,355$4,186
ShenzhenChina$7,344$5,222$5,493
SingaporeSingapore$2,624−$1,860−$519
SofiaBulgaria$7,749$5,658$5,981
StavangerNorway$5,567$4,350$4,206
StockholmSweden$5,414$3,867$3,897
StuttgartGermany$4,424$3,433$3,516
SydneyAustralia$4,340−$665$1,789
TaipeiTaiwan$7,480$5,270$5,870
TallinnEstonia$6,987$5,744$5,698
TampaUSA$5,888$2,753$3,718
TampereFinland$4,341$2,743$3,203
TashkentUzbekistan$8,971$7,341$7,790
TbilisiGeorgia$7,225$5,598$5,779
Tel AvivIsrael$146−$3,650−$4,717
The HagueNetherlands$4,432$791$3,085
TokyoJapan$6,201$5,147$4,990
TorontoCanada$5,173$3,337$3,374
ToulouseFrance$5,980$4,858$4,836
TrondheimNorway$5,747$4,671$4,548
TurinItaly$4,732$3,726$3,419
UppsalaSweden$6,087$4,895$4,929
UtrechtNetherlands$4,273$406$2,932
ValenciaSpain$4,785$3,413$3,286
VancouverCanada$5,235$3,071$3,189
VilniusLithuania$4,693$2,674$3,524
WarsawPoland$4,301$3,430$3,073
Washington, DCUSA$3,700−$2,149$435
WaterlooCanada$5,865$4,153$4,245
WellingtonNew Zealand$5,821$3,232$4,130
WrocławPoland$4,818$4,115$3,796
YerevanArmenia$5,475$3,105$3,416
YokohamaJapan$6,767$6,217$6,101
ZurichSwitzerland$1,983−$7,339−$2,723
Individual income reference sources: all 174 cities
CityIndividual p50Individual p90Geography / population / basisYear / confidence / source
Abu Dhabi$45,123$126,343country; all workers; gross earnings2023 · thin
Composite of UAE labour-market reporting; national median monthly ~13,800 AED estimate, annualised x12
Accra$2,176$6,528country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
Ghana Statistical Service AHIES 2023 (average monthly wage 2,922 GHS); median ~2,000/mo estimate, annualised x12
Adelaide$43,948$81,742country; employees; employee income2022-23 · usable
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Personal Income in Australia 2022-23, median employee income
Almaty$6,531$15,674country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Bureau of National Statistics of Kazakhstan, median monthly wage 251,356 KZT (2023), annualised x12
Amsterdam$47,856$83,270country; working persons; personal pretax income2022 · usable
CBS (Statistics Netherlands), median personal income of working people, 2022
Athens$16,802$31,924country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
ELSTAT / Eurostat; derived from average gross earnings ~16,572 EUR/yr (2023)
Atlanta$65,300$146,925metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Auckland$39,169$74,422country; wage salary earners; gross earnings2023 · usable
Stats NZ, median weekly earnings from wages and salaries 1,273 NZD (June 2023 quarter), annualised x52
Austin$74,300$167,175metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Baku$3,882$9,706country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan (average monthly ~925 AZN, 2023); median ~550/mo estimate, annualised x12
Bangalore$2,257$6,771country; regular salaried employees; earnings2023-24 · thin
PLFS 2023-24 (average regular-salaried income 20,702 INR/mo); median for regular salaried ~18,000/mo, annualised x12
Bangkok$4,360$11,335country; employed persons; earnings2023 · thin
Thailand NSO 2023, median monthly income ~12,000 THB, annualised x12
Barcelona$27,056$51,406country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
INE Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial (EAES) 2023, salario mediano
Basel$100,563$184,030country; employees; gross earnings2022 · usable
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), median gross monthly wage 6,788 CHF (2022), annualised x12
Beijing$10,667$26,667country; urban employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
NBS China 2023 (urban non-private avg wage 120,700 CNY, private ~68,000); urban-employee median derived
Belgrade$11,850$26,069country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia; avg gross ~130,405 RSD/mo (Dec 2023), median gross ~100,000/mo estimate, annualised x12
Belo Horizonte$4,607$14,741country; employed persons; labor income2023 · thin
IBGE PNAD Continua 2023 (average real monthly income 2,979 BRL); median derived
Bergen$64,535$96,803country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Statistics Norway (SSB), median monthly earnings 50,660 NOK (2023), annualised x12
Berlin$54,855$102,031country; full time employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Destatis, median gross monthly earnings of full-time employees 3,945 EUR (April 2023), annualised x12
Bern$100,563$184,030country; employees; gross earnings2022 · usable
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), median gross monthly wage 6,788 CHF (2022), annualised x12
Bilbao$27,056$51,406country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
INE Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial (EAES) 2023, salario mediano
Birmingham$40,244$91,313country; income taxpayers; total pretax income2023-24 · rich
HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes, percentile points for total income before tax, tax year 2023-24 (gov.uk table 3.1a): median 29,700, measured p90 67,400, p95 93,600, p99 207,000
Bogotá$4,971$14,914country; employed persons; labor income2023 · thin
DANE GEIH 2023; median monthly labor income ~1,300,000 COP estimate, annualised x12
Bologna$25,261$45,469country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
ISTAT; derived from the 2021 low-pay threshold (60% of median = 12,093 EUR) uprated to 2023
Boston$84,600$190,350metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Brasília$4,607$14,741country; employed persons; labor income2023 · thin
IBGE PNAD Continua 2023 (average real monthly income 2,979 BRL); median derived
Brisbane$43,948$81,742country; employees; employee income2022-23 · usable
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Personal Income in Australia 2022-23, median employee income
Bucharest$14,071$32,363country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
INS Romania 2023; median gross monthly ~5,300 RON estimate, annualised x12
Budapest$16,472$33,439country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
KSH (Hungarian Central Statistical Office); median gross monthly ~430,000 HUF (2023 estimate), annualised x12
Buenos Aires$2,821$7,335country; registered employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
INDEC 2023; nominal median ~350,000 ARS/mo (late 2023), annualised x12
Busan$23,586$47,171country; wage workers; gross earnings2023 · usable
Statistics Korea (KOSTAT), median monthly income of wage-worker jobs 2,780,000 KRW (2023), annualised x12
Cairo$1,135$2,952country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
CAPMAS Egypt 2023 (average monthly wage 5,005 EGP); net median ~4,200/mo derived, grossed up ~12%, annualised x12
Calgary$42,662$79,351country; full year full time; employment income2023 · usable
Statistics Canada, employment income of full-year full-time workers, 2023 (T1/Canadian Income Survey)
Campinas$4,607$14,741country; employed persons; labor income2023 · thin
IBGE PNAD Continua 2023 (average real monthly income 2,979 BRL); median derived
Cape Town$3,331$13,325country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
Stats SA QLFS / Labour Market Dynamics 2023; national median monthly earnings ~4,500 ZAR estimate, annualised x12
Casablanca$7,112$19,914country; formal employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
HCP Morocco; formal-sector median gross ~5,500 MAD/mo estimate, annualised x12
Charlotte$63,700$143,325metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Chennai$2,257$6,771country; regular salaried employees; earnings2023-24 · thin
PLFS 2023-24 (average regular-salaried income 20,702 INR/mo); median for regular salaried ~18,000/mo, annualised x12
Chicago$69,700$156,825metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Cologne$54,855$102,031country; full time employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Destatis, median gross monthly earnings of full-time employees 3,945 EUR (April 2023), annualised x12
Colombo$1,626$4,066country; employees; earnings2023 · thin
Sri Lanka DCS; formal-sector median ~45,000 LKR/mo estimate, annualised x12
Curitiba$4,607$14,741country; employed persons; labor income2023 · thin
IBGE PNAD Continua 2023 (average real monthly income 2,979 BRL); median derived
Dallas$64,500$145,125metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Delhi NCR$2,257$6,771country; regular salaried employees; earnings2023-24 · thin
PLFS 2023-24 (average regular-salaried income 20,702 INR/mo); median for regular salaried ~18,000/mo, annualised x12
Denver$77,900$175,275metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Detroit$65,100$146,475metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Dhaka$1,027$2,568country; employees; earnings2023 · thin
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; average monthly wage ~12,000 BDT; median ~10,500/mo derived, annualised x12
Doha$26,374$73,846country; all workers; gross earnings2023 · thin
Qatar Planning and Statistics Authority (average monthly 12,535 QAR, 2023); all-worker median ~8,000/mo estimate, annualised x12
Dubai$45,123$126,343country; all workers; gross earnings2023 · thin
Composite of UAE labour-market reporting; national median monthly ~13,800 AED estimate, annualised x12
Dublin$42,134$85,533country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Ireland CSO, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources 2023, median weekly earnings 699.28 EUR annualised x52
Düsseldorf$54,855$102,031country; full time employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Destatis, median gross monthly earnings of full-time employees 3,945 EUR (April 2023), annualised x12
Edinburgh$40,244$91,313country; income taxpayers; total pretax income2023-24 · rich
HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes, percentile points for total income before tax, tax year 2023-24 (gov.uk table 3.1a): median 29,700, measured p90 67,400, p95 93,600, p99 207,000
Eindhoven$47,856$83,270country; working persons; personal pretax income2022 · usable
CBS (Statistics Netherlands), median personal income of working people, 2022
Espoo$49,557$83,058country; full time employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Statistics Finland, median monthly earnings of full-time wage earners 3,564 EUR (2023), p90 decile >=5,972 EUR; annualised x12
Frankfurt$54,855$102,031country; full time employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Destatis, median gross monthly earnings of full-time employees 3,945 EUR (April 2023), annualised x12
Fukuoka$23,853$42,697country; private sector wage earners; gross earnings2023 · usable
Japan National Tax Agency, Survey on Private-Sector Wages 2023, median annual salary ~3.8M JPY
Geneva$100,563$184,030country; employees; gross earnings2022 · usable
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), median gross monthly wage 6,788 CHF (2022), annualised x12
Gothenburg$48,379$77,406country; employees; gross earnings2024 · usable
Statistics Sweden (SCB), median monthly salary 38,300 SEK (2024), annualised x12
Guadalajara$4,932$13,318country; all workers; labor income2023 · thin
INEGI ENOE 2023 (average monthly labor income 9,475 MXN); median derived
Guangzhou$10,667$26,667country; urban employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
NBS China 2023 (urban non-private avg wage 120,700 CNY, private ~68,000); urban-employee median derived
Hamburg$54,855$102,031country; full time employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Destatis, median gross monthly earnings of full-time employees 3,945 EUR (April 2023), annualised x12
Hangzhou$10,667$26,667country; urban employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
NBS China 2023 (urban non-private avg wage 120,700 CNY, private ~68,000); urban-employee median derived
Hanoi$2,755$6,336country; employed persons; income2023 · thin
GSO Vietnam 2023 (average monthly income 7.1M VND); median derived (GSO does not publish a median)
Helsinki$49,557$83,058country; full time employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Statistics Finland, median monthly earnings of full-time wage earners 3,564 EUR (2023), p90 decile >=5,972 EUR; annualised x12
Ho Chi Minh City$2,755$6,336country; employed persons; income2023 · thin
GSO Vietnam 2023 (average monthly income 7.1M VND); median derived (GSO does not publish a median)
Hong Kong$30,268$74,140country; employees; gross earnings2023 · rich
Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department, 2023 monthly wage percentiles (p25 14,300 / p50 19,800 / p75 31,100 / p90 48,500), annualised x12
Houston$59,800$134,550metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Hyderabad$2,257$6,771country; regular salaried employees; earnings2023-24 · thin
PLFS 2023-24 (average regular-salaried income 20,702 INR/mo); median for regular salaried ~18,000/mo, annualised x12
Incheon$23,586$47,171country; wage workers; gross earnings2023 · usable
Statistics Korea (KOSTAT), median monthly income of wage-worker jobs 2,780,000 KRW (2023), annualised x12
Istanbul$4,510$10,825country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
TUIK Structure of Earnings Survey 2023; median gross ~18,000 TRY/mo estimate, annualised x12
Jakarta$1,755$4,564country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
BPS Indonesia, average net wage 2.94M IDR/mo (Feb 2023); net median ~2.5M/mo derived, grossed up ~4%, annualised x12
Johannesburg$3,331$13,325country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
Stats SA QLFS / Labour Market Dynamics 2023; national median monthly earnings ~4,500 ZAR estimate, annualised x12
Karachi$1,295$3,627country; employees; earnings2023 · thin
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey; all-worker median ~30,000 PKR/mo estimate, annualised x12
Kraków$22,119$45,566country; employees; gross earnings2024 · usable
GUS (Statistics Poland), median gross monthly wage 6,857 PLN (October 2024), annualised x12
Kuala Lumpur$7,691$18,458country; formal employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), median monthly salaries and wages 2,602 MYR (2023), annualised x12
Kuwait City$23,377$58,442country; all workers; gross earnings2023 · thin
Kuwait CSB (avg Kuwaiti ~1,493 KWD, non-Kuwaiti ~338 KWD, 2023); all-worker median ~600/mo estimate, annualised x12
Lagos$1,058$3,175country; formal employees; earnings2023 · thin
NBS Nigeria 2023; formal-sector median ~120,000 NGN/mo estimate, annualised x12
Larnaca$26,481$63,819country; full time employees; gross earnings2022 · usable
Eurostat earn_ses_annual, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (NACE B-S excl. O), gross ANNUAL earnings including irregular bonuses, full-time employees: median EUR 22,853, P90 EUR 54,969, so P90/P50 = 2.41. Pulled from the Eurostat dissemination API because gov.cy and the CYSTAT value tables refuse automated fetches
Las Vegas$54,200$121,950metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Lausanne$100,563$184,030country; employees; gross earnings2022 · usable
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), median gross monthly wage 6,788 CHF (2022), annualised x12
Leipzig$54,855$102,031country; full time employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Destatis, median gross monthly earnings of full-time employees 3,945 EUR (April 2023), annualised x12
Lima$4,286$12,000country; employed persons; labor income2023 · thin
INEI Peru 2023 (national average labor income 1,556 PEN/mo, Lima 1,910); median ~1,200/mo derived, annualised x12
Limassol$26,481$63,819country; full time employees; gross earnings2022 · usable
Eurostat earn_ses_annual, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (NACE B-S excl. O), gross ANNUAL earnings including irregular bonuses, full-time employees: median EUR 22,853, P90 EUR 54,969, so P90/P50 = 2.41. Pulled from the Eurostat dissemination API because gov.cy and the CYSTAT value tables refuse automated fetches
Lisbon$20,278$46,437country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
INE / GEP-MTSSS Quadros de Pessoal; median gross earnings estimate on Portugal's 14-month pay convention
Ljubljana$25,578$44,762country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
SURS (Statistical Office of Slovenia), median gross monthly earnings 1,839.50 EUR (October 2023), annualised x12
London$40,244$91,313country; income taxpayers; total pretax income2023-24 · rich
HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes, percentile points for total income before tax, tax year 2023-24 (gov.uk table 3.1a): median 29,700, measured p90 67,400, p95 93,600, p99 207,000
Los Angeles$65,000$146,250metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Lyon$39,977$78,754country; full time equivalent private; gross earnings2023 · usable
INSEE 2023 private-sector full-time-equivalent net deciles (median net 2,180/mo, p90 net 4,300/mo), converted to gross via the INSEE net/gross ratio 1.32
Madrid$27,056$51,406country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
INE Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial (EAES) 2023, salario mediano
Málaga$27,056$51,406country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
INE Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial (EAES) 2023, salario mediano
Malmö$48,379$77,406country; employees; gross earnings2024 · usable
Statistics Sweden (SCB), median monthly salary 38,300 SEK (2024), annualised x12
Manchester$40,244$91,313country; income taxpayers; total pretax income2023-24 · rich
HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes, percentile points for total income before tax, tax year 2023-24 (gov.uk table 3.1a): median 29,700, measured p90 67,400, p95 93,600, p99 207,000
Manila$2,535$6,590country; all workers; income2023 · thin
PSA 2023; median monthly income ~13,000 PHP (incl. informal), annualised x12
Marseille$39,977$78,754country; full time equivalent private; gross earnings2023 · usable
INSEE 2023 private-sector full-time-equivalent net deciles (median net 2,180/mo, p90 net 4,300/mo), converted to gross via the INSEE net/gross ratio 1.32
Melbourne$43,948$81,742country; employees; employee income2022-23 · usable
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Personal Income in Australia 2022-23, median employee income
Mexico City$4,932$13,318country; all workers; labor income2023 · thin
INEGI ENOE 2023 (average monthly labor income 9,475 MXN); median derived
Miami$54,200$121,950metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Milan$25,261$45,469country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
ISTAT; derived from the 2021 low-pay threshold (60% of median = 12,093 EUR) uprated to 2023
Minneapolis$72,700$163,575metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Monterrey$4,932$13,318country; all workers; labor income2023 · thin
INEGI ENOE 2023 (average monthly labor income 9,475 MXN); median derived
Montevideo$10,487$24,120country; employed persons; labor income2023 · thin
INE Uruguay 2023; individual median labor income ~35,000 UYU/mo estimate, annualised x12
Montreal$42,662$79,351country; full year full time; employment income2023 · usable
Statistics Canada, employment income of full-year full-time workers, 2023 (T1/Canadian Income Survey)
Mumbai$2,257$6,771country; regular salaried employees; earnings2023-24 · thin
PLFS 2023-24 (average regular-salaried income 20,702 INR/mo); median for regular salaried ~18,000/mo, annualised x12
Munich$54,855$102,031country; full time employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Destatis, median gross monthly earnings of full-time employees 3,945 EUR (April 2023), annualised x12
Nagoya$23,853$42,697country; private sector wage earners; gross earnings2023 · usable
Japan National Tax Agency, Survey on Private-Sector Wages 2023, median annual salary ~3.8M JPY
Nairobi$4,641$14,851country; formal employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
KNBS Kenya, formal-sector average annual earnings 894,200 KES (2023); median ~50,000/mo derived, annualised x12
Nantes$39,977$78,754country; full time equivalent private; gross earnings2023 · usable
INSEE 2023 private-sector full-time-equivalent net deciles (median net 2,180/mo, p90 net 4,300/mo), converted to gross via the INSEE net/gross ratio 1.32
Naples$25,261$45,469country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
ISTAT; derived from the 2021 low-pay threshold (60% of median = 12,093 EUR) uprated to 2023
Nashville$62,700$141,075metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Nicosia$26,481$63,819country; full time employees; gross earnings2022 · usable
Eurostat earn_ses_annual, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (NACE B-S excl. O), gross ANNUAL earnings including irregular bonuses, full-time employees: median EUR 22,853, P90 EUR 54,969, so P90/P50 = 2.41. Pulled from the Eurostat dissemination API because gov.cy and the CYSTAT value tables refuse automated fetches
New York City$76,100$171,225metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Osaka$23,853$42,697country; private sector wage earners; gross earnings2023 · usable
Japan National Tax Agency, Survey on Private-Sector Wages 2023, median annual salary ~3.8M JPY
Oslo$64,535$96,803country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Statistics Norway (SSB), median monthly earnings 50,660 NOK (2023), annualised x12
Ottawa$42,662$79,351country; full year full time; employment income2023 · usable
Statistics Canada, employment income of full-year full-time workers, 2023 (T1/Canadian Income Survey)
Paris$39,977$78,754country; full time equivalent private; gross earnings2023 · usable
INSEE 2023 private-sector full-time-equivalent net deciles (median net 2,180/mo, p90 net 4,300/mo), converted to gross via the INSEE net/gross ratio 1.32
Perth$43,948$81,742country; employees; employee income2022-23 · usable
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Personal Income in Australia 2022-23, median employee income
Philadelphia$70,500$158,625metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Phoenix$62,100$139,725metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Pittsburgh$65,000$146,250metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Pittsburgh metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Portland$72,600$163,350metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Porto Alegre$4,607$14,741country; employed persons; labor income2023 · thin
IBGE PNAD Continua 2023 (average real monthly income 2,979 BRL); median derived
Porto$20,278$46,437country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
INE / GEP-MTSSS Quadros de Pessoal; median gross earnings estimate on Portugal's 14-month pay convention
Pune$2,257$6,771country; regular salaried employees; earnings2023-24 · thin
PLFS 2023-24 (average regular-salaried income 20,702 INR/mo); median for regular salaried ~18,000/mo, annualised x12
Quito$4,800$12,000country; employed persons; labor income2023 · thin
INEC Ecuador ENEMDU 2023, median monthly labor income ~398 USD, annualised x12
Raleigh-Durham$73,800$166,050metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Raleigh-Cary metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Rio de Janeiro$4,607$14,741country; employed persons; labor income2023 · thin
IBGE PNAD Continua 2023 (average real monthly income 2,979 BRL); median derived
Riyadh$22,400$62,720country; all workers; gross earnings2023 · thin
GASTAT Saudi Arabia 2023 (avg Saudi wage ~10,000 SAR, non-Saudi ~4,840); all-worker median ~7,000/mo estimate, annualised x12
Rome$25,261$45,469country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
ISTAT; derived from the 2021 low-pay threshold (60% of median = 12,093 EUR) uprated to 2023
Rotterdam$47,856$83,270country; working persons; personal pretax income2022 · usable
CBS (Statistics Netherlands), median personal income of working people, 2022
Sacramento$72,200$162,450metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Salt Lake City$64,400$144,900metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Salt Lake City-Murray metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
San Antonio$55,800$125,550metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
San Diego$72,800$163,800metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
San Francisco$97,200$218,700metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
San José$12,025$33,669country; employed persons; labor income2023 · thin
INEC Costa Rica ENAHO 2023; individual median labor income ~450,000 CRC/mo estimate, annualised x12
Santiago$9,437$25,480country; occupied population; gross earnings2023 · usable
INE Chile, Encuesta Suplementaria de Ingresos (ESI) 2023, median monthly labor income 582,559 CLP net, annualised x12 and grossed up
São Paulo$4,607$14,741country; employed persons; labor income2023 · thin
IBGE PNAD Continua 2023 (average real monthly income 2,979 BRL); median derived
Seattle$87,000$195,750metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Seoul$23,586$47,171country; wage workers; gross earnings2023 · usable
Statistics Korea (KOSTAT), median monthly income of wage-worker jobs 2,780,000 KRW (2023), annualised x12
Seville$27,056$51,406country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
INE Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial (EAES) 2023, salario mediano
Shanghai$10,667$26,667country; urban employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
NBS China 2023 (urban non-private avg wage 120,700 CNY, private ~68,000); urban-employee median derived
Shenzhen$10,667$26,667country; urban employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
NBS China 2023 (urban non-private avg wage 120,700 CNY, private ~68,000); urban-employee median derived
Singapore$42,656$93,844country; full time residents; gross earnings2023 · usable
Singapore MOM, median gross monthly income from work EXCLUDING employer CPF of full-time employed residents 4,550 SGD (2023), annualised x12
Sofia$11,356$24,983country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
NSI Bulgaria, average annual gross wage 24,147 BGN (2023); median derived x0.8, converted BGN->EUR at the fixed peg 1.95583 (Bulgaria adopted the euro 2026)
Stavanger$64,535$96,803country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Statistics Norway (SSB), median monthly earnings 50,660 NOK (2023), annualised x12
Stockholm$48,379$77,406country; employees; gross earnings2024 · usable
Statistics Sweden (SCB), median monthly salary 38,300 SEK (2024), annualised x12
Stuttgart$54,855$102,031country; full time employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Destatis, median gross monthly earnings of full-time employees 3,945 EUR (April 2023), annualised x12
Sydney$43,948$81,742country; employees; employee income2022-23 · usable
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Personal Income in Australia 2022-23, median employee income
Taipei$16,489$32,977country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
DGBAS Taiwan, median annual salary of industry and service employees 525,000 TWD (2023)
Tallinn$20,871$41,743country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Statistics Estonia, median gross monthly wage ~1,501 EUR (2023), annualised x12
Tampa$57,300$128,925metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Tampere$49,557$83,058country; full time employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Statistics Finland, median monthly earnings of full-time wage earners 3,564 EUR (2023), p90 decile >=5,972 EUR; annualised x12
Tashkent$3,342$7,688country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
Statistics Agency of Uzbekistan (average nominal monthly 4,337,600 UZS, 2023); median ~3,300,000/mo derived, annualised x12
Tbilisi$5,057$12,644country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
Geostat Georgia (average gross monthly 2,045 GEL, 2023); median ~1,100/mo estimate, annualised x12
Tel Aviv$40,135$94,719country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Israel National Insurance Institute / CBS, median monthly wage ~9,900 ILS (2023 est., deflated from H1-2025 median 10,586), annualised x12
The Hague$47,856$83,270country; working persons; personal pretax income2022 · usable
CBS (Statistics Netherlands), median personal income of working people, 2022
Tokyo$23,853$42,697country; private sector wage earners; gross earnings2023 · usable
Japan National Tax Agency, Survey on Private-Sector Wages 2023, median annual salary ~3.8M JPY
Toronto$42,662$79,351country; full year full time; employment income2023 · usable
Statistics Canada, employment income of full-year full-time workers, 2023 (T1/Canadian Income Survey)
Toulouse$39,977$78,754country; full time equivalent private; gross earnings2023 · usable
INSEE 2023 private-sector full-time-equivalent net deciles (median net 2,180/mo, p90 net 4,300/mo), converted to gross via the INSEE net/gross ratio 1.32
Trondheim$64,535$96,803country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
Statistics Norway (SSB), median monthly earnings 50,660 NOK (2023), annualised x12
Turin$25,261$45,469country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
ISTAT; derived from the 2021 low-pay threshold (60% of median = 12,093 EUR) uprated to 2023
Uppsala$48,379$77,406country; employees; gross earnings2024 · usable
Statistics Sweden (SCB), median monthly salary 38,300 SEK (2024), annualised x12
Utrecht$47,856$83,270country; working persons; personal pretax income2022 · usable
CBS (Statistics Netherlands), median personal income of working people, 2022
Valencia$27,056$51,406country; employees; gross earnings2023 · usable
INE Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial (EAES) 2023, salario mediano
Vancouver$42,662$79,351country; full year full time; employment income2023 · usable
Statistics Canada, employment income of full-year full-time workers, 2023 (T1/Canadian Income Survey)
Vilnius$19,467$44,774country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
Statistics Lithuania / Sodra; median gross monthly ~1,400 EUR (2023 est.), annualised x12
Warsaw$22,119$45,566country; employees; gross earnings2024 · usable
GUS (Statistics Poland), median gross monthly wage 6,857 PLN (October 2024), annualised x12
Washington, DC$88,700$199,575metro; full year full time; gross earnings2024 · usable
US Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-Year, combined full-time year-round median earnings for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area (count-weighted from table B20017 male and female FT-YR medians)
Waterloo$42,662$79,351country; full year full time; employment income2023 · usable
Statistics Canada, employment income of full-year full-time workers, 2023 (T1/Canadian Income Survey)
Wellington$39,169$74,422country; wage salary earners; gross earnings2023 · usable
Stats NZ, median weekly earnings from wages and salaries 1,273 NZD (June 2023 quarter), annualised x52
Wrocław$22,119$45,566country; employees; gross earnings2024 · usable
GUS (Statistics Poland), median gross monthly wage 6,857 PLN (October 2024), annualised x12
Yerevan$7,221$17,331country; employees; gross earnings2023 · thin
Armstat (average nominal monthly wage 269,994 AMD, 2023); median ~220,000/mo, annualised x12
Yokohama$23,853$42,697country; private sector wage earners; gross earnings2023 · usable
Japan National Tax Agency, Survey on Private-Sector Wages 2023, median annual salary ~3.8M JPY
Zurich$100,563$184,030country; employees; gross earnings2022 · usable
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), median gross monthly wage 6,788 CHF (2022), annualised x12
Why 7 cities are held from Atlas
  • Aarhus: Child-benefit age bands and income clawback unresolved.
  • Antwerp: Flemish child-benefit basis requires the regional check recorded in the ledger.
  • Brussels: Child-benefit amount awaiting the recorded regional correction.
  • Copenhagen: Child-benefit age bands and income clawback unresolved.
  • Ghent: Flemish child-benefit basis requires the regional check recorded in the ledger.
  • Prague: Zero preschool fee remains subject to the childcare eligibility hold.
  • Vienna: Child-benefit age-band basis unresolved.

The original 178-city reference tables below retain their historical coverage and may include these cities. A legacy row does not clear an Atlas publication hold.

How to read this Atlas.

One engine, three questions

The Atlas uses the same cityparity calculator engine. The first chart isolates care and health bills. The second solves a household budget. The third holds earnings fixed and changes ages and housing. The figures answer different questions and should be read with their stated households.

Know what the sources can support

Tax and benefit rules draw on official sources. Housing and everyday prices have mixed coverage, including crowdsourced estimates. Income distributions can be national, modeled or thin. Read the methodology and source audit, the data changelog and the per-value source records before treating a difference as decisive.

Eligibility follows the model

Resident employee defaults apply, including CPF, EPF and BPJS where relevant; the Indian international-worker EPF option is off. No special inbound tax regime is applied. The budget assumes employer-paid visas, transit, no travel home, and no voluntary retirement contribution. Automatic childcare subsidies are included; eligibility-dependent credits may be incomplete.

A dated comparison

Built 2026-09-17, using the 2026-08-18 exchange-rate snapshot. All three Atlas charts convert local amounts to USD, so exchange rates can change their ordering. The original index's shares use local currency on both sides of the fraction.

What does the annual family bill include?
Childcare after automatic subsidy plus the full household healthcare bill, minus cash child benefit. Income tax and payroll contributions are excluded from this chart. Healthcare includes premiums and other household charges modeled by the calculator; statutory health contributions already in payroll remain in the tax line.
Why can the annual bill be negative?
A negative value means the modeled cash child benefit exceeds childcare and household healthcare combined. The household still pays rent, food and other bills. Benefit eligibility depends on residency, income and the rules recorded for each city.
How is the salary a family needs calculated?
The model solves combined annual gross earnings at a 60/40 split until monthly bills are covered and 10% of after-tax income remains as cash savings. The budget includes a three-bedroom rental, childcare for ages 3 and 6, healthcare, ordinary spending and transit. Child benefit contributes to cash left; it is excluded from the after-tax savings denominator.
What does the rent range mean?
The lower and upper salaries use 80% and 120% of the stored three-bedroom rent. Utilities, insurance and internet stay unchanged. These are sensitivity scenarios, not observed rent percentiles or confidence intervals.
Can I use these figures for a move?
Start here, then use your own salary and household in the calculator. The benchmark uses resident employee defaults and no special inbound tax regime. Mandatory contributions follow those defaults; voluntary retirement contributions and travel home are zero. Employer-paid visas are assumed. Local job offers, housing availability and your eligibility need separate checks.

The original index, for reference.

The original 178-city tables retain their own income anchors: a single earner at each city's p90 or median, compared with a family whose partner earns 60% of that primary income. They measure the additional family bill as a share of family gross. These are different households from the fixed $150,000 Atlas benchmark.

First: the advanced-economy grouping. Then: all 178 cities. A dagger (†) marks a thin income anchor; § marks compulsory savings included in the payroll line. Income references vary in geography and population; a stored percentile can itself be an estimate.

converted at 2026-08-18; applies to legacy tables only.
Cut rankCityAdditional family bill (USD)Gap shareCountryFamily gross (USD)Extra taxChildcareExtra healthChild benefit
1Fukuoka$4,8267.1%Japan$68,315$5,366$301$665$1,506
2Stockholm$8,8547.1%Sweden$123,850$8,113$3,256$642$3,158
3Yokohama$4,9027.2%Japan$68,315$5,366$377$665$1,506
4Malmö$8,8957.2%Sweden$123,850$8,947$2,653$453$3,158
5Nagoya$5,0527.4%Japan$68,315$5,366$527$665$1,506
6Vienna †$8,5887.6%Austria$113,038$11,256$3,810$1,634$8,111
7Gothenburg$9,5797.7%Sweden$123,850$9,028$3,256$453$3,158
8Oslo$11,9807.7%Norway$154,884$12,616$3,391$1,099$5,126
9Trondheim$12,0547.8%Norway$154,884$12,616$3,975$589$5,126
10Busan$5,8847.8%South Korea$75,474$4,499$1,442$1,640$1,697
11Bergen$12,1817.9%Norway$154,884$12,616$4,102$589$5,126
12Stavanger$12,1817.9%Norway$154,884$12,616$4,102$589$5,126
13Incheon$5,9697.9%South Korea$75,474$4,499$1,527$1,640$1,697
14Uppsala$9,9898.1%Sweden$123,850$9,139$3,555$453$3,158
15Tallinn$5,8688.8%Estonia$66,788$4,072$2,503$962$1,669
16Tokyo$6,1078.9%Japan$68,315$5,366$1,582$665$1,506
17Berlin$15,0549.2%Germany$163,249$20,576$834$846$7,203
18Osaka$6,4089.4%Japan$68,315$5,366$1,883$665$1,506
19Düsseldorf$15,4719.5%Germany$163,249$20,576$1,251$846$7,203
20Frankfurt$15,6109.6%Germany$163,249$20,576$1,390$846$7,203
21Hamburg$16,72210.2%Germany$163,249$20,576$2,503$846$7,203
22Seoul$7,83610.4%South Korea$75,474$4,499$3,394$1,640$1,697
23Leipzig$17,50110.7%Germany$163,249$20,576$3,282$846$7,203
24Ghent$15,52411.3%Belgium$137,681$16,902$2,225$1,958$5,562
25Stuttgart$18,61311.4%Germany$163,249$20,576$4,394$846$7,203
26Brussels$15,72011.4%Belgium$137,681$16,959$2,364$1,958$5,562
27Munich$18,66911.4%Germany$163,249$20,576$4,450$846$7,203
28Cologne$18,94711.6%Germany$163,249$20,576$4,728$846$7,203
29Prague$7,78912.8%Czechia$60,901$6,075$1,724$757$766
30Copenhagen †$27,23713.9%Denmark$195,969$24,540$7,070$1,147$5,519
31Marseille$17,66614.0%France$126,007$12,336$3,337$2,526$533
32Toulouse$18,00014.3%France$126,007$12,336$3,671$2,526$533
33Montreal$18,17514.3%Canada$126,962$13,328$5,439$1,165$1,757
34Lyon$18,08314.4%France$126,007$12,336$3,893$2,387$533
35Paris$18,50014.7%France$126,007$12,336$4,171$2,526$533
36Antwerp$20,26114.7%Belgium$137,681$16,912$6,952$1,958$5,562
37Taipei$7,92515.0%Taiwan$52,764$2,334$8,291$1,068$3,769
38Calgary$19,21715.1%Canada$126,962$11,396$6,268$1,554$0
39Tel Aviv$22,98615.2%Israel$151,550$15,841$6,081$2,686$1,622
40Espoo$20,20815.2%Finland$132,893$17,184$4,728$1,078$2,781
41Nashville$34,58815.3%USA$225,720$14,782$14,820$9,386$4,400
42Eindhoven$20,46215.4%Netherlands$133,232$8,745$11,541$2,943$2,767
43Ottawa$19,75415.6%Canada$126,962$11,552$6,647$1,554$0
44Naples †$11,32615.6%Italy$72,751$9,107$2,503$1,338$1,622
45Dallas$36,24715.6%USA$232,200$15,421$15,840$9,386$4,400
46San Antonio$31,65615.8%USA$200,880$12,330$14,340$9,386$4,400
47Aarhus †$31,01015.8%Denmark$195,969$25,097$10,285$1,147$5,519
48Houston$34,09715.8%USA$215,280$13,751$15,360$9,386$4,400
49Austin$42,37915.8%USA$267,480$19,438$18,300$9,041$4,400
50Nantes$20,03015.9%France$126,007$12,336$5,701$2,526$533
51Helsinki$21,34216.1%Finland$132,893$17,483$5,562$1,078$2,781
52Valencia$13,52016.4%Spain$82,249$9,125$3,323$1,072$0
53Tampa$34,10916.5%USA$206,280$12,863$16,260$9,386$4,400
54Tampere$22,05016.6%Finland$132,893$18,330$5,423$1,078$2,781
55Rotterdam$22,13116.6%Netherlands$133,232$8,745$13,210$2,943$2,767
56Seville$13,69816.7%Spain$82,249$9,039$3,518$1,141$0
57Milan †$12,17716.7%Italy$72,751$8,832$3,629$1,338$1,622
58Miami$32,66916.7%USA$195,120$11,762$15,840$9,467$4,400
59Salt Lake City$39,19016.9%USA$231,840$18,349$16,200$9,041$4,400
60Atlanta$39,77316.9%USA$235,080$19,052$16,080$9,041$4,400
61The Hague$22,54816.9%Netherlands$133,232$8,745$13,627$2,943$2,767
62Rome †$12,36217.0%Italy$72,751$9,253$3,462$1,269$1,622
63Madrid$14,07617.1%Spain$82,249$8,722$4,213$1,141$0
64Waterloo$21,73917.1%Canada$126,962$11,552$8,633$1,554$0
65Raleigh-Durham$45,94217.3%USA$265,680$22,341$18,960$9,041$4,400
66Hong Kong$20,53317.3%Hong Kong$118,624$4,635$12,994$2,904$0
67Vancouver$22,07617.4%Canada$126,962$11,198$9,669$1,209$0
68Detroit$40,80317.4%USA$234,360$20,076$15,660$9,467$4,400
69Bologna †$12,71617.5%Italy$72,751$8,926$4,074$1,338$1,622
70Málaga$14,39317.5%Spain$82,249$9,039$4,213$1,141$0
71Phoenix$39,24317.6%USA$223,560$16,137$18,120$9,386$4,400
72Bilbao$14,45017.6%Spain$82,249$9,568$3,740$1,141$0
73Charlotte$40,42717.6%USA$229,320$17,726$18,060$9,041$4,400
74Toronto$22,43017.7%Canada$126,962$11,552$9,324$1,554$0
75Barcelona$14,58217.7%Spain$82,249$9,130$4,311$1,141$0
76Chicago$45,32418.1%USA$250,920$20,937$19,320$9,467$4,400
77Utrecht$24,21718.2%Netherlands$133,232$8,745$15,295$2,943$2,767
78Pittsburgh$42,59218.2%USA$234,000$19,645$17,880$9,467$4,400
79Philadelphia$46,51918.3%USA$253,800$22,732$18,720$9,467$4,400
80Las Vegas$36,18818.5%USA$195,120$11,762$19,440$9,386$4,400
81Edinburgh$27,82819.0%United Kingdom$146,101$10,709$17,886$1,260$2,027
82Wellington$22,84419.2%New Zealand$119,074$9,507$11,219$2,118$0
83Auckland$23,12819.4%New Zealand$119,074$9,507$11,361$2,260$0
84Turin †$14,17319.5%Italy$72,751$9,159$5,298$1,338$1,622
85Amsterdam$26,02419.5%Netherlands$133,232$8,745$17,103$2,943$2,767
86Dublin$27,08819.8%Ireland$136,853$8,850$17,149$4,983$3,893
87Sacramento$52,49920.2%USA$259,920$23,281$23,280$10,338$4,400
88Los Angeles$47,27520.2%USA$234,000$19,377$21,960$10,338$4,400
89Singapore §$30,64020.4%Singapore$150,150$13,390$15,000$5,375$3,125
90San Diego$53,94020.6%USA$262,080$23,642$24,360$10,338$4,400
91Brisbane$27,01420.7%Australia$130,788$8,971$15,206$2,837$0
92Seattle$65,12320.8%USA$313,200$26,905$32,280$10,338$4,400
93Minneapolis$55,54421.2%USA$261,720$24,077$26,400$9,467$4,400
94Denver$59,72121.3%USA$280,440$25,254$29,400$9,467$4,400
95Porto †$15,91421.4%Portugal$74,299$6,788$8,065$1,061$0
96Manchester$31,67521.7%United Kingdom$146,101$10,572$21,870$1,260$2,027
97Portland$56,89421.8%USA$261,360$25,427$26,400$9,467$4,400
98Boston$68,53122.5%USA$304,560$29,353$33,240$10,338$4,400
99Lisbon †$16,96222.8%Portugal$74,299$6,788$9,038$1,136$0
100Adelaide$30,00722.9%Australia$130,788$8,971$17,986$3,050$0
101Ljubljana$16,59423.2%Slovenia$71,619$9,176$6,021$1,397$0
102Birmingham$33,95123.2%United Kingdom$146,101$10,572$24,146$1,260$2,027
103Melbourne$30,47523.3%Australia$130,788$8,971$18,496$3,007$0
104Vilnius †$16,81123.5%Lithuania$71,638$10,611$8,621$1,054$3,476
105Washington, DC$75,78123.7%USA$319,320$34,683$35,160$10,338$4,400
106Geneva$69,97823.8%Switzerland$294,448$27,131$38,519$13,543$9,215
107Basel$70,37023.9%Switzerland$294,448$28,197$34,074$14,469$6,370
108San Francisco$85,61024.5%USA$349,920$38,116$41,280$10,614$4,400
109Bern$73,15024.8%Switzerland$294,448$31,422$35,556$12,543$6,370
110Athens †$12,93225.3%Greece$51,078$4,682$7,648$2,549$1,947
111Lausanne$75,90725.8%Switzerland$294,448$29,734$40,000$12,543$6,370
112New York City$73,07726.7%USA$273,960$28,739$38,400$10,338$4,400
113Sydney$35,31227.0%Australia$130,788$8,971$23,291$3,050$0
114Zurich$82,05527.9%Switzerland$294,448$26,993$48,889$12,543$6,370
115London$43,95130.1%United Kingdom$146,101$10,572$34,146$1,260$2,027
116Perth$41,86532.0%Australia$130,788$8,971$29,844$3,050$0

All 178 reference cities

RankCityAdditional family bill (USD)Gap shareCountryFamily gross (USD)Extra taxChildcareExtra healthChild benefit
1Fukuoka$4,8267.1%Japan$68,315$5,366$301$665$1,506
2Stockholm$8,8547.1%Sweden$123,850$8,113$3,256$642$3,158
3Yokohama$4,9027.2%Japan$68,315$5,366$377$665$1,506
4Malmö$8,8957.2%Sweden$123,850$8,947$2,653$453$3,158
5Nagoya$5,0527.4%Japan$68,315$5,366$527$665$1,506
6Vienna †$8,5887.6%Austria$113,038$11,256$3,810$1,634$8,111
7Gothenburg$9,5797.7%Sweden$123,850$9,028$3,256$453$3,158
8Oslo$11,9807.7%Norway$154,884$12,616$3,391$1,099$5,126
9Kraków$5,6427.7%Poland$72,905$8,072$1,613$1,118$5,161
10Trondheim$12,0547.8%Norway$154,884$12,616$3,975$589$5,126
11Busan$5,8847.8%South Korea$75,474$4,499$1,442$1,640$1,697
12Bergen$12,1817.9%Norway$154,884$12,616$4,102$589$5,126
13Stavanger$12,1817.9%Norway$154,884$12,616$4,102$589$5,126
14Incheon$5,9697.9%South Korea$75,474$4,499$1,527$1,640$1,697
15Wrocław$5,8688.0%Poland$72,905$8,072$1,774$1,183$5,161
16Uppsala$9,9898.1%Sweden$123,850$9,139$3,555$453$3,158
17Warsaw$6,0568.3%Poland$72,905$8,072$1,935$1,210$5,161
18Tallinn$5,8688.8%Estonia$66,788$4,072$2,503$962$1,669
19Tokyo$6,1078.9%Japan$68,315$5,366$1,582$665$1,506
20Berlin$15,0549.2%Germany$163,249$20,576$834$846$7,203
21Osaka$6,4089.4%Japan$68,315$5,366$1,883$665$1,506
22Düsseldorf$15,4719.5%Germany$163,249$20,576$1,251$846$7,203
23Frankfurt$15,6109.6%Germany$163,249$20,576$1,390$846$7,203
24Hamburg$16,72210.2%Germany$163,249$20,576$2,503$846$7,203
25Seoul$7,83610.4%South Korea$75,474$4,499$3,394$1,640$1,697
26Leipzig$17,50110.7%Germany$163,249$20,576$3,282$846$7,203
27Ghent$15,52411.3%Belgium$137,681$16,902$2,225$1,958$5,562
28Stuttgart$18,61311.4%Germany$163,249$20,576$4,394$846$7,203
29Brussels$15,72011.4%Belgium$137,681$16,959$2,364$1,958$5,562
30Munich$18,66911.4%Germany$163,249$20,576$4,450$846$7,203
31Cologne$18,94711.6%Germany$163,249$20,576$4,728$846$7,203
32Prague$7,78912.8%Czechia$60,901$6,075$1,724$757$766
33Abu Dhabi †$26,32213.0%UAE$202,149$0$16,676$9,646$0
34Copenhagen †$27,23713.9%Denmark$195,969$24,540$7,070$1,147$5,519
35Marseille$17,66614.0%France$126,007$12,336$3,337$2,526$533
36Dubai †$28,55614.1%UAE$202,149$0$17,984$10,572$0
37Toulouse$18,00014.3%France$126,007$12,336$3,671$2,526$533
38Montreal$18,17514.3%Canada$126,962$13,328$5,439$1,165$1,757
39Lyon$18,08314.4%France$126,007$12,336$3,893$2,387$533
40Paris$18,50014.7%France$126,007$12,336$4,171$2,526$533
41Antwerp$20,26114.7%Belgium$137,681$16,912$6,952$1,958$5,562
42Taipei$7,92515.0%Taiwan$52,764$2,334$8,291$1,068$3,769
43Calgary$19,21715.1%Canada$126,962$11,396$6,268$1,554$0
44Tel Aviv$22,98615.2%Israel$151,550$15,841$6,081$2,686$1,622
45Espoo$20,20815.2%Finland$132,893$17,184$4,728$1,078$2,781
46Budapest †$8,17115.3%Hungary$53,503$6,721$1,149$1,258$958
47Nashville$34,58815.3%USA$225,720$14,782$14,820$9,386$4,400
48Eindhoven$20,46215.4%Netherlands$133,232$8,745$11,541$2,943$2,767
49Ottawa$19,75415.6%Canada$126,962$11,552$6,647$1,554$0
50Naples †$11,32615.6%Italy$72,751$9,107$2,503$1,338$1,622
51Dallas$36,24715.6%USA$232,200$15,421$15,840$9,386$4,400
52San Antonio$31,65615.8%USA$200,880$12,330$14,340$9,386$4,400
53Aarhus †$31,01015.8%Denmark$195,969$25,097$10,285$1,147$5,519
54Houston$34,09715.8%USA$215,280$13,751$15,360$9,386$4,400
55Austin$42,37915.8%USA$267,480$19,438$18,300$9,041$4,400
56Nantes$20,03015.9%France$126,007$12,336$5,701$2,526$533
57Helsinki$21,34216.1%Finland$132,893$17,483$5,562$1,078$2,781
58Kuwait City †$15,26016.3%Kuwait$93,506$0$9,351$5,909$0
59Valencia$13,52016.4%Spain$82,249$9,125$3,323$1,072$0
60Tampa$34,10916.5%USA$206,280$12,863$16,260$9,386$4,400
61Tampere$22,05016.6%Finland$132,893$18,330$5,423$1,078$2,781
62Rotterdam$22,13116.6%Netherlands$133,232$8,745$13,210$2,943$2,767
63Seville$13,69816.7%Spain$82,249$9,039$3,518$1,141$0
64Milan †$12,17716.7%Italy$72,751$8,832$3,629$1,338$1,622
65Miami$32,66916.7%USA$195,120$11,762$15,840$9,467$4,400
66Salt Lake City$39,19016.9%USA$231,840$18,349$16,200$9,041$4,400
67Atlanta$39,77316.9%USA$235,080$19,052$16,080$9,041$4,400
68The Hague$22,54816.9%Netherlands$133,232$8,745$13,627$2,943$2,767
69Rome †$12,36217.0%Italy$72,751$9,253$3,462$1,269$1,622
70Madrid$14,07617.1%Spain$82,249$8,722$4,213$1,141$0
71Waterloo$21,73917.1%Canada$126,962$11,552$8,633$1,554$0
72Raleigh-Durham$45,94217.3%USA$265,680$22,341$18,960$9,041$4,400
73Hong Kong$20,53317.3%Hong Kong$118,624$4,635$12,994$2,904$0
74Vancouver$22,07617.4%Canada$126,962$11,198$9,669$1,209$0
75Detroit$40,80317.4%USA$234,360$20,076$15,660$9,467$4,400
76Bologna †$12,71617.5%Italy$72,751$8,926$4,074$1,338$1,622
77Málaga$14,39317.5%Spain$82,249$9,039$4,213$1,141$0
78Phoenix$39,24317.6%USA$223,560$16,137$18,120$9,386$4,400
79Bilbao$14,45017.6%Spain$82,249$9,568$3,740$1,141$0
80Doha †$20,75817.6%Qatar$118,154$0$12,462$8,297$0
81Charlotte$40,42717.6%USA$229,320$17,726$18,060$9,041$4,400
82Toronto$22,43017.7%Canada$126,962$11,552$9,324$1,554$0
83Barcelona$14,58217.7%Spain$82,249$9,130$4,311$1,141$0
84Chicago$45,32418.1%USA$250,920$20,937$19,320$9,467$4,400
85Utrecht$24,21718.2%Netherlands$133,232$8,745$15,295$2,943$2,767
86Pittsburgh$42,59218.2%USA$234,000$19,645$17,880$9,467$4,400
87Philadelphia$46,51918.3%USA$253,800$22,732$18,720$9,467$4,400
88Las Vegas$36,18818.5%USA$195,120$11,762$19,440$9,386$4,400
89Riyadh †$18,77318.7%Saudi Arabia$100,352$0$11,840$6,933$0
90Edinburgh$27,82819.0%United Kingdom$146,101$10,709$17,886$1,260$2,027
91Wellington$22,84419.2%New Zealand$119,074$9,507$11,219$2,118$0
92Auckland$23,12819.4%New Zealand$119,074$9,507$11,361$2,260$0
93Turin †$14,17319.5%Italy$72,751$9,159$5,298$1,338$1,622
94Amsterdam$26,02419.5%Netherlands$133,232$8,745$17,103$2,943$2,767
95Dublin$27,08819.8%Ireland$136,853$8,850$17,149$4,983$3,893
96Sacramento$52,49920.2%USA$259,920$23,281$23,280$10,338$4,400
97Los Angeles$47,27520.2%USA$234,000$19,377$21,960$10,338$4,400
98Singapore §$30,64020.4%Singapore$150,150$13,390$15,000$5,375$3,125
99San Diego$53,94020.6%USA$262,080$23,642$24,360$10,338$4,400
100Brisbane$27,01420.7%Australia$130,788$8,971$15,206$2,837$0
101Seattle$65,12320.8%USA$313,200$26,905$32,280$10,338$4,400
102Pune †$2,27020.9%India$10,834$226$1,129$915$0
103Minneapolis$55,54421.2%USA$261,720$24,077$26,400$9,467$4,400
104Denver$59,72121.3%USA$280,440$25,254$29,400$9,467$4,400
105Porto †$15,91421.4%Portugal$74,299$6,788$8,065$1,061$0
106Manchester$31,67521.7%United Kingdom$146,101$10,572$21,870$1,260$2,027
107Portland$56,89421.8%USA$261,360$25,427$26,400$9,467$4,400
108Boston$68,53122.5%USA$304,560$29,353$33,240$10,338$4,400
109Lisbon †$16,96222.8%Portugal$74,299$6,788$9,038$1,136$0
110Adelaide$30,00722.9%Australia$130,788$8,971$17,986$3,050$0
111Ljubljana$16,59423.2%Slovenia$71,619$9,176$6,021$1,397$0
112Birmingham$33,95123.2%United Kingdom$146,101$10,572$24,146$1,260$2,027
113Melbourne$30,47523.3%Australia$130,788$8,971$18,496$3,007$0
114Vilnius †$16,81123.5%Lithuania$71,638$10,611$8,621$1,054$3,476
115Washington, DC$75,78123.7%USA$319,320$34,683$35,160$10,338$4,400
116Geneva$69,97823.8%Switzerland$294,448$27,131$38,519$13,543$9,215
117Basel$70,37023.9%Switzerland$294,448$28,197$34,074$14,469$6,370
118San Francisco$85,61024.5%USA$349,920$38,116$41,280$10,614$4,400
119Beijing †$10,47224.5%China$42,667$1,850$7,111$1,511$0
120Bern$73,15024.8%Switzerland$294,448$31,422$35,556$12,543$6,370
121Athens †$12,93225.3%Greece$51,078$4,682$7,648$2,549$1,947
122Lausanne$75,90725.8%Switzerland$294,448$29,734$40,000$12,543$6,370
123Mumbai †$2,83426.2%India$10,834$226$1,693$915$0
124New York City$73,07726.7%USA$273,960$28,739$38,400$10,338$4,400
125Sydney$35,31227.0%Australia$130,788$8,971$23,291$3,050$0
126Colombo †$1,80327.7%Sri Lanka$6,505$195$795$813$0
127Zurich$82,05527.9%Switzerland$294,448$26,993$48,889$12,543$6,370
128Chennai †$3,09528.6%India$10,834$226$2,006$863$0
129London$43,95130.1%United Kingdom$146,101$10,572$34,146$1,260$2,027
130Bangalore †$3,27330.2%India$10,834$226$2,132$915$0
131Delhi NCR †$3,27330.2%India$10,834$226$2,132$915$0
132Shanghai †$13,05030.6%China$42,667$1,850$9,778$1,422$0
133Belgrade †$13,27731.8%Serbia$41,710$4,271$7,584$1,422$0
134Perth$41,86532.0%Australia$130,788$8,971$29,844$3,050$0
135Kuala Lumpur$9,46632.1%Malaysia$29,532$1,421$5,320$2,725$0
136Hyderabad †$3,52432.5%India$10,834$226$2,382$915$0
137Shenzhen †$14,32133.6%China$42,667$1,850$10,604$1,867$0
138Hangzhou †$14,56134.1%China$42,667$1,850$11,378$1,333$0
139Sofia †$13,85634.7%Bulgaria$39,972$3,358$7,648$2,851$0
140Bucharest †$18,00134.8%Romania$51,781$8,058$10,619$916$1,593
141Montevideo †$13,69435.5%Uruguay$38,592$2,818$7,640$3,236$0
142Santiago §$14,77436.2%Chile$40,768$2,859$8,385$3,530$0
143Casablanca †$11,65536.6%Morocco$31,862$1,052$5,560$5,043$0
144Guangzhou †$15,98337.5%China$42,667$1,850$12,444$1,689$0
145Accra †$4,44342.5%Ghana$10,444$744$2,067$1,632$0
146Karachi †$2,59844.8%Pakistan$5,803$0$1,813$784$0
147Baku †$7,02845.3%Azerbaijan$15,529$844$3,706$2,478$0
148Almaty$11,44545.6%Kazakhstan$25,079$1,619$6,963$2,863$0
149Tbilisi †$9,30746.0%Georgia$20,230$1,669$3,908$3,730$0
150San José †$25,89048.1%Costa Rica$53,870$2,188$11,757$11,944$0
151Yerevan †$14,75653.2%Armenia$27,729$3,120$6,565$5,071$0
152Guadalajara †$11,63754.6%Mexico$21,308$856$5,989$4,792$0
153Mexico City †$11,98956.3%Mexico$21,308$856$6,342$4,792$0
154Nairobi †$13,37356.3%Kenya$23,762$2,606$5,384$5,384$0
155Manila †$6,01357.0%Philippines$10,544$376$2,924$2,713$0
156Porto Alegre †$13,49257.2%Brazil$23,585$1,439$7,140$4,914$0
157Bogotá †$13,90758.3%Colombia$23,863$805$8,719$4,383$0
158Cape Town †$12,53058.8%South Africa$21,320$456$4,072$8,002$0
159Belo Horizonte †$14,33760.8%Brazil$23,585$1,439$6,910$5,988$0
160Curitiba †$14,33760.8%Brazil$23,585$1,439$6,910$5,988$0
161Bangkok †$11,09161.2%Thailand$18,136$385$7,266$3,875$436
162Monterrey †$13,04661.2%Mexico$21,308$856$7,399$4,792$0
163Lima †$12,50265.1%Peru$19,200$914$6,429$5,159$0
164Campinas †$15,48865.7%Brazil$23,585$1,439$8,061$5,988$0
165São Paulo †$15,56566.0%Brazil$23,585$1,439$9,213$4,914$0
166Johannesburg †$14,38167.5%South Africa$21,320$456$5,922$8,002$0
167Brasília †$16,64070.6%Brazil$23,585$1,439$9,213$5,988$0
168Rio de Janeiro †$17,29473.3%Brazil$23,585$1,439$9,867$5,988$0
169Hanoi †$7,55474.5%Vietnam$10,137$399$5,739$1,416$0
170Lagos †$3,81875.1%Nigeria$5,080$272$2,646$900$0
171Istanbul †$13,10575.7%Turkey$17,320$974$10,023$2,107$0
172Ho Chi Minh City †$8,03979.3%Vietnam$10,137$399$6,198$1,442$0
173Quito †$15,76482.1%Ecuador$19,200$680$9,000$6,084$0
174Cairo †$4,17088.3%Egypt$4,723$489$1,984$1,697$0
175Tashkent †$11,05489.9%Uzbekistan$12,300$554$4,760$5,740$0
176Dhaka †$3,89694.8%Bangladesh$4,108$0$2,543$1,353$0
177Buenos Aires †$11,40497.2%Argentina$11,736$748$3,708$6,948$0
178Jakarta †$8,746119.8%Indonesia$7,302$199$4,711$3,836$0

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All 178 cities: the safety-net gap at both anchors with its extra-tax and extra-health components, anchor incomes in local currency and USD, the four wedge components for every household-anchor pair, confidence flags, and the fixed-$150,000-primary columns ($240,000 combined for the legacy family). Free to use with a link to cityparity.

Reference scatter

Horizontal axis: tax paid by a single top-decile earner. Vertical axis: the additional family bill as a share of family gross. Dividers show advanced-economy medians. A dagger marks a thin income anchor.

Scatter chart. Horizontal axis: tax and employee contributions charged to a single top-decile earner, as a share of that earner's gross. Vertical axis: the additional family bill, what a family of four pays over and above that single earner, as a share of family gross. Every figure plotted here is in the ranked table above.
Anchor income
Cities shown

Each dot is one city. Left to right: what the city charges a single top-decile earner in tax and employee contributions. Bottom to top: the additional family bill, what a family of four pays over and above that single earner once the state has done its part. The dividing lines are the advanced-economy medians. A city low on this chart has a strong safety net whatever its tax rate. The advanced-economy cut leaves the Gulf out; switch to all 178 and the zero-tax cities land in the middle of the chart. Dagger marks a thin income anchor. Every number here is in the table above and in the CSV.

Original Safety-Net Index methodology

The safety-net wedge is income tax and employee contributions, childcare, and household healthcare, minus cash child benefit. The safety-net gap subtracts the single earner's wedge from the family's wedge at the same primary income anchor. Its denominator is family gross income. It includes extra tax on the second earner and extra household healthcare; Atlas's opening chart instead uses the full household healthcare bill and excludes tax.

Both p50 and p90 views run through the same engine. A stored percentile being reproduced exactly does not make its underlying source exact. Geography, year, population and source confidence remain material limitations. Rent and ordinary spending are outside this original measure.

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Suggested citation: Skyler Bissell, “cityparity Atlas 2026,” updated 2026-09-17, cityparity.com/safety-net-index/.

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