Countries by cost of living index

Did you know relocating from one of the world's most expensive cities to a mid-range country can effectively double your purchasing power overnight? Cost of living shapes quality of life as powerfully as income itself.

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Ranking

Cost of living by country
Rank Country Index
1Bermuda123.5
2Cayman Islands97.9
3Switzerland84.3
4Virgin Islands (U.S.)82.5
5Singapore81.2
6Bahamas77.1
7Iceland75.9
8Jersey72.5
9Hong Kong69.8
10Solomon Islands65.4
11Guernsey65.3
12Luxembourg65.2
13Gibraltar63.9
14Norway59.4
15Ireland58.7
16Israel58
17Netherlands, Kingdom of the57.9
18Denmark56.6
19United States of America56.3
20Isle of Man55.7
21Australia52.7
22United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland51.9
23Austria50.7
24Grenada49.4
25Germany49
26Canada48.9
27Belgium48.6
28United Arab Emirates48.2
29Finland48
30Seychelles48
31Sweden47.8
32France47.5
33Macao46.3
34Qatar45.8
35Andorra45.2
36New Zealand45
37Cyprus44.6
38Puerto Rico44.3
39Malta44.1
40Italy43.1
41Congo, Democratic Republic of the42.4
42Korea, Republic of41.3
43Estonia40.5
44Papua New Guinea39.2
45Slovenia39.1
46Spain39
47Guyana39
48Jamaica38.7
49Czechia38.6
50Costa Rica38.3
51Portugal38.3
52Maldives38.1
53Uruguay37.3
54Croatia37.1
55Greece36
56Bahrain35.9
57Panama35.6
58Senegal35.5
59Lithuania35.3
60Trinidad and Tobago35.2
61Slovakia35.2
62Côte d'Ivoire34.5
63Angola34.5
64Poland34.4
65Latvia34.3
66Taiwan33.9
67Brunei Darussalam33.6
68Kuwait33.3
69Japan32.8
70Hungary32.3
71Yemen32
72Belize32
73Albania31.7
74Mexico31.5
75Ethiopia31.3
76Cameroon31.1
77Montenegro31
78Palestine30.9
79Saudi Arabia30.4
80Oman30
81Cabo Verde29.6
82Serbia29.5
83Lebanon29.5
84Armenia29.5
85Guatemala29.5
86El Salvador29.4
87Cuba28.3
88Argentina28.3
89Suriname28.2
90Bulgaria28
91Romania27.8
92Türkiye27.6
93Dominican Republic27.4
94Thailand27.2
95Chile26.8
96Fiji26.7
97South Africa26.4
98Namibia26.4
99Moldova, Republic of26.4
100Mauritius26.1
101Myanmar26
102Mozambique25.9
103Honduras25.7
104Russian Federation25.7
105Nigeria25.5
106Jordan25.3
107Mongolia25.1
108Bosnia and Herzegovina25
109Zimbabwe24.2
110Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of24
111Georgia24
112Cambodia23.7
113Ghana23.7
114Peru23.6
115North Macedonia23.2
116Malaysia22.9
117Nicaragua22.5
118Colombia22.4
119Sri Lanka22
120Zambia22
121Belarus21.5
122China21.5
123Kazakhstan21.4
124Azerbaijan21.3
125Morocco21.1
126Botswana21
127Ecuador21
128Uzbekistan20.6
129Brazil20.5
130Kyrgyzstan20.4
131Paraguay20.3
132Philippines20.2
133Tajikistan19.8
134Uganda19.6
135Kosovo19.5
136Kenya19.5
137Rwanda19.4
138Ukraine19.2
139Viet Nam19.1
140Iraq19
141Bolivia, Plurinational State of19
142Tanzania, United Republic of18.8
143Tunisia18.5
144Indonesia18.5
145Algeria17.1
146Iran, Islamic Republic of16.2
147Syrian Arab Republic16.1
148Madagascar15.8
149Bangladesh13.8
150Nepal13.8
151Egypt13.8
152Afghanistan12.7
153Pakistan12.4
154India12.4
155Libya12.3

How this metric is measured

Indices are composite measures of consumer prices.

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