Cost of Living by Country – Most Expensive and Affordable Countries Index

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LIVING COSTS:
LOW
MEDIUM
HIGH
Country Cost Of Living Index
Albania FlagAlbania 37.4
Algeria FlagAlgeria 27.6
Argentina FlagArgentina 31.2
Armenia FlagArmenia 40.8
Australia FlagAustralia 75.3
Austria FlagAustria 66.0
Azerbaijan FlagAzerbaijan 28.9
Bahrain FlagBahrain 52.7
Bangladesh FlagBangladesh 26.6
Belarus FlagBelarus 35.4
Belgium FlagBelgium 65.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina FlagBosnia and Herzegovina 35.1
Brazil FlagBrazil 34.7
Bulgaria FlagBulgaria 40.5
Cambodia FlagCambodia 44.5
Canada FlagCanada 66.1
Chile FlagChile 44.1
China FlagChina 39.2
Colombia FlagColombia 23.1
Costa Rica FlagCosta Rica 48.8
Croatia FlagCroatia 46.7
Cuba FlagCuba 52.6
Cyprus FlagCyprus 55.9
Czech Republic FlagCzech Republic 48.9
Denmark FlagDenmark 78.6
Dominican Republic FlagDominican Republic 41.8
Ecuador FlagEcuador 35.1
Egypt FlagEgypt 21.6
El Salvador FlagEl Salvador 43.3
Estonia FlagEstonia 54.8
Ethiopia FlagEthiopia 42.3
Finland FlagFinland 67.5
France FlagFrance 68.7
Georgia FlagGeorgia 38.9
Germany FlagGermany 62.9
Ghana FlagGhana 26.7
Greece FlagGreece 54.6
Guatemala FlagGuatemala 40.2
Hong Kong FlagHong Kong 75.7
Hungary FlagHungary 39.2
Iceland FlagIceland 83.3
India FlagIndia 22.4
Indonesia FlagIndonesia 31.2
Iran FlagIran 35.2
Iraq FlagIraq 31.4
Ireland FlagIreland 70.5
Israel FlagIsrael 76.4
Italy FlagItaly 61.3
Jamaica FlagJamaica 53.6
Japan FlagJapan 64.6
Jordan FlagJordan 46.8
Kazakhstan FlagKazakhstan 28.1
Kenya FlagKenya 32.4
Latvia FlagLatvia 50.9
Lebanon FlagLebanon 65.8
Lithuania FlagLithuania 48.8
Luxembourg FlagLuxembourg 73.2
Malaysia FlagMalaysia 35.0
Maldives FlagMaldives 55.0
Malta FlagMalta 61.4
Mexico FlagMexico 37.3
Moldova FlagMoldova 32.3
Montenegro FlagMontenegro 38.9
Morocco FlagMorocco 29.3
Namibia FlagNamibia 35.8
Nepal FlagNepal 24.8
Netherlands FlagNetherlands 68.6
New Zealand FlagNew Zealand 72.9
Nigeria FlagNigeria 30.9
North Macedonia FlagNorth Macedonia 31.4
Norway FlagNorway 88.6
Oman FlagOman 47.8
Pakistan FlagPakistan 18.0
Panama FlagPanama 48.2
Peru FlagPeru 32.4
Philippines FlagPhilippines 34.0
Poland FlagPoland 38.6
Portugal FlagPortugal 45.3
Puerto Rico FlagPuerto Rico 67.0
Qatar FlagQatar 59.5
Romania FlagRomania 37.4
Russia FlagRussia 40.8
Saudi Arabia FlagSaudi Arabia 50.6
Serbia FlagSerbia 37.2
Singapore FlagSingapore 85.9
Slovakia FlagSlovakia 44.2
Slovenia FlagSlovenia 50.8
South Africa FlagSouth Africa 37.8
South Korea FlagSouth Korea 70.4
Spain FlagSpain 50.6
Sri Lanka FlagSri Lanka 25.3
Sweden FlagSweden 62.9
Switzerland FlagSwitzerland 114.2
Taiwan FlagTaiwan 54.2
Tanzania FlagTanzania 30.8
Thailand FlagThailand 40.7
Trinidad and Tobago FlagTrinidad and Tobago 53.3
Tunisia FlagTunisia 26.5
Turkey FlagTurkey 28.1
Uganda FlagUganda 32.1
Ukraine FlagUkraine 25.6
United Arab Emirates FlagUnited Arab Emirates 60.3
United Kingdom FlagUnited Kingdom 61.5
United States FlagUnited States 72.4
Uruguay FlagUruguay 59.9
Venezuela FlagVenezuela 41.6
Vietnam FlagVietnam 35.7
Zimbabwe FlagZimbabwe 40.8

We analyzed data from public sources such as government statistics, international databases, and cost-of-living surveys to calculate an overall affordability score. Our formula considers housing, food, transportation, healthcare, utilities, and entertainment costs, along with local purchasing power and average income.

Our index ranks affordability: 0–33 is the least expensive, 33–66 is moderately expensive, and 66–100+ is the most expensive.

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