Is there an API for Expatistan?

Expatistan does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 4 maintained endpoints for expatistan.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape Expatistan data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when expatistan.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Expatistan account?

No. Every Expatistan action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the Expatistan API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Travel

Expatistan API

expatistan.com

Expatistan - cost-of-living comparisons with category breakdowns and city indices.

Actions: 4
Category: Travel
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

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Call the Expatistan API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_expatistan_com_city_cost_comparison.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_expatistan_com_city_cost_comparison",
    "params": {
      "source_city": "bangalore",
      "destination_city": "new-york-city"
    }
  }'

4 actions on expatistan.com

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City Cost Comparison
act_expatistan_com_city_cost_comparisonread2 credits / call
Returns cost-of-living comparison between two cities with per-category prices and overall difference.
source_city
string · required
destination_city
string · required
City Cost Details
act_expatistan_com_city_cost_detailread1 credit / call
Returns a full cost-of-living breakdown for one city with item-level prices by category.
city_slug
string · required
Cost of Living Hub
act_expatistan_com_cost_of_living_hubread1 credit / call
Returns available cities with coordinates, population, and price indices for cost-of-living lookups.
Cost of Living Index
act_expatistan_com_cost_of_living_indexread1 credit / call
Returns the global cost-of-living rankings with each city's index score and rank.

Expatistan API questions

Is there an API for Expatistan?: Expatistan does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 4 maintained endpoints for expatistan.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape Expatistan data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when expatistan.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Expatistan account?: No. Every Expatistan action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the Expatistan API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.