How Europe’s cities stack up in the cost-of-living index

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BUMPER SNOWFALL means Europe’s ski resorts have enjoyed the best start to a season in years. Thousands of salopette-clad slalomers are making the most of it, dragging themselves up mountains and hurtling down the slopes. But much of the continent is steep in a less enjoyable sense, too. Cities in western Europe are among the biggest climbers in this year’s global cost-of-living index by EIU, our sister company. That reverses a downward slide in 2022. Our map below shows how 44 cities in the region compare.