Cost of Living Index by Country
Scale:
- 44: Egypt (cheapest)
- 100: Czech Republic
- 238: Cayman Islands (most expensive)
Cost of Living Ranking by Country
| Ranking | Country | Price Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cayman Islands | 238 |
| 2nd | Switzerland | 223 |
| 3rd | Singapore | 196 |
| 4th | Netherlands | 177 |
| 5th | United States | 173 |
| 6th | Ireland | 170 |
| 7th | Hong Kong | 169 |
| 8th | United Kingdom | 161 |
| 9th | United Arab Emirates | 156 |
| 10th | Austria | 152 |
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| 50th | Ecuador | 69 |
| 51st | Ukraine | 67 |
| 52nd | Bolivia | 60 |
| 53rd | Bangladesh | 52 |
| 54th | Paraguay | 49 |
| 55th | India | 48 |
| 56th | Egypt | 44 |
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 Romania is 76% more expensive than in Egypt
- Cost of living in Singapore is 158% more expensive than in Russia
- Cost of living in Uruguay is 13% cheaper than in France
- Cost of living in Uruguay is 18% cheaper than in Canada
- Cost of living in Venezuela is 23% cheaper than in Slovakia
- Cost of living in Paraguay is 19% cheaper than in Bolivia
- Cost of living in Guyana is 21% cheaper than in Finland
- Cost of living in Ukraine is 17% cheaper than in Chile
- Cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 15% more expensive than in Brazil
- Cost of living in Indonesia is 44% cheaper than in France