* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

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

The average for 2021 based on 40 countries was 69.86 index points. The highest value was in Israel: 188.01 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
Israel 188.01 1 2017 - 2021
Japan 142.81 2 2017 - 2021
Hong Kong 124.34 3 2017 - 2021
South Korea 121.07 4 2017 - 2021
Singapore 118.34 5 2017 - 2021
Qatar 116.18 6 2017 - 2021
UA Emirates 114.81 7 2017 - 2021
Kuwait 103.49 8 2017 - 2021
China 96.1 9 2017 - 2021
Maldives 92.9 10 2017 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 83.21 11 2017 - 2021
Taiwan 82.72 12 2017 - 2021
Oman 81.91 13 2017 - 2021
Bahrain 81.32 14 2017 - 2021
Jordan 70.59 15 2017 - 2021
Brunei 65.01 16 2017 - 2021
Philippines 62.13 17 2017 - 2021
Lebanon 59.36 18 2021 - 2021
Iraq 57.39 19 2017 - 2021
Malaysia 56.21 20 2017 - 2021
Cambodia 55.59 21 2017 - 2021
Indonesia 53.97 22 2017 - 2021
Thailand 53.73 23 2017 - 2021
Bangladesh 50.17 24 2017 - 2021
Laos 47.28 25 2017 - 2021
Kazakhstan 46.56 26 2017 - 2021
Vietnam 46.36 27 2017 - 2021
Mongolia 46.05 28 2017 - 2021
Armenia 44.7 29 2017 - 2021
Georgia 44.66 30 2017 - 2021
Nepal 41.89 31 2017 - 2021
Sri Lanka 41.51 32 2017 - 2021
India 40.44 33 2017 - 2021
Bhutan 40.04 34 2017 - 2021
Azerbaijan 39.43 35 2017 - 2021
Pakistan 39.2 36 2017 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 38.28 37 2017 - 2021
Tajikistan 37.12 38 2017 - 2021
Uzbekistan 36.27 39 2021 - 2021
Syria 33.25 40 2021 - 2021


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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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