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Scale:
- 62: Kosovo (cheapest)
- 100: Czech Republic
- 275: Cayman Islands (most expensive)
Cost of Living Ranking by Country
| Ranking | Country | Price Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cayman Islands | 275 |
| 2nd | Hong Kong | 236 |
| 3rd | Switzerland | 231 |
| 4th | Iceland | 226 |
| 5th | Bahamas | 215 |
| 6th | Norway | 212 |
| 7th | Zimbabwe | 200 |
| 8th | Denmark | 198 |
| 9th | Ireland | 198 |
| 10th | Singapore | 195 |
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| 99th | India | 71 |
| 100th | Azerbaijan | 71 |
| 101st | Kazakhstan | 69 |
| 102nd | Tunisia | 65 |
| 103rd | Georgia | 64 |
| 104th | Argentina | 63 |
| 105th | Kosovo | 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 Zimbabwe is 191% more expensive than in Kazakhstan
- Cost of living in Nigeria is 24% cheaper than in Iran
- Cost of living in Luxembourg is about the same as in United States
- Cost of living in New Zealand is 20% more expensive than in Austria
- Cost of living in Peru is 32% cheaper than in Oman
- Cost of living in Uganda is 40% cheaper than in Canada
- Cost of living in Paraguay is 55% cheaper than in Netherlands
- Cost of living in Malta is 101% more expensive than in Tunisia
- Cost of living in Hungary is 16% cheaper than in Croatia
- Cost of living in Belgium is 65% more expensive than in Bangladesh