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Ranking of worldwide taxi costs 2026: In which cities is the taxi the most expensive?
In total, the listing covers 69 international cities across six continents. For taxi costs, each calculation was based on a taxi ride at the standard rate with an initial fee plus five kilometers of travel distance, with the analysis displaying all costs in US dollars (USD) (1 USD currently equals 0.87 euros). The more expensive a city is, the higher it ranks.
Germany: Frankfurt becomes more expensive, Munich remains expensive
For Germany the study shows a mixed picture. Munich remains the most expensive German city with 22.2 USD for a standard ride over five kilometers and ranks seventh worldwide. Compared with 2025, the Bavarian state capital loses one place, although the fare increases slightly by 0.1 USD. Berlin remains in eighth place of the global ranking despite a price drop of 0.4 USD.
The strongest development is in Frankfurt. There costs rise by one USD to 16.0 USD. This causes the Main metropolis to rise four places in the global ranking to rank 15. For passengers, however, this mainly means one thing: taking a taxi in Frankfurt has become about seven percent more expensive than the previous year.
The three German cities stand in the ranking as follows (the changes from the previous year are given in parentheses):
- Munich – 7th place with 22.2 USD (-1 place | +0.1 USD)
- Berlin – 8th place with 20.9 USD (+0 places | -0.4 USD)
- Frankfurt – 15th place with 16.0 USD (+4 places | +1.0 USD)
Europe: High prices remain the norm
Europe remains in 2026 by far the most expensive taxi region in the world. The first ten places of the global ranking are exclusively occupied by European cities. Only at rank eleven does Tokyo follow as the first non-European metropolis. At the top of the global and European rankings, Zurich remains ahead of Geneva and Luxembourg.
Within Europe, however, there are also shifts. Helsinki's rise is particularly pronounced. The Finnish capital climbs by five places to rank four and records with an increase of 2.8 USD the strongest cost increase among the top contenders. Vienna moves up by two places to rank 14, the costs here rise by 0.5 USD to 16.3 USD.
However, a better rank is not automatically the result of higher taxi prices. Several cities gain places, although taxi rides there have become cheaper. Luxembourg improves by two positions despite a price drop of 0.4 USD. Similarly, San Francisco develops, which also gains two places, although the fare falls slightly. The background is even stronger price declines in other cities.
Barcelona is also among the biggest "winners". The Spanish metropolis climbs eight places and now ranks among the world's 20 most expensive taxi cities. By contrast, London, Amsterdam and Oslo fall in the international fare ranking.
Top 10 most expensive cities in Europe (Taxi costs 2026)
- Zurich – 1st place with 32.0 USD (+0 places | +0.7 USD)
- Geneva – 2nd place with 27.6 USD (+0 places | +0.6 USD)
- Luxembourg – 3rd place with 25.2 USD (+2 places | -0.4 USD)
- Helsinki – 4th place with 23.0 USD (+5 places | +2.8 USD)
- London – 5th place with 22.2 USD (-1 place | -0.2 USD)
- Amsterdam – 6th place with 22.2 USD (-1 place | +0.1 USD)
- Munich – 7th place with 22.2 USD (-1 place | +0.1 USD)
- Berlin – 8th place with 20.9 USD (+0 places | -0.4 USD)
- Oslo – 9th place with 20.6 USD (-2 places | -0.8 USD)
- Milan – 10th place with 19.5 USD (+1 place | +1.0 USD)
At the other end of the table, the picture remains largely unchanged. The cheapest taxi cities in Europe still lie in Southern and Eastern Europe. Warsaw, Lisbon and Athens again form the bottom of the European price comparison. At the same time, cities such as Budapest and Prague are making noticeable gains, which points to above-average tariff increases compared with many other European metropolises.
Top 10 cheapest cities in Europe (Taxi costs 2026, cheapest city first)
- Warsaw – 44th place with 9.3 USD (+0 places | +0.1 USD)
- Lisbon – 43rd place with 9.6 USD (+1 place | -0.5 USD)
- Athens – 42nd place with 10.0 USD (-3 places | -0.1 USD)
- Budapest – 37th place with 10.7 USD (+6 places | +1.4 USD)
- Vilnius – 35th place with 11.0 USD (-2 places | -0.2 USD)
- Prague – 34th place with 11.2 USD (+7 places | +0.2 USD)
- Madrid – 30th place with 11.6 USD (+0 places | +0.4 USD)
- Dublin – 25th place with 13.0 USD (+1 place | -0.2 USD)
- Brussels – 23rd place with 13.2 USD (-9 places | -3.1 USD)
- Barcelona – 20th place with 13.9 USD (+8 places | +1.4 USD)
Worldwide: Price developments are diverging
While there is little change at the top of the global rankings, the dynamics in the rest of the rankings are increasing markedly. Especially in the middle tier, the positions shift considerably – a sign that taxi tariffs are developing very differently internationally. Outside Europe, the biggest price movements are mainly seen in Asia, Africa and South America.
Cape Town improves by seven places (+1.9 USD), Kuala Lumpur gains six places (+1.0 USD), while Melbourne gains four places (+1.0 USD) and Riyadh adds two places (+0.2 USD). Despite still relatively high taxi costs, Seoul loses ten places (-1.6 USD). Also clearly downward are Buenos Aires (-7 places, -2.5 USD), Doha (+3 places, -1.3 USD) and Los Angeles (-1 place, -0.3 USD).
Overall, the ranking shows that taxi tariffs worldwide are increasingly diverging. For passengers, a rise in the ranking generally means higher travel costs; from the taxi industry’s perspective, the development often reflects rising costs but also price pressure.
Top 10 highest taxi costs worldwide (Taxi costs 2026 without Europe)
- Tokyo – 11th place with 18.5 USD (-1 place | -1.6 USD)
- San Francisco – 19th place with 14.3 USD (+2 places | -0.2 USD)
- Doha – 26th place with 12.9 USD (+3 places | -1.3 USD)
- Riyadh – 27th place with 12.5 USD (+2 places | +0.2 USD)
- Los Angeles – 28th place with 12.4 USD (-1 place | -0.3 USD)
- Sydney – 31st place with 11.4 USD (+1 place | +0.1 USD)
- Melbourne – 32nd place with 11.4 USD (+4 places | +1.0 USD)
- Boston – 33rd place with 11.4 USD (-2 places | ±0.0 USD)
- Vancouver – 35th place with 10.8 USD (-2 places | -0.1 USD)
- Hong Kong – 38th place with 10.4 USD (+0 places | +0.2 USD)
Top 10 lowest taxi costs worldwide (Taxi costs 2026 excluding Europe, cheapest city first)
- Cairo – 69th place with 1.4 USD (+0 places | +0.0 USD)
- Mumbai – 68th place with 1.9 USD (+0 places | +0,1 USD)
- Manila – 67th place with 1.9 USD (-2 places | -0.4 USD)
- Jakarta – 66th place with 2.2 USD (+1 place | -0.1 USD)
- Delhi – 65th place with 2.4 USD (+1 place | +0.1 USD)
- Bangalore – 64th place with 2.4 USD (+0 places | -0.4 USD)
- Beijing – 63rd place with 3.6 USD (+0 places | -0.1 USD)
- Shanghai – 62nd place with 4.4 USD (-1 place | +0.2 USD)
- Mexico City – 61st place with 4.8 USD (+1 place | +1.0 USD)
- Santiago – 60th place with 5.0 USD (+0 places | +0.4 USD)
The price difference between the most expensive and the cheapest city in the study is enormous: While a standard five-kilometer ride in Zurich costs on average 32.0 USD, Cairo charges only 1.4 USD for it. Thus, the same taxi ride in the Swiss metropolis is almost 23 times as expensive as in the Egyptian capital.
(Source: Mapping the World's Prices - 2026, Page 61, Deutsche Bank Research Institute (Jim Reid, Global Head of Macro and Thematic Research and Galina Pozdnyakova, Research Analyst), 13 July 2026)
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