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Scale:
- 62: Tunisia (cheapest)
- 100: Czech Republic
- 288: Cayman Islands (most expensive)
Cost of Living Ranking by Country
| Ranking | Country | Price Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cayman Islands | 288 |
| 2nd | Hong Kong | 235 |
| 3rd | Iceland | 234 |
| 4th | Switzerland | 227 |
| 5th | Bahamas | 219 |
| 6th | Norway | 213 |
| 7th | Zimbabwe | 204 |
| 8th | Ireland | 200 |
| 9th | Singapore | 199 |
| 10th | Denmark | 198 |
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| 97th | Georgia | 69 |
| 98th | Kazakhstan | 68 |
| 99th | Paraguay | 68 |
| 100th | India | 66 |
| 101st | Argentina | 64 |
| 102nd | Kosovo | 63 |
| 103rd | 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 Iceland is 137% more expensive than in Chile
- Cost of living in Costa Rica is 39% more expensive than in Mexico
- Cost of living in Vietnam is 5% cheaper than in Bangladesh
- Cost of living in Mauritius is 84% more expensive than in Turkey
- Cost of living in Uganda is 42% cheaper than in Italy
- Cost of living in Qatar is 17% cheaper than in Hong Kong
- Cost of living in Oman is 94% more expensive than in Kazakhstan
- Cost of living in Tanzania is about the same as in Azerbaijan
- Cost of living in Panama is 64% more expensive than in Macedonia
- Cost of living in South Africa is 24% more expensive than in Bolivia