Inflation by city

How fast prices are rising in each city, from each country’s official consumer price index for that city or metro area.

City	Period	All items	Food
Seoul	September 2026	+2.75%	—
Busan	September 2026	+2.72%	—
Tokyo	October 2026	+2.8%	+3.8%
New York	September 2026	+4.5%	+2.1%
Los Angeles	September 2026	+3.7%	+2.8%
Chicago	September 2026	+2.9%	+1.4%

These figures show how much prices rose over 12 months, not which city is more expensive. No official statistic compares price levels between cities; country-level price levels are compared separately. Price levels by country

Other city comparisons

Sources

Seoul: Seoul (Statistics Korea, regional CPI) — Statistics Korea (KOSIS) · license
Busan: Busan (Statistics Korea, regional CPI) — Statistics Korea (KOSIS) · license
Tokyo: Tokyo’s 23 wards (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 base; 12-month changes from January 2026) — Statistics Bureau of Japan · license
New York: New York–Newark–Jersey City metro area (BLS, CPI-U) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · license
Los Angeles: Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim metro area (BLS, CPI-U) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · license
Chicago: Chicago–Naperville–Elgin metro area (BLS, CPI-U) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · license

Last checked: 2026-11-01

Inflation in all countries