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Scale:
- 62: Tunisia (cheapest)
- 100: Czech Republic
- 287: Cayman Islands (most expensive)
Cost of Living Ranking by Country
| Ranking | Country | Price Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cayman Islands | 287 |
| 2nd | Hong Kong | 235 |
| 3rd | Iceland | 230 |
| 4th | Switzerland | 228 |
| 5th | Bahamas | 217 |
| 6th | Norway | 214 |
| 7th | Zimbabwe | 203 |
| 8th | Singapore | 202 |
| 9th | Ireland | 201 |
| 10th | Denmark | 199 |
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| 94th | Tanzania | 73 |
| 95th | Georgia | 71 |
| 96th | Paraguay | 69 |
| 97th | Kazakhstan | 68 |
| 98th | India | 66 |
| 99th | Argentina | 65 |
| 100th | Tunisia | 62 |
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 Slovenia is about the same as in Costa Rica
- Cost of living in Kazakhstan is 36% cheaper than in Croatia
- Cost of living in Switzerland is 234% more expensive than in Kazakhstan
- Cost of living in Lithuania is 32% cheaper than in South Korea
- Cost of living in Bahrain is 42% cheaper than in Hong Kong
- Cost of living in Venezuela is 63% cheaper than in Guatemala
- Cost of living in Germany is 86% more expensive than in Bolivia
- Cost of living in Cayman Islands is 210% more expensive than in Ecuador
- Cost of living in Luxembourg is 72% more expensive than in Thailand
- Cost of living in Mauritius is 126% more expensive than in India