Countries · 2026

Cost of Living by Country (2026)

Compare cost of living in 199 countries worldwide. Index calibrated to New York City = 100. How we calculate this

Africa (54 countries)

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CountryCoL IndexCategory
🇪🇹 Ethiopia18Very cheap
🇹🇿 Tanzania22Very cheap
🇪🇬 Egypt22Very cheap
🇳🇬 Nigeria25Very cheap
🇹🇳 Tunisia27Very cheap
🇬🇭 Ghana27Very cheap
🇰🇪 Kenya28Very cheap
🇲🇦 Morocco31Very cheap
🇩🇿 Algeria34Very cheap
🇪🇷 Eritrea38Affordable
🇬🇲 Gambia38Affordable
🇳🇪 Niger38Affordable
🇺🇬 Uganda38Affordable
🇱🇸 Lesotho38Affordable
🇿🇦 South Africa39Affordable
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau39Affordable
🇲🇱 Mali39Affordable
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso39Affordable
🇲🇬 Madagascar39Affordable
🇸🇿 Eswatini40Affordable
🇬🇳 Guinea40Affordable
🇲🇼 Malawi40Affordable
🇧🇯 Benin40Affordable
🇧🇮 Burundi40Affordable
🇨🇲 Cameroon40Affordable
🇿🇲 Zambia40Affordable
🇱🇾 Libya40Affordable
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone40Affordable
🇸🇴 Somalia40Affordable
🇹🇬 Togo40Affordable
🇲🇿 Mozambique40Affordable
🇰🇲 Comoros41Affordable
🇧🇼 Botswana41Affordable
🇸🇩 Sudan41Affordable
🇷🇼 Rwanda41Affordable
🇹🇩 Chad42Affordable
🇲🇷 Mauritania42Affordable
🇸🇸 South Sudan42Affordable
🇸🇳 Senegal42Affordable
🇳🇦 Namibia42Affordable
🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe42Affordable
🇨🇬 Congo43Affordable
🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire43Affordable
🇨🇫 Central African Republic43Affordable
🇱🇷 Liberia43Affordable
🇨🇻 Cape Verde44Affordable
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe44Affordable
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea45Affordable
🇬🇦 Gabon45Affordable
🇦🇴 Angola45Affordable
🇲🇺 Mauritius45Affordable
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo47Affordable
🇩🇯 Djibouti48Affordable
🇸🇨 Seychelles58Moderate

Asia (50 countries)

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CountryCoL IndexCategory
🇵🇰 Pakistan19Very cheap
🇧🇩 Bangladesh21Very cheap
🇮🇳 India22Very cheap
🇲🇲 Myanmar22Very cheap
🇳🇵 Nepal22Very cheap
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan23Very cheap
🇰🇭 Cambodia25Very cheap
🇮🇩 Indonesia26Very cheap
🇱🇦 Laos26Very cheap
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka26Very cheap
🇻🇳 Vietnam26Very cheap
🇵🇭 Philippines30Very cheap
🇦🇫 Afghanistan32Very cheap
🇹🇷 Turkey33Very cheap
🇬🇪 Georgia33Very cheap
🇹🇯 Tajikistan34Very cheap
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan35Very cheap
🇲🇾 Malaysia35Very cheap
🇰🇵 North Korea35Affordable
🇮🇷 Iran36Affordable
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan36Affordable
🇮🇶 Iraq38Affordable
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan38Affordable
🇾🇪 Yemen38Affordable
🇹🇭 Thailand38Affordable
🇨🇳 China38Affordable
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan39Affordable
🇲🇳 Mongolia42Affordable
🇧🇹 Bhutan42Affordable
🇸🇾 Syria42Affordable
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste42Affordable
🇦🇲 Armenia42Affordable
🇹🇼 Taiwan47Affordable
🇯🇵 Japan48Affordable
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia49Affordable
🇯🇴 Jordan50Affordable
🇵🇸 Palestine52Affordable
🇱🇧 Lebanon53Affordable
🇰🇷 South Korea55Affordable
🇴🇲 Oman55Moderate
🇧🇳 Brunei56Moderate
🇰🇼 Kuwait58Moderate
🇲🇻 Maldives60Moderate
🇦🇪 UAE63Moderate
🇧🇭 Bahrain66Moderate
🇶🇦 Qatar71Moderate
🇸🇬 Singapore79Expensive
🇲🇴 Macau84Expensive
🇭🇰 Hong Kong85Expensive
🇮🇱 Israel89Expensive

Europe (46 countries)

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CountryCoL IndexCategory
🇺🇦 Ukraine25Very cheap
🇧🇬 Bulgaria32Very cheap
🇧🇾 Belarus34Very cheap
🇷🇸 Serbia36Affordable
🇷🇴 Romania37Affordable
🇽🇰 Kosovo38Affordable
🇲🇩 Moldova38Affordable
🇷🇺 Russia39Affordable
🇲🇰 North Macedonia39Affordable
🇦🇱 Albania40Affordable
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina41Affordable
🇭🇺 Hungary43Affordable
🇲🇪 Montenegro44Affordable
🇨🇿 Czech Republic45Affordable
🇬🇷 Greece45Affordable
🇸🇰 Slovakia47Affordable
🇵🇱 Poland47Affordable
🇵🇹 Portugal49Affordable
🇱🇹 Lithuania51Affordable
🇪🇸 Spain52Affordable
🇭🇷 Croatia52Affordable
🇱🇻 Latvia53Affordable
🇪🇪 Estonia58Moderate
🇸🇮 Slovenia59Moderate
🇮🇹 Italy61Moderate
🇫🇷 France68Moderate
🇲🇹 Malta68Moderate
🇦🇩 Andorra68Moderate
🇨🇾 Cyprus68Moderate
🇩🇪 Germany69Moderate
🇸🇲 San Marino70Moderate
🇧🇪 Belgium71Moderate
🇬🇧 United Kingdom72Moderate
🇳🇱 Netherlands72Moderate
🇦🇹 Austria74Moderate
🇮🇪 Ireland75Expensive
🇦🇽 Åland Islands78Expensive
🇫🇮 Finland84Expensive
🇸🇪 Sweden89Expensive
🇱🇺 Luxembourg95Very expensive
🇩🇰 Denmark97Very expensive
🇮🇸 Iceland100Very expensive
🇳🇴 Norway107Very expensive
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein115Very expensive
🇨🇭 Switzerland122Very expensive
🇲🇨 Monaco140Very expensive

North America (23 countries)

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CountryCoL IndexCategory
🇨🇺 Cuba29Very cheap
🇬🇹 Guatemala35Very cheap
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic39Affordable
🇭🇳 Honduras42Affordable
🇯🇲 Jamaica42Affordable
🇲🇽 Mexico43Affordable
🇳🇮 Nicaragua43Affordable
🇨🇷 Costa Rica45Affordable
🇸🇻 El Salvador46Affordable
🇧🇿 Belize51Affordable
🇭🇹 Haiti52Affordable
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago52Affordable
🇵🇦 Panama54Affordable
🇩🇲 Dominica55Moderate
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines56Moderate
🇬🇩 Grenada58Moderate
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia60Moderate
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis62Moderate
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda64Moderate
🇨🇦 Canada66Moderate
🇧🇧 Barbados68Moderate
🇺🇸 United States72Moderate
🇧🇸 Bahamas78Expensive

Oceania (14 countries)

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CountryCoL IndexCategory
🇰🇮 Kiribati48Affordable
🇹🇻 Tuvalu50Affordable
🇼🇸 Samoa50Affordable
🇹🇴 Tonga52Affordable
🇫🇲 Micronesia52Affordable
🇫🇯 Fiji52Affordable
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea52Affordable
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands54Affordable
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands54Affordable
🇻🇺 Vanuatu56Moderate
🇳🇷 Nauru56Moderate
🇵🇼 Palau58Moderate
🇦🇺 Australia63Moderate
🇳🇿 New Zealand68Moderate

South America (12 countries)

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CountryCoL IndexCategory
🇨🇴 Colombia32Very cheap
🇵🇪 Peru33Very cheap
🇦🇷 Argentina35Affordable
🇪🇨 Ecuador36Affordable
🇧🇴 Bolivia39Affordable
🇧🇷 Brazil40Affordable
🇵🇾 Paraguay40Affordable
🇨🇱 Chile45Affordable
🇻🇪 Venezuela45Affordable
🇸🇷 Suriname48Affordable
🇺🇾 Uruguay50Affordable
🇬🇾 Guyana52Affordable
Sources: World Bank Open Data 2026 · GlobalCostData Research 2026. Updated April 2026.