Summary of World Cost Of Living Index By Country
• This index compares 240 countries based on Cost Of Living With Rent and Cost Of Living Without Rent, with New York City serving as the baseline (100).
• For a single person with a typical lifestyle, the average cost of living with rent index value is 34.3, with 90 countries above-average and 150 below-average.
• The highest-ranking country is Monaco with an index value of 209.2, while the lowest-ranking is Pakistan with an index value of 10.1.
Disclaimer: The data presented on this page is for informational purposes only and should be used as a general guide. Actual index values may vary significantly based on individual lifestyle choices and current economic conditions. We strive to provide up-to-date information, but values are subject to change without notice. Always conduct thorough personal research and consult with financial professionals before making important financial or relocation decisions.
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| # | Country | Cost Of Living With Rent Index | Monthly Cost Of Living With Rent | Cost Of Living Without Rent Index | Monthly Cost Of Living Without Rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 209.2 | $12,921.00 | 109.2 | $2,921.00 |
| 2 | Saint-Barthelemy | 130.9 | $8,085.00 | 115.3 | $3,085.00 |
| 3 | Bermuda | 118.1 | $7,295.00 | 138.1 | $3,695.00 |
| 4 | Cayman Islands | 101.5 | $6,270.00 | 126.0 | $3,370.00 |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 92.4 | $5,705.00 | 123.6 | $3,305.00 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 88.3 | $5,454.00 | 112.3 | $3,004.00 |
| 7 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 88.1 | $5,440.00 | 117.4 | $3,140.00 |
| 8 | Virgin Islands (US) | 75.8 | $4,680.00 | 103.9 | $2,780.00 |
| 9 | Anguilla | 73.0 | $4,506.00 | 93.7 | $2,506.00 |
| 10 | Greenland | 71.3 | $4,405.00 | 104.9 | $2,805.00 |
| 11 | Norfolk Island | 66.2 | $4,090.00 | 96.8 | $2,590.00 |
| 12 | United States | 65.3 | $4,035.00 | 77.9 | $2,085.00 |
| 13 | Falkland Islands | 64.9 | $4,005.00 | 93.6 | $2,505.00 |
| 14 | Virgin Islands (British) | 64.5 | $3,985.00 | 89.2 | $2,385.00 |
| 15 | Singapore | 64.5 | $3,984.50 | 55.5 | $1,484.50 |
| 16 | Pitcairn Island | 63.6 | $3,925.00 | 98.1 | $2,625.00 |
| 17 | Iceland | 62.9 | $3,885.00 | 79.8 | $2,135.00 |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 61.0 | $3,768.00 | 62.4 | $1,668.00 |
| 19 | The Bahamas | 60.6 | $3,742.00 | 78.2 | $2,092.00 |
| 20 | Guam | 60.0 | $3,707.00 | 82.5 | $2,207.00 |
| 21 | Norway | 59.0 | $3,646.00 | 78.4 | $2,096.00 |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 58.5 | $3,613.00 | 52.8 | $1,413.00 |
| 23 | Jersey | 58.2 | $3,591.00 | 65.5 | $1,751.00 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 58.0 | $3,584.00 | 64.8 | $1,734.00 |
| 25 | French Polynesia | 57.8 | $3,568.00 | 77.3 | $2,068.00 |
| 26 | Ireland | 56.9 | $3,516.00 | 58.5 | $1,566.00 |
| 27 | Faroe Islands | 56.2 | $3,471.00 | 81.2 | $2,171.00 |
| 28 | Guernsey | 56.0 | $3,458.00 | 60.1 | $1,608.00 |
| 29 | Aruba | 55.6 | $3,435.00 | 81.7 | $2,185.00 |
| 30 | Denmark | 55.2 | $3,408.00 | 69.5 | $1,858.00 |
| 31 | Canada | 54.3 | $3,350.00 | 63.6 | $1,700.00 |
| 32 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 53.9 | $3,327.00 | 70.2 | $1,877.00 |
| 33 | Gibraltar | 53.8 | $3,325.00 | 55.5 | $1,485.00 |
| 34 | Netherlands | 53.1 | $3,277.00 | 64.6 | $1,727.00 |
| 35 | Australia | 51.2 | $3,160.00 | 58.3 | $1,560.00 |
| 36 | Northern Mariana Islands | 49.9 | $3,080.00 | 74.0 | $1,980.00 |
| 37 | Seychelles | 49.9 | $3,079.00 | 60.9 | $1,629.00 |
| 38 | Saint-Martin (French part) | 49.6 | $3,062.00 | 67.7 | $1,812.00 |
| 39 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 49.0 | $3,023.00 | 53.2 | $1,423.00 |
| 40 | Christmas Island | 48.5 | $2,995.00 | 55.9 | $1,495.00 |
| 41 | Man (Isle of) | 48.4 | $2,988.03 | 66.8 | $1,788.03 |
| 42 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 48.1 | $2,970.00 | 68.0 | $1,820.00 |
| 43 | Israel | 47.8 | $2,951.00 | 59.9 | $1,601.00 |
| 44 | Qatar | 47.7 | $2,943.00 | 50.2 | $1,343.00 |
| 45 | Cook Islands | 47.3 | $2,923.00 | 64.4 | $1,723.00 |
| 46 | Curaçao | 46.9 | $2,897.00 | 70.9 | $1,897.00 |
| 47 | Tokelau | 46.7 | $2,885.00 | 98.5 | $2,635.00 |
| 48 | Antigua and Barbuda | 46.2 | $2,855.00 | 69.3 | $1,855.00 |
| 49 | Equatorial Guinea | 46.0 | $2,840.00 | 65.0 | $1,740.00 |
| 50 | Barbados | 45.6 | $2,818.00 | 60.5 | $1,618.00 |
| 51 | Palau | 45.5 | $2,808.00 | 63.9 | $1,708.00 |
| 52 | New Caledonia | 45.4 | $2,803.00 | 63.7 | $1,703.00 |
| 53 | Saint Helena | 45.2 | $2,789.75 | 68.8 | $1,839.75 |
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 44.7 | $2,762.00 | 64.0 | $1,712.00 |
| 55 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 44.4 | $2,740.00 | 66.9 | $1,790.00 |
| 56 | Puerto Rico | 44.1 | $2,722.00 | 64.4 | $1,722.00 |
| 57 | Sweden | 43.9 | $2,708.00 | 58.2 | $1,558.00 |
| 58 | United Kingdom | 43.8 | $2,706.00 | 52.6 | $1,406.00 |
| 59 | Nauru | 43.2 | $2,665.00 | 69.7 | $1,865.00 |
| 60 | Martinique | 42.6 | $2,633.00 | 61.0 | $1,633.00 |
| 61 | New Zealand | 42.6 | $2,631.00 | 49.8 | $1,331.00 |
| 62 | Marshall Islands | 42.5 | $2,626.00 | 66.4 | $1,776.00 |
| 63 | Angola | 41.6 | $2,566.00 | 51.1 | $1,366.00 |
| 64 | American Samoa | 41.4 | $2,555.00 | 65.6 | $1,755.00 |
| 65 | Germany | 41.0 | $2,531.00 | 60.0 | $1,606.00 |
| 66 | Niue | 40.9 | $2,526.00 | 58.9 | $1,576.00 |
| 67 | Kuwait | 40.4 | $2,496.50 | 54.1 | $1,446.50 |
| 68 | Andorra | 40.3 | $2,488.00 | 51.9 | $1,388.00 |
| 69 | Montserrat | 40.1 | $2,479.00 | 59.0 | $1,579.00 |
| 70 | Vatican City State (Holy See) | 39.8 | $2,458.00 | 45.2 | $1,208.00 |
| 71 | Djibouti | 39.6 | $2,445.00 | 54.0 | $1,445.00 |
| 72 | Aland Islands | 39.2 | $2,421.00 | 56.9 | $1,521.00 |
| 73 | Finland | 38.9 | $2,405.00 | 54.4 | $1,455.00 |
| 74 | Micronesia | 38.6 | $2,381.00 | 61.0 | $1,631.00 |
| 75 | San Marino | 38.5 | $2,377.00 | 49.6 | $1,327.00 |
| 76 | French Guiana | 38.2 | $2,358.00 | 57.5 | $1,538.00 |
| 77 | Belgium | 38.1 | $2,354.00 | 48.7 | $1,304.00 |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 37.9 | $2,343.00 | 59.6 | $1,593.00 |
| 79 | Guadeloupe | 37.7 | $2,329.00 | 55.3 | $1,479.00 |
| 80 | Austria | 37.5 | $2,313.00 | 54.7 | $1,463.00 |
| 81 | Maldives | 37.1 | $2,291.00 | 48.3 | $1,291.00 |
| 82 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 36.4 | $2,249.00 | 57.9 | $1,549.00 |
| 83 | Grenada | 36.4 | $2,245.00 | 54.0 | $1,445.00 |
| 84 | France | 36.3 | $2,243.00 | 48.3 | $1,293.00 |
| 85 | Bahrain | 35.8 | $2,209.00 | 43.3 | $1,159.00 |
| 86 | Mayotte | 35.0 | $2,164.00 | 51.0 | $1,364.00 |
| 87 | North Korea | 34.9 | $2,153.25 | 50.6 | $1,353.25 |
| 88 | Tuvalu | 34.8 | $2,149.00 | 58.8 | $1,574.00 |
| 89 | Gabon | 34.5 | $2,132.00 | 55.4 | $1,482.00 |
| 90 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 34.4 | $2,122.00 | 51.3 | $1,372.00 |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 34.2 | $2,114.00 | 51.0 | $1,364.00 |
| 92 | Spain | 34.1 | $2,105.00 | 43.2 | $1,155.00 |
| 93 | Kiribati | 34.1 | $2,103.00 | 56.2 | $1,503.00 |
| 94 | Jamaica | 33.8 | $2,089.00 | 50.1 | $1,339.00 |
| 95 | Malta | 33.8 | $2,089.00 | 40.7 | $1,089.00 |
| 96 | Cyprus | 33.5 | $2,068.00 | 41.8 | $1,118.00 |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.3 | $2,057.00 | 48.9 | $1,307.00 |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 33.3 | $2,056.33 | 47.0 | $1,256.33 |
| 99 | Czech Republic | 33.1 | $2,047.00 | 47.4 | $1,267.00 |
| 100 | Portugal | 33.1 | $2,042.00 | 43.4 | $1,162.00 |
| 101 | Reunion | 32.9 | $2,032.00 | 43.4 | $1,162.00 |
| 102 | Italy | 32.5 | $2,006.00 | 42.1 | $1,126.00 |
| 103 | Panama | 32.0 | $1,976.00 | 45.8 | $1,226.00 |
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 32.0 | $1,975.00 | 45.8 | $1,225.00 |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 31.9 | $1,967.00 | 43.6 | $1,167.00 |
| 106 | Dominica | 31.8 | $1,962.00 | 47.2 | $1,262.00 |
| 107 | Uruguay | 31.1 | $1,918.00 | 43.7 | $1,168.00 |
| 108 | South Sudan | 31.0 | $1,916.00 | 54.8 | $1,466.00 |
| 109 | Central African Republic | 30.9 | $1,905.00 | 46.9 | $1,255.00 |
| 110 | Japan | 30.6 | $1,888.61 | 46.3 | $1,238.61 |
| 111 | Tonga | 30.4 | $1,880.00 | 44.9 | $1,200.00 |
| 112 | Oman | 30.3 | $1,871.00 | 45.6 | $1,221.00 |
| 113 | Estonia | 29.9 | $1,849.00 | 45.6 | $1,219.00 |
| 114 | Mexico | 29.7 | $1,835.00 | 42.4 | $1,135.00 |
| 115 | Croatia | 29.6 | $1,829.00 | 44.1 | $1,179.00 |
| 116 | Greece | 29.5 | $1,820.00 | 43.7 | $1,170.00 |
| 117 | Guyana | 29.1 | $1,798.00 | 39.2 | $1,048.00 |
| 118 | Brunei | 28.8 | $1,777.00 | 44.7 | $1,197.00 |
| 119 | Slovenia | 28.7 | $1,770.80 | 41.2 | $1,100.80 |
| 120 | South Korea | 28.6 | $1,768.00 | 38.1 | $1,018.00 |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 28.6 | $1,767.00 | 41.8 | $1,117.00 |
| 122 | Belize | 28.6 | $1,766.00 | 41.7 | $1,116.00 |
| 123 | Poland | 28.6 | $1,764.00 | 37.9 | $1,014.00 |
| 124 | Latvia | 28.3 | $1,746.00 | 42.1 | $1,126.00 |
| 125 | Taiwan | 28.1 | $1,737.50 | 40.7 | $1,087.50 |
| 126 | Lebanon | 28.1 | $1,733.00 | 44.2 | $1,183.00 |
| 127 | Chile | 27.7 | $1,708.00 | 39.6 | $1,058.00 |
| 128 | Lithuania | 27.3 | $1,685.50 | 37.8 | $1,010.50 |
| 129 | Congo | 27.3 | $1,684.00 | 40.5 | $1,084.00 |
| 130 | Slovakia | 27.2 | $1,680.00 | 39.6 | $1,060.00 |
| 131 | China | 27.1 | $1,675.00 | 30.8 | $825.00 |
| 132 | Brazil | 26.8 | $1,654.00 | 39.4 | $1,054.00 |
| 133 | Samoa | 26.7 | $1,649.00 | 39.2 | $1,049.00 |
| 134 | Hungary | 26.3 | $1,625.00 | 39.1 | $1,045.00 |
| 135 | South Africa | 26.1 | $1,611.00 | 38.5 | $1,031.00 |
| 136 | Montenegro | 25.9 | $1,598.00 | 41.0 | $1,098.00 |
| 137 | Palestinian Territory Occupied | 25.7 | $1,587.00 | 42.5 | $1,137.00 |
| 138 | Georgia | 25.4 | $1,565.50 | 33.1 | $885.50 |
| 139 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.3 | $1,561.00 | 35.9 | $961.00 |
| 140 | Cape Verde | 24.8 | $1,534.00 | 38.7 | $1,034.00 |
| 141 | Russia | 24.8 | $1,532.00 | 33.0 | $882.00 |
| 142 | Timor-Leste | 24.7 | $1,525.00 | 32.7 | $875.00 |
| 143 | Armenia | 24.2 | $1,492.00 | 33.3 | $892.00 |
| 144 | Fiji Islands | 24.1 | $1,489.00 | 33.2 | $889.00 |
| 145 | Bulgaria | 24.0 | $1,485.00 | 39.8 | $1,065.00 |
| 146 | Zimbabwe | 23.9 | $1,477.00 | 38.4 | $1,027.00 |
| 147 | Jordan | 23.9 | $1,475.10 | 38.3 | $1,025.10 |
| 148 | Cuba | 23.8 | $1,471.58 | 34.5 | $921.58 |
| 149 | Liberia | 23.7 | $1,461.00 | 34.1 | $911.00 |
| 150 | El Salvador | 23.4 | $1,447.00 | 33.5 | $897.00 |
| 151 | Namibia | 23.4 | $1,446.00 | 35.4 | $946.00 |
| 152 | Peru | 23.4 | $1,443.00 | 35.3 | $943.00 |
| 153 | Serbia | 23.2 | $1,434.00 | 35.7 | $954.00 |
| 154 | Suriname | 23.2 | $1,432.50 | 33.0 | $882.50 |
| 155 | Eritrea | 23.2 | $1,432.00 | 42.3 | $1,132.00 |
| 156 | Thailand | 23.1 | $1,426.00 | 34.6 | $926.00 |
| 157 | Argentina | 23.1 | $1,425.00 | 34.6 | $925.00 |
| 158 | Iraq | 23.1 | $1,425.00 | 34.6 | $925.00 |
| 159 | Mauritius | 23.0 | $1,418.00 | 33.2 | $888.00 |
| 160 | Mozambique | 22.9 | $1,417.00 | 32.4 | $867.00 |
| 161 | Paraguay | 22.9 | $1,413.00 | 34.1 | $913.00 |
| 162 | Romania | 22.8 | $1,410.00 | 34.0 | $910.00 |
| 163 | Kazakhstan | 22.4 | $1,384.00 | 30.1 | $804.00 |
| 164 | Honduras | 22.4 | $1,383.00 | 36.7 | $983.00 |
| 165 | Libya | 22.3 | $1,377.00 | 32.8 | $877.00 |
| 166 | Guatemala | 22.3 | $1,376.00 | 32.0 | $856.00 |
| 167 | Chad | 21.9 | $1,352.00 | 33.7 | $902.00 |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21.8 | $1,347.00 | 37.3 | $997.00 |
| 169 | Senegal | 21.7 | $1,342.00 | 33.3 | $892.00 |
| 170 | Turkey | 21.7 | $1,339.00 | 32.3 | $864.00 |
| 171 | Ecuador | 21.6 | $1,331.00 | 31.1 | $831.00 |
| 172 | Haiti | 21.4 | $1,320.00 | 34.4 | $920.00 |
| 173 | Mongolia | 21.3 | $1,315.00 | 29.5 | $790.00 |
| 174 | Sierra Leone | 21.2 | $1,310.00 | 32.1 | $860.00 |
| 175 | Kenya | 21.1 | $1,303.00 | 34.5 | $923.00 |
| 176 | Mali | 21.0 | $1,298.00 | 34.7 | $928.00 |
| 177 | Albania | 21.0 | $1,297.00 | 33.5 | $897.00 |
| 178 | Comoros | 21.0 | $1,296.00 | 38.0 | $1,016.00 |
| 179 | Cambodia | 20.8 | $1,287.00 | 29.4 | $787.00 |
| 180 | Cameroon | 20.7 | $1,281.00 | 32.9 | $881.00 |
| 181 | Colombia | 20.5 | $1,266.00 | 28.6 | $766.00 |
| 182 | Venezuela | 20.5 | $1,263.50 | 29.3 | $783.50 |
| 183 | Turkmenistan | 20.2 | $1,250.20 | 28.0 | $750.20 |
| 184 | Mauritania | 19.7 | $1,217.00 | 28.7 | $767.00 |
| 185 | Guinea | 19.7 | $1,214.00 | 32.3 | $864.00 |
| 186 | Moldova | 19.6 | $1,212.00 | 28.5 | $762.00 |
| 187 | Laos | 19.6 | $1,211.00 | 28.4 | $761.00 |
| 188 | Eswatini | 19.3 | $1,189.00 | 35.1 | $939.00 |
| 189 | Somalia | 19.2 | $1,186.00 | 27.5 | $736.00 |
| 190 | Azerbaijan | 19.2 | $1,185.50 | 32.4 | $865.50 |
| 191 | Tunisia | 19.2 | $1,185.00 | 29.3 | $785.00 |
| 192 | Ivory Coast | 19.1 | $1,181.00 | 31.1 | $831.00 |
| 193 | Philippines | 19.1 | $1,181.00 | 29.2 | $781.00 |
| 194 | North Macedonia | 19.1 | $1,179.00 | 32.1 | $859.00 |
| 195 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.0 | $1,176.00 | 32.0 | $856.00 |
| 196 | Uzbekistan | 19.0 | $1,172.00 | 23.3 | $622.00 |
| 197 | Ghana | 18.9 | $1,168.00 | 26.8 | $718.00 |
| 198 | Tanzania | 18.9 | $1,165.00 | 26.7 | $715.00 |
| 199 | Botswana | 18.7 | $1,156.00 | 26.4 | $706.00 |
| 200 | Kosovo | 18.6 | $1,147.00 | 30.9 | $827.00 |
| 201 | Morocco | 18.4 | $1,138.00 | 27.6 | $738.00 |
| 202 | Indonesia | 18.4 | $1,136.00 | 21.9 | $586.00 |
| 203 | The Gambia | 18.4 | $1,135.00 | 29.3 | $785.00 |
| 204 | Bolivia | 18.1 | $1,120.00 | 30.7 | $820.00 |
| 205 | Malaysia | 18.0 | $1,109.26 | 29.5 | $789.26 |
| 206 | Nicaragua | 17.8 | $1,101.00 | 26.2 | $701.00 |
| 207 | Benin | 17.7 | $1,094.00 | 27.8 | $744.00 |
| 208 | Ukraine | 17.7 | $1,093.00 | 24.0 | $643.00 |
| 209 | Belarus | 17.7 | $1,092.00 | 26.8 | $717.00 |
| 210 | Lesotho | 17.6 | $1,084.00 | 28.6 | $764.00 |
| 211 | Tajikistan | 17.2 | $1,065.00 | 23.9 | $640.00 |
| 212 | Rwanda | 17.2 | $1,061.75 | 26.6 | $711.75 |
| 213 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.1 | $1,059.00 | 27.6 | $739.00 |
| 214 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.0 | $1,052.65 | 22.5 | $602.65 |
| 215 | Vietnam | 17.0 | $1,049.50 | 22.4 | $599.50 |
| 216 | Myanmar | 16.9 | $1,041.00 | 20.2 | $541.00 |
| 217 | Bhutan | 16.7 | $1,033.00 | 28.1 | $753.00 |
| 218 | Algeria | 16.6 | $1,024.50 | 24.3 | $649.50 |
| 219 | Sri Lanka | 16.3 | $1,005.00 | 22.6 | $605.00 |
| 220 | Sudan | 16.2 | $1,002.00 | 28.1 | $752.00 |
| 221 | Zambia | 16.1 | $995.00 | 24.1 | $645.00 |
| 222 | Iran | 15.8 | $974.00 | 23.3 | $624.00 |
| 223 | Madagascar | 15.8 | $974.00 | 25.9 | $694.00 |
| 224 | Western Sahara | 15.8 | $973.00 | 27.0 | $723.00 |
| 225 | Ethiopia | 15.6 | $966.00 | 23.0 | $616.00 |
| 226 | Togo | 15.5 | $956.00 | 26.4 | $706.00 |
| 227 | Burundi | 15.4 | $951.00 | 24.3 | $651.00 |
| 228 | Niger | 15.4 | $949.00 | 27.3 | $729.00 |
| 229 | Uganda | 14.8 | $913.00 | 26.7 | $713.00 |
| 230 | Burkina Faso | 14.8 | $912.50 | 25.9 | $692.50 |
| 231 | Egypt | 14.0 | $863.50 | 21.1 | $563.50 |
| 232 | Malawi | 13.7 | $849.00 | 24.3 | $649.00 |
| 233 | Syria | 13.3 | $821.25 | 26.2 | $701.25 |
| 234 | Afghanistan | 12.9 | $798.00 | 22.4 | $598.00 |
| 235 | Bangladesh | 12.8 | $791.50 | 19.1 | $511.50 |
| 236 | Yemen | 12.7 | $782.00 | 24.7 | $662.00 |
| 237 | India | 12.6 | $779.61 | 17.9 | $479.61 |
| 238 | Nigeria | 11.7 | $722.00 | 19.5 | $522.00 |
| 239 | Nepal | 10.9 | $675.00 | 18.9 | $505.00 |
| 240 | Pakistan | 10.1 | $621.50 | 15.9 | $426.50 |
Index Distribution
This histogram visualizes how countries are distributed across different cost of living with rent index value ranges.