Cost of living - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Cost of living index, world average = 100, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 165 countries was 79.81 index points. The highest value was in Bermuda: 212.7 index points and the lowest value was in Syria: 33.25 index points. The indicator is available from 2017 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: World Bank International Comparison Program
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Countries Cost of living, 2021 Global rank Available data
Bermuda 212.7 1 2017 - 2021
Switzerland 211.98 2 2017 - 2021
Iceland 192.98 3 2017 - 2021
Israel 188.01 4 2017 - 2021
Norway 184.71 5 2017 - 2021
Luxembourg 184.36 6 2017 - 2021
Australia 177.41 7 2017 - 2021
Ireland 175.68 8 2017 - 2021
Denmark 171.49 9 2017 - 2021
Sweden 163.48 10 2017 - 2021
USA 159.13 11 2017 - 2021
New Zealand 156.13 12 2017 - 2021
Finland 154.92 13 2017 - 2021
UK 153.03 14 2017 - 2021
Canada 152.25 15 2017 - 2021
Netherlands 145.44 16 2017 - 2021
Japan 142.81 17 2017 - 2021
Austria 139.5 18 2017 - 2021
Belgium 139.23 19 2017 - 2021
Germany 131.05 20 2017 - 2021
France 130.39 21 2017 - 2021
Hong Kong 124.34 22 2017 - 2021
Italy 122.59 23 2017 - 2021
Aruba 122.22 24 2017 - 2021
South Korea 121.07 25 2017 - 2021
Singapore 118.34 26 2017 - 2021
Spain 117.26 27 2017 - 2021
Qatar 116.18 28 2017 - 2021
UA Emirates 114.81 29 2017 - 2021
Cyprus 112.69 30 2017 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 111.24 31 2017 - 2021
Malta 108.61 32 2017 - 2021
Slovenia 105.34 33 2017 - 2021
Portugal 104.84 34 2017 - 2021
Kuwait 103.49 35 2017 - 2021
Estonia 103.16 36 2017 - 2021
Greece 101.6 37 2017 - 2021
Uruguay 100.24 38 2017 - 2021
Grenada 99.6 39 2017 - 2021
China 96.1 40 2017 - 2021
Maldives 92.9 41 2017 - 2021
Slovakia 92.76 42 2017 - 2021
Latvia 91.82 43 2017 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 91.5 44 2017 - 2021
Zimbabwe 90.09 45 2017 - 2021
Costa Rica 89.76 46 2017 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 88.78 47 2017 - 2021
Dominica 88.45 48 2017 - 2021
Chile 87.68 49 2017 - 2021
Saint Lucia 87.24 50 2017 - 2021
Czechia 85.27 51 2017 - 2021
Jamaica 84.62 52 2017 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 83.21 53 2017 - 2021
Taiwan 82.72 54 2017 - 2021
Panama 82.58 55 2017 - 2021
Seychelles 82.03 56 2017 - 2021
Cape Verde 81.95 57 2017 - 2021
Oman 81.91 58 2017 - 2021
Belize 81.58 59 2017 - 2021
Bahrain 81.32 60 2017 - 2021
Lithuania 81.13 61 2017 - 2021
Croatia 79.63 62 2017 - 2021
Djibouti 79.02 63 2017 - 2021
South Africa 77.39 64 2017 - 2021
Gabon 76.62 65 2017 - 2021
Comoros 76.31 66 2017 - 2021
Hungary 75.41 67 2017 - 2021
Mexico 74.67 68 2017 - 2021
Namibia 73.07 69 2017 - 2021
Ecuador 72.37 70 2017 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 71.63 71 2017 - 2021
El Salvador 71.35 72 2017 - 2021
Peru 71.05 73 2017 - 2021
Jordan 70.59 74 2017 - 2021
Honduras 70.56 75 2017 - 2021
Guyana 68.84 76 2017 - 2021
Fiji 67.74 77 2017 - 2021
Poland 67.66 78 2017 - 2021
Morocco 67.61 79 2017 - 2021
Brazil 67.41 80 2017 - 2021
Botswana 67.28 81 2017 - 2021
Guatemala 66.62 82 2021 - 2021
DR Congo 66.41 83 2017 - 2021
Albania 65.32 84 2017 - 2021
Liberia 65.24 85 2017 - 2021
Brunei 65.01 86 2017 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 64.94 87 2017 - 2021
Serbia 64.89 88 2017 - 2021
Mauritius 64.29 89 2017 - 2021
Montenegro 63.71 90 2017 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 63.05 91 2017 - 2021
Ivory Coast 62.89 92 2017 - 2021
Bulgaria 62.68 93 2017 - 2021
Philippines 62.13 94 2017 - 2021
R. of Congo 62.03 95 2017 - 2021
Swaziland 61.42 96 2017 - 2021
Argentina 61.38 97 2017 - 2021
Paraguay 60.41 98 2017 - 2021
Ghana 60.14 99 2017 - 2021
Senegal 59.97 100 2017 - 2021
Romania 59.9 101 2017 - 2021
Lebanon 59.36 102 2021 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 59.04 103 2017 - 2021
Lesotho 59.01 104 2017 - 2021
Somalia 57.9 105 2020 - 2021
Kenya 57.42 106 2017 - 2021
Iraq 57.39 107 2017 - 2021
Chad 57.35 108 2017 - 2021
Togo 57.27 109 2017 - 2021
Benin 56.95 110 2017 - 2021
Malaysia 56.21 111 2017 - 2021
G.-Bissau 55.73 112 2017 - 2021
Nigeria 55.66 113 2017 - 2021
Cambodia 55.59 114 2017 - 2021
Niger 55.51 115 2017 - 2021
Colombia 55.1 116 2017 - 2021
Bolivia 54.84 117 2017 - 2021
Indonesia 53.97 118 2017 - 2021
Thailand 53.73 119 2017 - 2021
North Macedonia 53.7 120 2017 - 2021
Mozambique 53.46 121 2017 - 2021
Malawi 52.89 122 2017 - 2021
Uganda 52.83 123 2017 - 2021
Cameroon 52.2 124 2017 - 2021
Burkina Faso 51.87 125 2017 - 2021
Mali 51.44 126 2017 - 2021
Russia 50.47 127 2017 - 2021
Moldova 50.32 128 2017 - 2021
Bangladesh 50.17 129 2017 - 2021
Nicaragua 49.42 130 2017 - 2021
Guinea 47.59 131 2017 - 2021
Mauritania 47.57 132 2017 - 2021
Burundi 47.42 133 2017 - 2021
Laos 47.28 134 2017 - 2021
Sierra Leone 46.76 135 2017 - 2021
Kazakhstan 46.56 136 2017 - 2021
Tunisia 46.47 137 2017 - 2021
Vietnam 46.36 138 2017 - 2021
Mongolia 46.05 139 2017 - 2021
Angola 45.68 140 2017 - 2021
Tanzania 45.31 141 2017 - 2021
Zambia 45 142 2017 - 2021
Armenia 44.7 143 2017 - 2021
Georgia 44.66 144 2017 - 2021
Turkey 44.31 145 2017 - 2021
Rwanda 43.43 146 2017 - 2021
Madagascar 43.26 147 2017 - 2021
Suriname 43.15 148 2017 - 2021
Gambia 43.08 149 2017 - 2021
Algeria 41.94 150 2017 - 2021
Nepal 41.89 151 2017 - 2021
Ukraine 41.88 152 2017 - 2021
Sri Lanka 41.51 153 2017 - 2021
Belarus 40.99 154 2017 - 2021
India 40.44 155 2017 - 2021
Ethiopia 40.1 156 2017 - 2021
Bhutan 40.04 157 2017 - 2021
Azerbaijan 39.43 158 2017 - 2021
Pakistan 39.2 159 2017 - 2021
Sudan 38.32 160 2017 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 38.28 161 2017 - 2021
Egypt 37.46 162 2017 - 2021
Tajikistan 37.12 163 2017 - 2021
Uzbekistan 36.27 164 2021 - 2021
Syria 33.25 165 2021 - 2021


New - World map: Cost of living




Definition: The cost of living index summarizes the level of prices paid by households and non-profit organizations that provide services to households. It incorporates all goods and services in the average consumption basket with appropriate weights. The data are from the World Bank International Comparison Program.

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1. Bermuda
2. Switzerland
3. Iceland
4. Israel
5. Norway
6. Luxembourg
7. Australia
8. Ireland
9. Denmark
10. Sweden
11. USA
12. New Zealand
13. Finland
14. UK
15. Canada
16. Netherlands
17. Japan
18. Austria
19. Belgium
20. Germany
21. France
22. Hong Kong
23. Italy
24. Aruba
25. South Korea
26. Singapore
27. Spain
28. Qatar
29. UA Emirates
30. Cyprus
31. Ant.& Barb.
32. Malta
33. Slovenia
34. Portugal
35. Kuwait
36. Estonia
37. Greece
38. Uruguay
39. Grenada
40. China
41. Maldives
42. Slovakia
43. Latvia
44. St. Vincent & ...
45. Zimbabwe
46. Costa Rica
47. Tr.&Tobago
48. Dominica
49. Chile
50. Saint Lucia
51. Czechia
52. Jamaica
53. Saudi Arabia
54. Taiwan
55. Panama
56. Seychelles
57. Cape Verde
58. Oman
59. Belize
60. Bahrain
61. Lithuania
62. Croatia
63. Djibouti
64. South Africa
65. Gabon
66. Comoros
67. Hungary
68. Mexico
69. Namibia
70. Ecuador
71. Eq. Guinea
72. El Salvador
73. Peru
74. Jordan
75. Honduras
76. Guyana
77. Fiji
78. Poland
79. Morocco
80. Brazil
81. Botswana
82. Guatemala
83. DR Congo
84. Albania
85. Liberia
86. Brunei
87. S.T.&Principe
88. Serbia
89. Mauritius
90. Montenegro
91. Bosnia & Herz.
92. Ivory Coast
93. Bulgaria
94. Philippines
95. R. of Congo
96. Swaziland
97. Argentina
98. Paraguay
99. Ghana
100. Senegal
101. Romania
102. Lebanon
103. Domin. Rep.
104. Lesotho
105. Somalia
106. Kenya
107. Iraq
108. Chad
109. Togo
110. Benin
111. Malaysia
112. G.-Bissau
113. Nigeria
114. Cambodia
115. Niger
116. Colombia
117. Bolivia
118. Indonesia
119. Thailand
120. North Macedonia
121. Mozambique
122. Malawi
123. Uganda
124. Cameroon
125. Burkina Faso
126. Mali
127. Russia
128. Moldova
129. Bangladesh
130. Nicaragua
131. Guinea
132. Mauritania
133. Burundi
134. Laos
135. Sierra Leone
136. Kazakhstan
137. Tunisia
138. Vietnam
139. Mongolia
140. Angola
141. Tanzania
142. Zambia
143. Armenia
144. Georgia
145. Turkey
146. Rwanda
147. Madagascar
148. Suriname
149. Gambia
150. Algeria
151. Nepal
152. Ukraine
153. Sri Lanka
154. Belarus
155. India
156. Ethiopia
157. Bhutan
158. Azerbaijan
159. Pakistan
160. Sudan
161. Kyrgyzstan
162. Egypt
163. Tajikistan
164. Uzbekistan
165. Syria
212.70
211.98
192.98
188.01
184.71
184.36
177.41
175.68
171.49
163.48
159.13
156.13
154.92
153.03
152.25
145.44
142.81
139.50
139.23
131.05
130.39
124.34
122.59
122.22
121.07
118.34
117.26
116.18
114.81
112.69
111.24
108.61
105.34
104.84
103.49
103.16
101.60
100.24
99.60
96.10
92.90
92.76
91.82
91.50
90.09
89.76
88.78
88.45
87.68
87.24
85.27
84.62
83.21
82.72
82.58
82.03
81.95
81.91
81.58
81.32
81.13
79.63
79.02
77.39
76.62
76.31
75.41
74.67
73.07
72.37
71.63
71.35
71.05
70.59
70.56
68.84
67.74
67.66
67.61
67.41
67.28
66.62
66.41
65.32
65.24
65.01
64.94
64.89
64.29
63.71
63.05
62.89
62.68
62.13
62.03
61.42
61.38
60.41
60.14
59.97
59.90
59.36
59.04
59.01
57.90
57.42
57.39
57.35
57.27
56.95
56.21
55.73
55.66
55.59
55.51
55.10
54.84
53.97
53.73
53.70
53.46
52.89
52.83
52.20
51.87
51.44
50.47
50.32
50.17
49.42
47.59
47.57
47.42
47.28
46.76
46.56
46.47
46.36
46.05
45.68
45.31
45.00
44.70
44.66
44.31
43.43
43.26
43.15
43.08
41.94
41.89
41.88
41.51
40.99
40.44
40.10
40.04
39.43
39.20
38.32
38.28
37.46
37.12
36.27
33.25
0
53.2
106.4
159.5
212.7


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