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

The average for 2021 based on 27 countries was 115.11 index points. The highest value was in Luxembourg: 184.36 index points and the lowest value was in Romania: 59.9 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
Luxembourg 184.36 1 2017 - 2021
Ireland 175.68 2 2017 - 2021
Denmark 171.49 3 2017 - 2021
Sweden 163.48 4 2017 - 2021
Finland 154.92 5 2017 - 2021
Netherlands 145.44 6 2017 - 2021
Austria 139.5 7 2017 - 2021
Belgium 139.23 8 2017 - 2021
Germany 131.05 9 2017 - 2021
France 130.39 10 2017 - 2021
Italy 122.59 11 2017 - 2021
Spain 117.26 12 2017 - 2021
Cyprus 112.69 13 2017 - 2021
Malta 108.61 14 2017 - 2021
Slovenia 105.34 15 2017 - 2021
Portugal 104.84 16 2017 - 2021
Estonia 103.16 17 2017 - 2021
Greece 101.6 18 2017 - 2021
Slovakia 92.76 19 2017 - 2021
Latvia 91.82 20 2017 - 2021
Czechia 85.27 21 2017 - 2021
Lithuania 81.13 22 2017 - 2021
Croatia 79.63 23 2017 - 2021
Hungary 75.41 24 2017 - 2021
Poland 67.66 25 2017 - 2021
Bulgaria 62.68 26 2017 - 2021
Romania 59.9 27 2017 - 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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