Endpoint Playground
Returns the global cost-of-living city ranking (Cost of Living, Rent, Cost of Living Plus Rent, Groceries, Restaurant Price, and Local Purchasing Power indices), either the continuously-updated current index or a historical periodic snapshot.
14 Oct 2026: 564 cities; 0 fields had a value in every checked item and 9 varied between items.
Sample value profiles: rank: 1 to 500, median 250; city: “Zug, Switzerland” and 499 other values.
curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/numbeo/cost-of-living/rankings?scope=current" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope | string | No | current | current (default) or historical |
| period | string | No | Required when scope=historical, e.g. 2026-mid or 2025 |
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"scope": "current",
"cities": [
{
"rank": 1,
"city": "Zurich, Switzerland",
"city_slug": "Zurich",
"cost_of_living_index": 123.5,
"rent_index": 74.3,
"cost_of_living_plus_rent_index": 101,
"groceries_index": 126.8,
"restaurant_price_index": 120.4,
"local_purchasing_power_index": 157.8
}
],
"source_url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/rankings_current.jsp"
}
}The sample response, schema and code snippets below work without an account. Sending a live request needs an API key.