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Scale:
- 63: 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 | 230 |
| 4th | Iceland | 227 |
| 5th | Bahamas | 215 |
| 6th | Norway | 212 |
| 7th | Zimbabwe | 200 |
| 8th | Ireland | 199 |
| 9th | Denmark | 198 |
| 10th | Japan | 196 |
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| 99th | India | 71 |
| 100th | Azerbaijan | 70 |
| 101st | Kazakhstan | 70 |
| 102nd | Tunisia | 65 |
| 103rd | Argentina | 64 |
| 104th | Georgia | 64 |
| 105th | Kosovo | 63 |
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 Switzerland is 56% more expensive than in Belgium
- Cost of living in Romania is about the same as in Bulgaria
- Cost of living in Mauritius is about the same as in Jamaica
- Cost of living in Albania is 7% cheaper than in Guatemala
- Cost of living in Zimbabwe is 121% more expensive than in Bangladesh
- Cost of living in Estonia is 6% cheaper than in Jordan
- Cost of living in Bahrain is 53% more expensive than in Nigeria
- Cost of living in Serbia is 7% cheaper than in Bangladesh
- Cost of living in Uruguay is 49% more expensive than in Tanzania
- Cost of living in Turkey is 33% cheaper than in Portugal