Cost of Living Index by Country
Scale:
- 57: Moldova (cheapest)
- 100: Czech Republic
- 292: Bermuda (most expensive)
Cost of Living Ranking by Country
| Ranking | Country | Price Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bermuda | 292 |
| 2nd | Hong Kong | 243 |
| 3rd | Bahamas | 233 |
| 4th | Switzerland | 231 |
| 5th | Singapore | 217 |
| 6th | Ireland | 193 |
| 7th | Norway | 193 |
| 8th | United States | 186 |
| 9th | Israel | 186 |
| 10th | United Kingdom | 184 |
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| 83rd | Tanzania | 66 |
| 84th | Egypt | 65 |
| 85th | Kazakhstan | 62 |
| 86th | Turkey | 62 |
| 87th | Kosovo | 61 |
| 88th | India | 58 |
| 89th | Moldova | 57 |
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 New Zealand is 37% more expensive than in Italy
- Cost of living in Malta is 94% more expensive than in Peru
- Cost of living in Portugal is 39% more expensive than in Hungary
- Cost of living in India is 10% cheaper than in Egypt
- Cost of living in Uganda is 59% more expensive than in Kosovo
- Cost of living in Fiji is 28% more expensive than in Bulgaria
- Cost of living in Estonia is 4% more expensive than in Slovakia
- Cost of living in Estonia is 9% cheaper than in Saudi Arabia
- Cost of living in Bermuda is 216% more expensive than in Thailand
- Cost of living in Ukraine is 13% cheaper than in Indonesia