🇺🇸United States
Skyscraper canyons, Hollywood dreams, and desert neon — three completely different Americas, each one a classic first trip in its own right.
Cities
Neon, casinos, and round-the-clock spectacle in the middle of the Mojave Desert — a city built entirely to make time disappear, for better or worse.
Palm trees, freeways, and the Hollywood dream factory — a sprawling patchwork of beach towns and neighborhoods that only really makes sense once you have a car (or a lot of patience).
Art Deco pastels, Latin American energy, and a beach that's a subway ride from downtown — Miami runs on Spanish as much as English and never really slows down.
The city that never sleeps — Broadway marquees, a skyline you already know by heart, and a subway that gets you anywhere at 3am if you're patient.
Steep hills, fog rolling through the Golden Gate, and a compact grid of neighborhoods that swing from Victorian postcard to tech-boom glass in a few blocks.
Coffee culture, evergreen hills, and water on three sides — a laid-back tech city where good weather is treated like a public holiday.
At a glance
How United States’s cities compare. Rough 2026 figures.
| City | Cheap meal | Mid-range hotel | Transit ride | Avg. monthly salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Las Vegas | $8–15 | $90–220 | $6 | ≈ $3,900 |
| 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | $6–14 | $180–320 | $1.75 | ≈ $5,200 |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | $8–14 | $160–280 | $2.25 | ≈ $4,300 |
| 🇺🇸 New York City | $5–12 | $220–400 | $2.90 | ≈ $5,800 |
| 🇺🇸 San Francisco | $8–15 | $220–350 | $2.50 | ≈ $6,800 |
| 🇺🇸 Seattle | $8–14 | $180–300 | $2.75 | ≈ $6,200 |
Head to head
Two cities side by side — costs, best months and what you'd do in each.