The most expensive places in the world began to change in 2022, due to the lagging impact of the pandemic, the invasion of Ukraine, high energy prices, higher global inflation and the strong US Dollar.

Xpatulator collects the prices of over 200 items, grouped into 13 cost of living baskets, in 780 global locations and converts the prices to US Dollars for comparative purposes using New York City as the base location (New York Cost of Living Index = 100).

The January 2023 rankings are dominated by USA locations and is headed by Beirut / Lebanon for the first time.