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Cheapest cities to visit in North America (2026)

11 cities in North America, ranked by their mid-range daily cost estimate. Cancún is the cheapest at $115 a day and the median across the list is $210. Every amount is an estimate derived from the World Bank price level, not a quoted price.

Ordered by the mid-range daily cost estimate, cheapest first.estimate
#CityCountryBudgetMid-rangeLuxuryPrice level
1CancúnMexico$50$115$2400.54×
2TijuanaMexico$55$125$2650.54×
3Mexico CityMexico$65$145$3150.54×
4TorontoCanada$85$195$4150.83×
5San FranciscoUnited States$90$210$4501.00×
6MiamiUnited States$90$210$4501.00×
7Los AngelesUnited States$100$230$4951.00×
8BrooklynUnited States$100$230$4951.00×
9ChicagoUnited States$100$230$4951.00×
10HoustonUnited States$100$230$4951.00×
11New York CityUnited States$110$260$5601.00×

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  • Cheapest cities to visit in Africa
  • Cheapest cities to visit in Asia
  • Cheapest cities to visit in Europe
  • Cheapest cities to visit in Oceania
  • Cheapest cities to visit in South America
  • Safest cities in North America

Cities on this list

  • Cancún
  • Tijuana
  • Mexico City
  • Toronto
  • San Francisco
  • Miami
  • Los Angeles
  • Brooklyn

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.