Cost of Living by Country 2023

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Interactive Map Introduction Cost of Living Comparison by Country Cost of Living by Country Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay People's Republic of China Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Macedonia Republic of the Congo Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Bahamas The Gambia Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Introduction

The cost of living in the world can vary greatly from country to country. Certain countries, such as those in Western Europe, tend to have a much higher cost of living than those from developing nations. For example, the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in London is more than double that of an equivalent apartment in India or Pakistan. Even within countries, there can be vast differences between different regions and cities.

Some of the most expensive places to live are Tokyo, New York City, and San Francisco. On the other end of the spectrum are places like Quito, Ecuador; Chiang Mai, Thailand; and Bucharest, Romania; which all offer low costs of living relative to other places on earth.

The differences can be attributed to factors such as real estate prices, salaries and wages, food and transportation costs, taxes, inflation rates and currency exchange rates. In addition to these factors, there may also be cultural or lifestyle preferences that contribute to how expensive a place is perceived by people from different parts of the world.

Cost of Living Comparison by Country

#	Country	Cost of Living
1	Monaco	$3,585
2	Cayman Islands	$2,888
3	Switzerland	$2,507
4	Singapore	$2,420
5	Liechtenstein	$2,118
6	United States of America	$2,112
7	Iceland	$2,054
8	Luxembourg	$2,050
9	Ireland	$1,974
10	Australia	$1,947
11	Norway	$1,892
12	Qatar	$1,891
13	Vanuatu	$1,886
14	Canada	$1,832
15	The Bahamas	$1,809
16	United Kingdom	$1,804
17	Israel	$1,748
18	Netherlands	$1,680
19	New Zealand	$1,669
20	Denmark	$1,665
21	United Arab Emirates	$1,660
22	Solomon Islands	$1,577
23	North Korea	$1,554
24	Antigua and Barbuda	$1,546
25	Austria	$1,467
26	Finland	$1,423
27	Sweden	$1,398
28	Seychelles	$1,387
29	France	$1,363
30	Germany	$1,325
31	Belgium	$1,324
32	Kuwait	$1,312
33	Malta	$1,275
34	Marshall Islands	$1,271
35	Barbados	$1,262
36	Lebanon	$1,254
37	Italy	$1,221
38	Cyprus	$1,213
39	Maldives	$1,188
40	Saint Kitts and Nevis	$1,184
41	Bahrain	$1,171
42	Japan	$1,171
43	Palau	$1,162
44	Turkmenistan	$1,159
45	Spain	$1,141
46	Angola	$1,129
47	Oman	$1,126
48	Andorra	$1,104
49	Uruguay	$1,090
50	Cuba	$1,078
51	Brunei	$1,066
52	South Korea	$1,062
53	Slovenia	$1,059
54	Mozambique	$1,042
55	Saint Lucia	$1,042
56	Panama	$1,040
57	Saudi Arabia	$1,020
58	Estonia	$1,019
59	San Marino	$1,018
60	Grenada	$1,012
61	Nigeria	$1,008
62	Czech Republic	$1,007
63	Democratic Republic of the Congo	$1,001
64	Zambia	$1,000
65	Dominica	$992
66	Taiwan	$981
67	Portugal	$977
68	Trinidad and Tobago	$977
69	Senegal	$969
70	Guinea	$933
71	Greece	$919
72	Palestine	$916
73	Slovakia	$913
74	Guatemala	$910
75	Croatia	$896
76	Laos	$894
77	Costa Rica	$893
78	Niger	$885
79	Armenia	$884
80	Jamaica	$875
81	Equatorial Guinea	$871
82	Russia	$868
83	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	$863
84	Latvia	$860
85	Lithuania	$859
86	El Salvador	$853
87	South Africa	$852
88	Ivory Coast	$845
89	Belize	$840
90	Chile	$840
91	Guyana	$838
92	Jordan	$835
93	Zimbabwe	$831
94	Myanmar	$822
95	Namibia	$819
96	Poland	$814
97	Georgia	$812
98	Somalia	$797
99	Cambodia	$796
100	São Tomé and Príncipe	$795
101	Dominican Republic	$791
102	Honduras	$771
103	Venezuela	$762
104	People's Republic of China	$758
105	Ecuador	$750
106	Sierra Leone	$748
107	Tanzania	$743
108	Thailand	$742
109	Mauritania	$739
110	Ethiopia	$732
111	Eswatini	$728
112	Fiji	$725
113	Iran	$723
114	Mexico	$713
115	Hungary	$712
116	Bolivia	$703
117	Iraq	$688
118	Suriname	$679
119	Burkina Faso	$677
120	Peru	$672
121	Serbia	$667
122	Rwanda	$664
123	Brazil	$661
124	Sudan	$657
125	Montenegro	$655
126	Romania	$650
127	Benin	$645
128	Bulgaria	$639
129	Mauritius	$629
130	Guinea-Bissau	$628
131	Madagascar	$628
132	Nicaragua	$625
133	Nauru	$624
134	Vietnam	$622
135	Kenya	$608
136	Botswana	$607
137	Gabon	$606
138	Togo	$594
139	Albania	$592
140	Lesotho	$589
141	Philippines	$587
142	Morocco	$586
143	Belarus	$581
144	Ghana	$581
145	Argentina	$576
146	Malaysia	$574
147	Uganda	$574
148	Indonesia	$564
149	Cameroon	$560
150	Paraguay	$555
151	Malawi	$553
152	Republic of the Congo	$550
153	Colombia	$548
154	Djibouti	$548
155	Bosnia and Herzegovina	$546
156	Mongolia	$546
157	Mali	$536
158	Yemen	$535
159	Uzbekistan	$525
160	Papua New Guinea	$524
161	Azerbaijan	$522
162	Liberia	$522
163	Chad	$518
164	Eritrea	$516
165	Central African Republic	$515
166	Haiti	$515
167	Republic of Macedonia	$512
168	Burundi	$508
169	South Sudan	$505
170	Comoros	$504
171	East Timor	$503
172	Syria	$503
173	Moldova	$501
174	Bhutan	$498
175	Tajikistan	$491
176	Kazakhstan	$475
177	Ukraine	$458
178	Bangladesh	$448
179	Kyrgyzstan	$441
180	Turkey	$428
181	The Gambia	$425
182	Egypt	$418
183	India	$416
184	Tunisia	$416
185	Libya	$398
186	Afghanistan	$397
187	Algeria	$391
188	Nepal	$385
189	Sri Lanka	$316
190	Pakistan	$294

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