Cost of Living by Country (2026)
Cost of Living by Country compares the average expenses required to maintain a certain standard of living across countries and territories worldwide. These rankings help users understand how living costs vary between nations and provide valuable insights for travelers, expatriates, remote workers, students, and businesses.
Top Ranked
🇧🇲Bermuda
135.8
#1
Least Ranked
🇱🇾Libya
18.3
#155
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🇰🇾Cayman Islands
115.6
#2
🇻🇮U.S. Virgin Islands
111.3
#3
🇨🇭Switzerland
110.7
#4
🇸🇧Solomon Islands
102.3
#5
🇧🇸Bahamas
98.8
#6
🇮🇸Iceland
97.2
#7
| # | Country | Cost Of Living Index 2026 | Unit | Continent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇲Bermuda |
135.8 | Index | North America |
| 2 | 🇰🇾Cayman Islands |
115.6 | Index | North America |
| 3 | 🇻🇮U.S. Virgin Islands |
111.3 | Index | North America |
| 4 | 🇨🇭Switzerland |
110.7 | Index | Europe |
| 5 | 🇸🇧Solomon Islands |
102.3 | Index | Oceania |
| 6 | 🇧🇸Bahamas |
98.8 | Index | North America |
| 7 | 🇮🇸Iceland |
97.2 | Index | Europe |
| 8 | 🇯🇪Jersey |
88.7 | Index | Europe |
| 9 | 🇸🇬Singapore |
87.7 | Index | Asia |
| 10 | 🇳🇴Norway |
83.7 | Index | Europe |
| 11 | 🇮🇱Israel |
79.7 | Index | Asia |
| 12 | 🇩🇰Denmark |
78.9 | Index | Europe |
| 13 | 🇱🇺Luxembourg |
78 | Index | Europe |
| 14 | 🇬🇩Grenada |
76.4 | Index | North America |
| 15 | 🇭🇰Hong Kong |
75.2 | Index | Asia |
| 16 | 🇮🇲Isle Of Man |
74.7 | Index | Europe |
| 17 | 🇬🇬Guernsey |
73.4 | Index | Europe |
| 18 | 🇳🇱Netherlands |
73.4 | Index | Europe |
| 19 | 🇦🇹Austria |
71.3 | Index | Europe |
| 20 | 🇮🇪Ireland |
70.6 | Index | Europe |
| 21 | 🇬🇮Gibraltar |
70.3 | Index | Europe |
| 22 | 🇫🇮Finland |
69 | Index | Europe |
| 23 | 🇺🇸United States |
68.8 | Index | North America |
| 24 | 🇩🇪Germany |
68.7 | Index | Europe |
| 25 | 🇧🇪Belgium |
68.6 | Index | Europe |
| 26 | 🇸🇪Sweden |
68 | Index | Europe |
| 27 | 🇦🇺Australia |
67.9 | Index | Oceania |
| 28 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom |
67.8 | Index | Europe |
| 29 | 🇫🇷France |
67.7 | Index | Europe |
| 30 | 🇸🇨Seychelles |
64.5 | Index | Africa |
| 31 | 🇨🇦Canada |
63 | Index | North America |
| 32 | 🇵🇷Puerto Rico |
62.6 | Index | North America |
| 33 | 🇰🇷South Korea |
61.6 | Index | Asia |
| 34 | 🇮🇹Italy |
61.4 | Index | Europe |
| 35 | 🇲🇴Macau |
60.5 | Index | Asia |
| 36 | 🇳🇿New Zealand |
60.3 | Index | Oceania |
| 37 | 🇪🇪Estonia |
59.7 | Index | Europe |
| 38 | 🇨🇾Cyprus |
58.8 | Index | Asia |
| 39 | 🇲🇹Malta |
56.8 | Index | Europe |
| 40 | 🇺🇾Uruguay |
55.6 | Index | South America |
| 41 | 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates |
55.2 | Index | Asia |
| 42 | 🇦🇩Andorra |
55.1 | Index | Europe |
| 43 | 🇯🇲Jamaica |
54.5 | Index | North America |
| 44 | 🇸🇮Slovenia |
54.1 | Index | Europe |
| 45 | 🇬🇷Greece |
54 | Index | Europe |
| 46 | 🇾🇪Yemen |
53.1 | Index | Asia |
| 47 | 🇨🇿Czech Republic |
53 | Index | Europe |
| 48 | 🇨🇷Costa Rica |
52.9 | Index | North America |
| 49 | 🇭🇷Croatia |
52.4 | Index | Europe |
| 50 | 🇱🇻Latvia |
52.3 | Index | Europe |
| 51 | 🇹🇹Trinidad And Tobago |
52 | Index | North America |
| 52 | 🇪🇸Spain |
51.6 | Index | Europe |
| 53 | 🇱🇹Lithuania |
51.2 | Index | Europe |
| 54 | 🇬🇾Guyana |
50.4 | Index | South America |
| 55 | 🇶🇦Qatar |
50.4 | Index | Asia |
| 56 | 🇨🇩DR Congo |
50.2 | Index | Africa |
| 57 | 🇹🇼Taiwan |
49.7 | Index | Asia |
| 58 | 🇸🇰Slovakia |
49.6 | Index | Europe |
| 59 | 🇲🇻Maldives |
48.9 | Index | Asia |
| 60 | 🇵🇹Portugal |
48.8 | Index | Europe |
| 61 | 🇸🇳Senegal |
48.5 | Index | Africa |
| 62 | 🇧🇳Brunei |
48.2 | Index | Asia |
| 63 | 🇵🇸State of Palestine |
48.1 | Index | Asia |
| 64 | 🇧🇭Bahrain |
47.6 | Index | Asia |
| 65 | 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea |
47.5 | Index | Oceania |
| 66 | 🇯🇵Japan |
47.5 | Index | Asia |
| 67 | 🇵🇱Poland |
47.3 | Index | Europe |
| 68 | 🇭🇺Hungary |
46.9 | Index | Europe |
| 69 | 🇧🇿Belize |
46.9 | Index | North America |
| 70 | 🇨🇻Cape Verde |
46.3 | Index | Africa |
| 71 | 🇦🇱Albania |
45.8 | Index | Europe |
| 72 | 🇵🇦Panama |
45.5 | Index | North America |
| 73 | 🇨🇮Ivory Coast |
44.8 | Index | Africa |
| 74 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia |
43.9 | Index | Asia |
| 75 | 🇴🇲Oman |
43.6 | Index | Asia |
| 76 | 🇲🇪Montenegro |
42.7 | Index | Europe |
| 77 | 🇷🇸Serbia |
42.6 | Index | Europe |
| 78 | 🇲🇽Mexico |
42.6 | Index | North America |
| 79 | 🇰🇼Kuwait |
42.5 | Index | Asia |
| 80 | 🇦🇴Angola |
42.3 | Index | Africa |
| 81 | 🇸🇷Suriname |
42.3 | Index | South America |
| 82 | 🇨🇺Cuba |
41.8 | Index | North America |
| 83 | 🇪🇹Ethiopia |
41.8 | Index | Africa |
| 84 | 🇱🇧Lebanon |
41.7 | Index | Asia |
| 85 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria |
41.6 | Index | Europe |
| 86 | 🇦🇷Argentina |
41.3 | Index | South America |
| 87 | 🇦🇲Armenia |
40.9 | Index | Asia |
| 88 | 🇨🇲Cameroon |
40.7 | Index | Africa |
| 89 | 🇷🇴Romania |
40.6 | Index | Europe |
| 90 | 🇬🇹Guatemala |
40.4 | Index | North America |
| 91 | 🇸🇻El Salvador |
39.6 | Index | North America |
| 92 | 🇯🇴Jordan |
39.4 | Index | Asia |
| 93 | 🇹🇷Turkey |
39.2 | Index | Asia |
| 94 | 🇨🇱Chile |
39 | Index | South America |
| 95 | 🇧🇦Bosnia And Herzegovina |
38.7 | Index | Europe |
| 96 | 🇲🇺Mauritius |
38.3 | Index | Africa |
| 97 | 🇩🇴Dominican Republic |
38.2 | Index | North America |
| 98 | 🇹🇭Thailand |
38 | Index | Asia |
| 99 | 🇲🇲Myanmar |
38 | Index | Asia |
| 100 | 🇻🇪Venezuela |
37.7 | Index | South America |
| 101 | 🇿🇦South Africa |
37.1 | Index | Africa |
| 102 | 🇲🇿Mozambique |
36.9 | Index | Africa |
| 103 | 🇭🇳Honduras |
36.6 | Index | North America |
| 104 | 🇷🇺Russia |
36.5 | Index | Europe |
| 105 | 🇳🇦Namibia |
36.3 | Index | Africa |
| 106 | 🇿🇼Zimbabwe |
35.9 | Index | Africa |
| 107 | 🇲🇩Moldova |
35.8 | Index | Europe |
| 108 | 🇲🇰North Macedonia |
35.5 | Index | Europe |
| 109 | 🇰🇭Cambodia |
34.8 | Index | Asia |
| 110 | 🇫🇯Fiji |
34.3 | Index | Oceania |
| 111 | 🇳🇮Nicaragua |
34.2 | Index | North America |
| 112 | 🇲🇾Malaysia |
34 | Index | Asia |
| 113 | 🇬🇭Ghana |
33.9 | Index | Africa |
| 114 | 🇱🇰Sri Lanka |
33.9 | Index | Asia |
| 115 | 🇵🇪Peru |
33.5 | Index | South America |
| 116 | 🇬🇪Georgia |
33.1 | Index | Asia |
| 117 | 🇧🇼Botswana |
32.6 | Index | Africa |
| 118 | 🇨🇴Colombia |
31.7 | Index | South America |
| 119 | 🇲🇦Morocco |
31.4 | Index | Africa |
| 120 | 🇲🇳Mongolia |
31.4 | Index | Asia |
| 121 | 🇪🇨Ecuador |
30.9 | Index | South America |
| 122 | 🇦🇿Azerbaijan |
30.7 | Index | Asia |
| 123 | 🇧🇾Belarus |
30.5 | Index | Europe |
| 124 | 🇨🇳China |
30.5 | Index | Asia |
| 125 | 🇧🇷Brazil |
30.1 | Index | South America |
| 126 | 🇵🇭Philippines |
30.1 | Index | Asia |
| 127 | 🇿🇲Zambia |
29.9 | Index | Africa |
| 128 | 🇰🇿Kazakhstan |
29.8 | Index | Asia |
| 129 | 🇽🇰Kosovo |
29.1 | Index | Europe |
| 130 | 🇹🇳Tunisia |
29.1 | Index | Africa |
| 131 | 🇰🇪Kenya |
28.9 | Index | Africa |
| 132 | 🇵🇾Paraguay |
28.5 | Index | South America |
| 133 | 🇮🇶Iraq |
28.4 | Index | Asia |
| 134 | 🇺🇦Ukraine |
28.2 | Index | Europe |
| 135 | 🇩🇿Algeria |
28 | Index | Africa |
| 136 | 🇹🇯Tajikistan |
27.9 | Index | Asia |
| 137 | 🇳🇬Nigeria |
27.7 | Index | Africa |
| 138 | 🇺🇿Uzbekistan |
27.3 | Index | Asia |
| 139 | 🇧🇴Bolivia |
27.3 | Index | South America |
| 140 | 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan |
27.3 | Index | Asia |
| 141 | 🇺🇬Uganda |
27 | Index | Africa |
| 142 | 🇹🇿Tanzania |
26.6 | Index | Africa |
| 143 | 🇻🇳Vietnam |
26.4 | Index | Asia |
| 144 | 🇮🇩Indonesia |
26.1 | Index | Asia |
| 145 | 🇸🇾Syria |
25 | Index | Asia |
| 146 | 🇷🇼Rwanda |
25 | Index | Africa |
| 147 | 🇮🇷Iran |
22.8 | Index | Asia |
| 148 | 🇧🇩Bangladesh |
22.8 | Index | Asia |
| 149 | 🇳🇵Nepal |
22.6 | Index | Asia |
| 150 | 🇲🇬Madagascar |
22.5 | Index | Africa |
| 151 | 🇪🇬Egypt |
21.6 | Index | Africa |
| 152 | 🇦🇫Afghanistan |
21.1 | Index | Asia |
| 153 | 🇵🇰Pakistan |
19.6 | Index | Asia |
| 154 | 🇮🇳India |
18.9 | Index | Asia |
| 155 | 🇱🇾Libya |
18.3 | Index | Africa |
About GDP PPP by Country
Cost of Living by Country compares the average cost of everyday expenses across different nations. These expenses typically include housing, food, transportation, healthcare, utilities, and other essential goods and services.
A higher cost of living generally means residents spend more money to maintain a similar lifestyle, while a lower cost of living indicates that daily expenses are relatively more affordable. However, living costs should also be considered alongside salaries, purchasing power, and income levels to better understand overall affordability.
The Cost of Living by Country rankings on this page provide a useful comparison of living expenses worldwide, helping individuals and businesses make informed decisions about relocation, travel, work, and investment opportunities.