Cost of Living Index by Country
Scale:
- 55: Moldova (cheapest)
- 100: Czech Republic
- 289: Bermuda (most expensive)
Cost of Living Ranking by Country
| Ranking | Country | Price Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bermuda | 289 |
| 2nd | Hong Kong | 241 |
| 3rd | Bahamas | 229 |
| 4th | Switzerland | 226 |
| 5th | Iceland | 223 |
| 6th | Singapore | 215 |
| 7th | Ireland | 192 |
| 8th | Norway | 191 |
| 9th | Israel | 189 |
| 10th | United Kingdom | 184 |
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| 85th | Tanzania | 65 |
| 86th | Egypt | 64 |
| 87th | Kazakhstan | 64 |
| 88th | Kosovo | 61 |
| 89th | Turkey | 60 |
| 90th | India | 58 |
| 91st | Moldova | 55 |
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 15% cheaper than in Bahrain
- Cost of living in Jordan is 16% cheaper than in Germany
- Cost of living in Jordan is 78% more expensive than in Colombia
- Cost of living in Sweden is 104% more expensive than in Colombia
- Cost of living in Malta is 59% more expensive than in El Salvador
- Cost of living in Serbia is 32% more expensive than in Egypt
- Cost of living in Moldova is 55% cheaper than in Jordan
- Cost of living in Vietnam is 29% more expensive than in Tanzania
- Cost of living in Bermuda is 267% more expensive than in Indonesia
- Cost of living in Czech Republic is 30% cheaper than in Austria