* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Cost of living index, world average = 100, 2017:

The average for 2017 based on 50 countries was 59.81 index points. The highest value was in the Seychelles: 94.81 index points and the lowest value was in Egypt: 27.37 index points. The indicator is available from 2017 to 2020. 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, 2017 Global rank Available data
Seychelles 94.81 1 2017 - 2017
Angola 92.68 2 2017 - 2017
Djibouti 84.48 3 2017 - 2017
Gabon 78.6 4 2017 - 2017
C.A. Republic 75.56 5 2017 - 2017
Eq. Guinea 74.93 6 2017 - 2017
Mauritius 74.87 7 2017 - 2017
Namibia 74.28 8 2017 - 2017
S.T.&Principe 70.92 9 2017 - 2017
R. of Congo 70.42 10 2017 - 2017
South Africa 70.41 11 2017 - 2017
Comoros 70.11 12 2017 - 2017
Cape Verde 69.79 13 2017 - 2017
Zimbabwe 69.53 14 2017 - 2017
Botswana 69.39 15 2017 - 2017
Swaziland 65.77 16 2017 - 2017
Zambia 63.6 17 2017 - 2017
Morocco 63.47 18 2017 - 2017
DR Congo 61.73 19 2017 - 2017
Liberia 61.04 20 2017 - 2017
Ivory Coast 60.86 21 2017 - 2017
Togo 60.73 22 2017 - 2017
Niger 60.37 23 2017 - 2017
Senegal 58.75 24 2017 - 2017
Chad 58.53 25 2017 - 2017
Cameroon 58.34 26 2017 - 2017
Kenya 57.71 27 2017 - 2017
Ghana 57.69 28 2017 - 2017
G.-Bissau 57.18 29 2017 - 2017
Lesotho 56.38 30 2017 - 2017
Burundi 54.25 31 2017 - 2017
Benin 54.05 32 2017 - 2017
Nigeria 52.55 33 2017 - 2017
Ethiopia 51.03 34 2017 - 2017
Rwanda 50.63 35 2017 - 2017
Mali 50.55 36 2017 - 2017
Guinea 50.48 37 2017 - 2017
Mauritania 49.9 38 2017 - 2017
Mozambique 49.57 39 2017 - 2017
Algeria 49.36 40 2017 - 2017
Burkina Faso 49.19 41 2017 - 2017
Tanzania 48.53 42 2017 - 2017
Uganda 48.47 43 2017 - 2017
Malawi 47.49 44 2017 - 2017
Gambia 46.48 45 2017 - 2017
Madagascar 44.3 46 2017 - 2017
Tunisia 43.98 47 2017 - 2017
Sierra Leone 41.32 48 2017 - 2017
Sudan 38.29 49 2017 - 2017
Egypt 27.37 50 2017 - 2017



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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