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.

Ranking

Countries by cost of living index
Rank Country Value
1Bermuda123.5
2Cayman Islands97.9
3Switzerland84.3
4U.S. Virgin Islands82.5
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
17Netherlands57.9
18Denmark56.6
19United States56.3
20Isle of Man55.7
21Australia52.7
22United Kingdom51.9
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
41DR Congo42.4
42South Korea41.3
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
67Brunei33.6
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
99Moldova26.4
100Mauritius26.1
101Myanmar26
102Mozambique25.9
103Honduras25.7
104Russia25.7
105Nigeria25.5
106Jordan25.3
107Mongolia25.1
108Bosnia and Herzegovina25
109Zimbabwe24.2
110Venezuela24
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
139Vietnam19.1
140Iraq19
141Bolivia19
142Tanzania18.8
143Tunisia18.5
144Indonesia18.5
145Algeria17.1
146Iran16.2
147Syria16.1
148Madagascar15.8
149Bangladesh13.8
150Nepal13.8
151Egypt13.8
152Afghanistan12.7
153Pakistan12.4
154India12.4
155Libya12.3

Methodology

Indices are composite measures of consumer prices.