Housing and utilities prices - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Housing and utilities price index, world average = 100, 2017:

The average for 2017 based on 167 countries was 75.142 index points. The highest value was in Bermuda: 279.748 index points and the lowest value was in Egypt: 10.146 index points. The indicator is available from 2017 to 2017. 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 Housing and utilities prices, 2017 Global rank Available data
Bermuda 279.748 1 2017 - 2017
Switzerland 266.926 2 2017 - 2017
Australia 257.057 3 2017 - 2017
New Zealand 236.631 4 2017 - 2017
UK 234.09 5 2017 - 2017
Israel 232.165 6 2017 - 2017
Luxembourg 230.278 7 2017 - 2017
Denmark 228.068 8 2017 - 2017
Ireland 222.32 9 2017 - 2017
Iceland 220.55 10 2017 - 2017
Norway 211.697 11 2017 - 2017
Finland 194.471 12 2017 - 2017
Netherlands 182.267 13 2017 - 2017
Canada 175.921 14 2017 - 2017
USA 170.234 15 2017 - 2017
Belgium 169.215 16 2017 - 2017
France 169.016 17 2017 - 2017
Sweden 165.466 18 2017 - 2017
Japan 163.915 19 2017 - 2017
Barbados 162.409 20 2017 - 2017
Germany 161.346 21 2017 - 2017
Austria 150.281 22 2017 - 2017
Qatar 139.451 23 2017 - 2017
Italy 136.011 24 2017 - 2017
Spain 135.951 25 2017 - 2017
Bahamas 129.749 26 2017 - 2017
Chile 127.484 27 2017 - 2017
UA Emirates 123.567 28 2017 - 2017
Singapore 123.176 29 2017 - 2017
Maldives 122.987 30 2017 - 2017
Hong Kong 112.78 31 2017 - 2017
Portugal 110.062 32 2017 - 2017
Ant.& Barb. 110.028 33 2017 - 2017
Uruguay 108.248 34 2017 - 2017
Slovakia 103.223 35 2017 - 2017
Slovenia 102.011 36 2017 - 2017
Belize 97.035 37 2017 - 2017
South Korea 96.827 38 2017 - 2017
Cyprus 96.142 39 2017 - 2017
Aruba 94.679 40 2017 - 2017
Brazil 93.554 41 2017 - 2017
Greece 93.385 42 2017 - 2017
Estonia 90.862 43 2017 - 2017
Czechia 89.812 44 2017 - 2017
Peru 88.872 45 2017 - 2017
Costa Rica 85.381 46 2017 - 2017
Argentina 84.004 47 2017 - 2017
Latvia 83.933 48 2017 - 2017
Mexico 82.166 49 2017 - 2017
Oman 79.93 50 2017 - 2017
Montserrat 79.029 51 2017 - 2017
Malta 77.504 52 2017 - 2017
Gabon 75.103 53 2017 - 2017
Taiwan 74.741 54 2017 - 2017
Kuwait 74.388 55 2017 - 2017
Dominica 72.97 56 2017 - 2017
El Salvador 72.933 57 2017 - 2017
China 72.189 58 2017 - 2017
Jamaica 71.109 59 2017 - 2017
Colombia 69.184 60 2017 - 2017
Seychelles 66.923 61 2017 - 2017
Kenya 64.588 62 2017 - 2017
Kazakhstan 63.413 63 2017 - 2017
Hungary 62.637 64 2017 - 2017
Croatia 61.839 65 2017 - 2017
Namibia 61.69 66 2017 - 2017
Bahrain 61.304 67 2017 - 2017
Lithuania 60.77 68 2017 - 2017
Guyana 60.131 69 2017 - 2017
Djibouti 59.623 70 2017 - 2017
Romania 59.22 71 2017 - 2017
Saint Lucia 58.936 72 2017 - 2017
Tr.&Tobago 58.438 73 2017 - 2017
Haiti 57.264 74 2017 - 2017
C.A. Republic 55.438 75 2017 - 2017
Botswana 55.27 76 2017 - 2017
Ecuador 54.991 77 2017 - 2017
St. Vincent & ... 54.867 78 2017 - 2017
Russia 54.561 79 2017 - 2017
Poland 54.5 80 2017 - 2017
Rwanda 53.795 81 2017 - 2017
Grenada 53.507 82 2017 - 2017
S.T.&Principe 52.307 83 2017 - 2017
Nigeria 51.963 84 2017 - 2017
Swaziland 50.994 85 2017 - 2017
North Macedonia 50.905 86 2017 - 2017
Albania 49.965 87 2017 - 2017
Cape Verde 48.58 88 2017 - 2017
Bulgaria 48.457 89 2017 - 2017
Tanzania 48.023 90 2017 - 2017
Montenegro 47.978 91 2017 - 2017
Turkey 47.851 92 2017 - 2017
Cambodia 47.687 93 2017 - 2017
Ghana 47.678 94 2017 - 2017
Serbia 47.517 95 2017 - 2017
Vietnam 47.334 96 2017 - 2017
Angola 46.683 97 2017 - 2017
Honduras 46.597 98 2017 - 2017
Zambia 46.315 99 2017 - 2017
DR Congo 45.677 100 2017 - 2017
Domin. Rep. 45.149 101 2017 - 2017
Mongolia 44.734 102 2017 - 2017
Comoros 43.906 103 2017 - 2017
Jordan 43.818 104 2017 - 2017
Zimbabwe 43.133 105 2017 - 2017
Eq. Guinea 42.777 106 2017 - 2017
Iran 42.643 107 2017 - 2017
South Africa 42.503 108 2017 - 2017
Philippines 42.287 109 2017 - 2017
Panama 41.884 110 2017 - 2017
Uganda 41.807 111 2017 - 2017
Senegal 41.712 112 2017 - 2017
Saudi Arabia 41.596 113 2017 - 2017
Paraguay 41.299 114 2017 - 2017
Nicaragua 40.516 115 2017 - 2017
Cameroon 40.433 116 2017 - 2017
Niger 39.977 117 2017 - 2017
Chad 39.501 118 2017 - 2017
Brunei 39.29 119 2017 - 2017
Lesotho 38.932 120 2017 - 2017
Malaysia 38.869 121 2017 - 2017
R. of Congo 38.835 122 2017 - 2017
Bosnia & Herz. 38.29 123 2017 - 2017
Iraq 38.287 124 2017 - 2017
Morocco 38.286 125 2017 - 2017
Fiji 38.128 126 2017 - 2017
Laos 37.887 127 2017 - 2017
Georgia 37.851 128 2017 - 2017
Malawi 36.645 129 2017 - 2017
Thailand 36.546 130 2017 - 2017
Bangladesh 36.09 131 2017 - 2017
Bolivia 35.969 132 2017 - 2017
Gambia 34.9 133 2017 - 2017
India 34.561 134 2017 - 2017
Mauritius 33.682 135 2017 - 2017
Benin 33.312 136 2017 - 2017
Sri Lanka 32.959 137 2017 - 2017
Moldova 32.85 138 2017 - 2017
Ethiopia 32.798 139 2017 - 2017
Ivory Coast 32.791 140 2017 - 2017
Pakistan 32.722 141 2017 - 2017
Mozambique 31.335 142 2017 - 2017
G.-Bissau 30.665 143 2017 - 2017
Madagascar 30.564 144 2017 - 2017
Nepal 29.9 145 2017 - 2017
Togo 29.719 146 2017 - 2017
Indonesia 29.672 147 2017 - 2017
Armenia 27.374 148 2017 - 2017
Bhutan 27.241 149 2017 - 2017
Mauritania 27.181 150 2017 - 2017
Burkina Faso 27.16 151 2017 - 2017
Algeria 26.374 152 2017 - 2017
Suriname 26.346 153 2017 - 2017
Belarus 26.102 154 2017 - 2017
Sierra Leone 25.469 155 2017 - 2017
Liberia 24.373 156 2017 - 2017
Burundi 23.876 157 2017 - 2017
Guinea 22.665 158 2017 - 2017
Azerbaijan 22.43 159 2017 - 2017
Burma 22.258 160 2017 - 2017
Tunisia 21.847 161 2017 - 2017
Sudan 20.973 162 2017 - 2017
Ukraine 20.884 163 2017 - 2017
Mali 19.865 164 2017 - 2017
Kyrgyzstan 12.061 165 2017 - 2017
Tajikistan 11.373 166 2017 - 2017
Egypt 10.146 167 2017 - 2017



Definition: The index reflects the cost of housing, gas, electricity and other fuels. The world average price level is set at 100. Higher values indicate more expensive housing and utilities prices relative to the world average and other countries.

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1. Bermuda
2. Switzerland
3. Australia
4. New Zealand
5. UK
6. Israel
7. Luxembourg
8. Denmark
9. Ireland
10. Iceland
11. Norway
12. Finland
13. Netherlands
14. Canada
15. USA
16. Belgium
17. France
18. Sweden
19. Japan
20. Barbados
21. Germany
22. Austria
23. Qatar
24. Italy
25. Spain
26. Bahamas
27. Chile
28. UA Emirates
29. Singapore
30. Maldives
31. Hong Kong
32. Portugal
33. Ant.& Barb.
34. Uruguay
35. Slovakia
36. Slovenia
37. Belize
38. South Korea
39. Cyprus
40. Aruba
41. Brazil
42. Greece
43. Estonia
44. Czechia
45. Peru
46. Costa Rica
47. Argentina
48. Latvia
49. Mexico
50. Oman
51. Montserrat
52. Malta
53. Gabon
54. Taiwan
55. Kuwait
56. Dominica
57. El Salvador
58. China
59. Jamaica
60. Colombia
61. Seychelles
62. Kenya
63. Kazakhstan
64. Hungary
65. Croatia
66. Namibia
67. Bahrain
68. Lithuania
69. Guyana
70. Djibouti
71. Romania
72. Saint Lucia
73. Tr.&Tobago
74. Haiti
75. C.A. Republic
76. Botswana
77. Ecuador
78. St. Vincent & ...
79. Russia
80. Poland
81. Rwanda
82. Grenada
83. S.T.&Principe
84. Nigeria
85. Swaziland
86. North Macedonia
87. Albania
88. Cape Verde
89. Bulgaria
90. Tanzania
91. Montenegro
92. Turkey
93. Cambodia
94. Ghana
95. Serbia
96. Vietnam
97. Angola
98. Honduras
99. Zambia
100. DR Congo
101. Domin. Rep.
102. Mongolia
103. Comoros
104. Jordan
105. Zimbabwe
106. Eq. Guinea
107. Iran
108. South Africa
109. Philippines
110. Panama
111. Uganda
112. Senegal
113. Saudi Arabia
114. Paraguay
115. Nicaragua
116. Cameroon
117. Niger
118. Chad
119. Brunei
120. Lesotho
121. Malaysia
122. R. of Congo
123. Bosnia & Herz.
124. Iraq
125. Morocco
126. Fiji
127. Laos
128. Georgia
129. Malawi
130. Thailand
131. Bangladesh
132. Bolivia
133. Gambia
134. India
135. Mauritius
136. Benin
137. Sri Lanka
138. Moldova
139. Ethiopia
140. Ivory Coast
141. Pakistan
142. Mozambique
143. G.-Bissau
144. Madagascar
145. Nepal
146. Togo
147. Indonesia
148. Armenia
149. Bhutan
150. Mauritania
151. Burkina Faso
152. Algeria
153. Suriname
154. Belarus
155. Sierra Leone
156. Liberia
157. Burundi
158. Guinea
159. Azerbaijan
160. Burma
161. Tunisia
162. Sudan
163. Ukraine
164. Mali
165. Kyrgyzstan
166. Tajikistan
167. Egypt
279.748
266.926
257.057
236.631
234.090
232.165
230.278
228.068
222.320
220.550
211.697
194.471
182.267
175.921
170.234
169.215
169.016
165.466
163.915
162.409
161.346
150.281
139.451
136.011
135.951
129.749
127.484
123.567
123.176
122.987
112.780
110.062
110.028
108.248
103.223
102.011
97.035
96.827
96.142
94.679
93.554
93.385
90.862
89.812
88.872
85.381
84.004
83.933
82.166
79.930
79.029
77.504
75.103
74.741
74.388
72.970
72.933
72.189
71.109
69.184
66.923
64.588
63.413
62.637
61.839
61.690
61.304
60.770
60.131
59.623
59.220
58.936
58.438
57.264
55.438
55.270
54.991
54.867
54.561
54.500
53.795
53.507
52.307
51.963
50.994
50.905
49.965
48.580
48.457
48.023
47.978
47.851
47.687
47.678
47.517
47.334
46.683
46.597
46.315
45.677
45.149
44.734
43.906
43.818
43.133
42.777
42.643
42.503
42.287
41.884
41.807
41.712
41.596
41.299
40.516
40.433
39.977
39.501
39.290
38.932
38.869
38.835
38.290
38.287
38.286
38.128
37.887
37.851
36.645
36.546
36.090
35.969
34.900
34.561
33.682
33.312
32.959
32.850
32.798
32.791
32.722
31.335
30.665
30.564
29.900
29.719
29.672
27.374
27.241
27.181
27.160
26.374
26.346
26.102
25.469
24.373
23.876
22.665
22.430
22.258
21.847
20.973
20.884
19.865
12.061
11.373
10.146
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69.9
139.9
209.8
279.75


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