Cost of Living Index by Country
Scale:
- 46: India (cheapest)
- 100: Czech Republic
- 217: Singapore (most expensive)
Cost of Living Ranking by Country
| Ranking | Country | Price Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 217 |
| 2nd | Bahamas | 212 |
| 3rd | Bermuda | 211 |
| 4th | Switzerland | 194 |
| 5th | Cayman Islands | 189 |
| 6th | Hong Kong | 175 |
| 7th | Ireland | 161 |
| 8th | Denmark | 157 |
| 9th | United States | 156 |
| 10th | Netherlands | 147 |
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| 69th | Indonesia | 64 |
| 70th | Malaysia | 61 |
| 71st | Kenya | 60 |
| 72nd | Bolivia | 58 |
| 73rd | Colombia | 57 |
| 74th | Kosovo | 52 |
| 75th | India | 46 |
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 31% cheaper than in Norway
- Cost of living in Slovakia is 32% cheaper than in United Kingdom
- Cost of living in Switzerland is 32% more expensive than in Netherlands
- Cost of living in Slovakia is 33% more expensive than in Philippines
- Cost of living in Guatemala is 42% cheaper than in Canada
- Cost of living in France is 39% more expensive than in China
- Cost of living in Netherlands is 54% more expensive than in Dominican Republic
- Cost of living in Bulgaria is 23% cheaper than in Dominican Republic
- Cost of living in Bahrain is 111% more expensive than in India
- Cost of living in United States is 64% more expensive than in Croatia