The 10 cheapest cities in the world, 2013

Thimphu, Bhutan

These places do exist. And they’re quantified — quarterly — by the website xpatulator.com. These guys compile cost of living data into nice little lists like “Cheapest Cities in 2013.” They also have a thing called “hardship,” which looks at how much different the place is going to be from somewhere like the US — or how big of an adventure, depending on how you think about it.

Here are the 10 cheapest as of April, 2013:

1. Thimphu, Bhutan

2. Tunis, Tunisia

3. Managua, Nicaragua

4. Bucharest, Romania

5. Sofia, Bulgaria

6. Algiers, Algeria

7. Calcutta, India

8. Kathmandu, Nepal

9. Islamabad, Pakistan

10. Hyderabad, India

via matador network