Explore Global Cost of Living
190+ COUNTRIES · CPI · PPP · HICP · US REGIONAL PRICES · 6 OFFICIAL SOURCES
COUNTRY EXPLORER
CPI breakdown by category with historical trend
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COMPARE COUNTRIES
Side-by-side CPI and purchasing power comparison
🇺🇸US🇩🇪DE🇯🇵JP
| Country | CPI | PPP |
|---|---|---|
🇺🇸United States | 314.2 | 1.00 |
🇩🇪Germany | 117.8 | 0.78 |
🇯🇵Japan | 107.4 | 102.40 |
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US REGIONAL PRICES
Metro area price comparisons from BLS and BEA
Eggs, grade A, large, per dozen
Nat. avg: $4.26REGIONAL PRICE PARITIES
Most Expensive
San Francisco
127.4
New York
122.3
Los Angeles
116.8
Boston
115.6
Seattle
114.2
Least Expensive
Detroit
91.7
Houston
96.8
Atlanta
97.6
Dallas
99.1
Phoenix
101.4
SIMPLE REST API
Everything you need to access cost of living data
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \ "https://col.wageapi.com/api/v1/cpi/countries"
RESPONSE BODY200 OK
{
"data": [
{ "code": "US", "name": "United States", "source": "BLS" },
{ "code": "DE", "name": "Germany", "source": "Eurostat" },
{ "code": "FR", "name": "France", "source": "Eurostat" }
],
"metadata": {
"total": 38,
"rate_limit": { "remaining": 94, "limit": 100 }
}
}ALSO AVAILABLE AS MCP SERVER
Works with Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and any MCP-compatible client
// claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"costapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://col.wageapi.com/api/mcp",
"--header",
"X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
]
}
}
}AUTHORITATIVE DATA
190+Countries
6Official Sources
MonthlyUpdates
🇺🇸BLS
CPI, Average Prices
Public Domain🇪🇺Eurostat
HICP for 30 countries
CC BY 4.0🌍World Bank
PPP for 176 economies
CC BY 4.0🏦OECD
Price Level Indices
Terms of Use🇺🇸BEA
US Regional Price Parities
Public DomainAll data sourced from official government and international organization APIs. Updated automatically.
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