Cost of Living Index by Country
Scale:
- 44: Egypt (cheapest)
- 100: Czech Republic
- 239: Bermuda (most expensive)
Cost of Living Ranking by Country
| Ranking | Country | Price Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bermuda | 239 |
| 2nd | Singapore | 231 |
| 3rd | Cayman Islands | 209 |
| 4th | Switzerland | 202 |
| 5th | Bahamas | 194 |
| 6th | Hong Kong | 182 |
| 7th | Ireland | 176 |
| 8th | United States | 167 |
| 9th | Denmark | 165 |
| 10th | Norway | 157 |
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| 70th | Peru | 66 |
| 71st | Bolivia | 63 |
| 72nd | Paraguay | 63 |
| 73rd | Colombia | 56 |
| 74th | Kosovo | 55 |
| 75th | India | 49 |
| 76th | Egypt | 44 |
See the full Cost of Living Ranking by Country
Price Index:
To calculate each country's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference country (that happens to be the Czech Republic).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other country in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in the Czech Republic.
Therefore, if a country has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in the Czech Republic.
Other Country Comparisons
- Cost of living in Singapore is 124% more expensive than in Portugal
- Cost of living in Singapore is 79% more expensive than in France
- Cost of living in Malaysia is 17% cheaper than in Guatemala
- Cost of living in Netherlands is 218% more expensive than in India
- Cost of living in Fiji is 16% cheaper than in Venezuela
- Cost of living in Czech Republic is 58% more expensive than in Bolivia
- Cost of living in Bahamas is about the same as in Switzerland
- Cost of living in Slovakia is about the same as in Chile
- Cost of living in Bermuda is 184% more expensive than in Guatemala
- Cost of living in Bulgaria is 67% cheaper than in Singapore