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Numbeo API: Compare cost of living between two cities

Compares living costs in two Numbeo cities: six price and purchasing-power differences, plus the monthly take-home salary needed in the destination for a similar standard of living (rent assumed in both cities).

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.

To City, requiredto_city

Destination city, such as Berlin or Berlin, Germany.

London

Currency optionalcurrency

Currency for the salary calculation, such as GBP, EUR, or British pound. Defaults to the starting city's currency.

euros

From City, requiredfrom_city

Starting city, such as London or London, United Kingdom.

Berlin

Monthly Salary optionalmonthly_salary

Monthly take-home pay in the starting city, such as 5000.

3500

Number 0.01 or more. Default 5000.

Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026.
{  "to_city": "London",  "from_city": "Berlin",  "rent_percent": 95.8,  "comparison_link": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Germany&city1=Berlin&country2=United+Kingdom&city2=London&amount=3500&displayCurrency=EUR",  "groceries_percent": 9.2,  "consumer_prices_percent": 23.8,  "required_monthly_salary": {    "amount": 5063.5,    "currency": "EUR"  },  "restaurant_prices_percent": 31.7,  "local_purchasing_power_percent": 2.6,  "consumer_prices_including_rent_percent": 44.7}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
numbeo.com/compare_cost_of_living
Returns
six percent differences, required monthly salary, comparison link

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method numbeo.com/compare_cost_of_living with the inputs above.

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