Ranking of worldwide taxi costs 2025: In which cities is the taxi the most expensive?

The investigations show that a five-kilometer taxi ride in the cities of Zurich, Paris, Luxembourg and Geneva ranks among the most expensive worldwide. In the United States, New York and San Francisco also lie in the upper tier, but are considerably farther back in the ranking. This is interpreted in the study as a possible indication of a more established, app-based ride-hailing market.

Complete Top 25 Capital Cities Ranking of Global Taxi Costs 2025

The ranking is based on a taxi ride consisting of a base fare plus five kilometres of distance at the standard rate.

1. Zurich ~€24.22
2. Paris ~€23.36
3. Luxembourg ~€22.49
4. Geneva ~€22.49
5. London ~€20.76
6. Milan ~€19.03
7. Brussels ~€19.03
8. Amsterdam ~€18.17
9. Munich ~€18.17
10. Copenhagen ~€17.30
11. Tokyo ~€16.44
12. Stockholm ~€15.57
13. Berlin ~€15.57
14. Sydney ~€15.57
15. Edinburgh ~€14.71
16. Barcelona ~€14.71
17. Oslo ~€13.84
18. Dublin ~€13.84
19. Frankfurt ~€13.84
20. New York ~€12.98
21. Birmingham ~€12.98
22. Helsinki ~€12.11
23. Vienna ~€12.11
24. San Francisco ~€12.11
25. Rome ~€12.11

Price changes in recent years

Between 2012 and 2025 taxi prices in several cities have fallen noticeably. The decline is particularly sharp in Geneva, followed by Tokyo and Oslo, which in 2025 are even below their price levels from 2012. Geneva led the ranking in 2012 and now sits in fourth place. In other cities, there have been rather pronounced price increases. The largest increases occurred, for example, in Paris, Milan, Brussels and Barcelona. London, Munich, Stockholm and many other cities also show rising costs. In the long run, price increases broadly dominate.

Germany: Expensive Cities in the Middle Tier of the Top 25

The three German cities mentioned—Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt—lie in international comparison in the middle range of the Top 25 most expensive cities. Here too, there are sometimes noticeable price increases compared with 2012. Munich and Berlin move somewhat closer to the upper middle tier, but in taxi prices they remain well below the top values, for example of Zurich, Paris, Luxembourg or Geneva.

Other notable patterns in the data comparison

Zurich, Geneva, Vienna, San Francisco and Rome show relatively small price fluctuations between 2012 and 2025. Significantly more volatile changes can be found, for example, in London, Stockholm, Edinburgh and Birmingham, which show substantial price declines and subsequent increases.