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Scale:
- 62: Tunisia (cheapest)
- 100: Czech Republic
- 289: Cayman Islands (most expensive)
Cost of Living Ranking by Country
| Ranking | Country | Price Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cayman Islands | 289 |
| 2nd | Hong Kong | 235 |
| 3rd | Iceland | 234 |
| 4th | Switzerland | 227 |
| 5th | Bahamas | 219 |
| 6th | Norway | 213 |
| 7th | Zimbabwe | 204 |
| 8th | Ireland | 201 |
| 9th | Singapore | 199 |
| 10th | Denmark | 198 |
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| 97th | Georgia | 69 |
| 98th | Kazakhstan | 69 |
| 99th | Paraguay | 69 |
| 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 Bahamas is 176% more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Cost of living in Bahamas is 92% more expensive than in Estonia
- Cost of living in Netherlands is about the same as in United Arab Emirates
- Cost of living in Poland is 24% more expensive than in Armenia
- Cost of living in Macedonia is 20% cheaper than in Iraq
- Cost of living in Botswana is 7% more expensive than in Serbia
- Cost of living in Russia is 50% cheaper than in Israel
- Cost of living in South Korea is about the same as in Austria
- Cost of living in Philippines is 6% cheaper than in Kenya
- Cost of living in Palestinian Territory is 85% more expensive than in Romania