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Scale:
- 62: Tunisia (cheapest)
- 100: Czech Republic
- 278: Cayman Islands (most expensive)
Cost of Living Ranking by Country
| Ranking | Country | Price Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cayman Islands | 278 |
| 2nd | Hong Kong | 234 |
| 3rd | Iceland | 227 |
| 4th | Switzerland | 225 |
| 5th | Bahamas | 215 |
| 6th | Norway | 209 |
| 7th | Zimbabwe | 202 |
| 8th | Singapore | 198 |
| 9th | Ireland | 197 |
| 10th | Denmark | 195 |
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| 98th | India | 70 |
| 99th | Georgia | 69 |
| 100th | Paraguay | 69 |
| 101st | Kazakhstan | 68 |
| 102nd | Argentina | 64 |
| 103rd | Kosovo | 63 |
| 104th | 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 Bahrain is 92% more expensive than in Macedonia
- Cost of living in Bulgaria is 54% cheaper than in Australia
- Cost of living in Qatar is 117% more expensive than in Dominican Republic
- Cost of living in South Korea is about the same as in Austria
- Cost of living in Slovakia is 43% cheaper than in United Arab Emirates
- Cost of living in United Kingdom is about the same as in United Arab Emirates
- Cost of living in Uruguay is 51% more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Cost of living in Tanzania is 57% cheaper than in Finland
- Cost of living in Saudi Arabia is 45% cheaper than in Ireland
- Cost of living in Romania is about the same as in Bulgaria