2026 · 203 countries

The cost-of-living ranking

Every country we cover, from priciest to most affordable, indexed to the United States at 100. Derived at build time from World Bank nominal and PPP GDP per capita.

Country vs US GDP/cap PPP

1 Bermuda 17% more expensive than the US 116.7 $124,253 2 Cayman Islands 14% more expensive than the US 113.8 $88,428 3 Switzerland 9% more expensive than the US 109.4 $96,498 4 Barbados 9% more expensive than the US 108.6 $24,823 5 Tuvalu 5% more expensive than the US 104.7 $6,151 6 Iceland 4% more expensive than the US 103.7 $84,257 7 Turks and Caicos Islands about the same as the US 100.3 $37,954 8 United States about the same as the US 100.0 $85,810 9 Nauru 3% cheaper than the US 97.5 $14,173 10 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 3% cheaper than the US 97.3 $4,347 11 Bahamas, The 3% cheaper than the US 97.2 $41,198 12 Israel 4% cheaper than the US 96.1 $57,236 13 Vanuatu 4% cheaper than the US 96.0 $3,606 14 Marshall Islands 4% cheaper than the US 95.7 $8,195 15 South Sudan 5% cheaper than the US 94.9 $1,155 16 Faroe Islands 8% cheaper than the US 91.9 $81,909 17 Australia 9% cheaper than the US 90.9 $72,111 18 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 10% cheaper than the US 90.4 $49,793 19 New Zealand 10% cheaper than the US 89.9 $55,551 20 Luxembourg 10% cheaper than the US 89.7 $155,941 21 Denmark 12% cheaper than the US 88.1 $81,878 22 United Kingdom 13% cheaper than the US 87.2 $62,009 23 Palau 13% cheaper than the US 86.9 $18,230 24 Norway 14% cheaper than the US 86.3 $102,038 25 Ireland 14% cheaper than the US 85.9 $133,437 26 Canada 15% cheaper than the US 85.4 $64,610 27 Finland 18% cheaper than the US 82.5 $65,378 28 Sweden 19% cheaper than the US 80.7 $71,845 29 Austria 20% cheaper than the US 80.0 $73,911 30 Netherlands 21% cheaper than the US 79.5 $86,174 31 Puerto Rico (US) 21% cheaper than the US 79.5 $50,248 32 Aruba 21% cheaper than the US 79.2 $50,649 33 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 22% cheaper than the US 78.3 $53,769 34 Belgium 22% cheaper than the US 78.2 $73,514 35 Germany 23% cheaper than the US 77.4 $73,552 36 San Marino 23% cheaper than the US 77.2 $78,745 37 Greenland 25% cheaper than the US 75.3 $78,841 38 France 25% cheaper than the US 74.8 $62,557 39 Tonga 27% cheaper than the US 73.5 $7,803 40 Solomon Islands 27% cheaper than the US 73.4 $2,675 41 Hong Kong 27% cheaper than the US 73.0 $75,196 42 Antigua and Barbuda 28% cheaper than the US 71.6 $33,386 43 Curacao 29% cheaper than the US 70.9 $32,693 44 St. Kitts and Nevis 30% cheaper than the US 69.8 $34,847 45 Haiti 32% cheaper than the US 68.1 $3,194 46 Andorra 33% cheaper than the US 66.8 $74,939 47 Uruguay 33% cheaper than the US 66.6 $36,418 48 Italy 34% cheaper than the US 66.1 $62,014 49 United Arab Emirates 36% cheaper than the US 64.4 $79,229 50 Estonia 36% cheaper than the US 63.8 $49,969 51 Malta 36% cheaper than the US 63.8 $69,864 52 Japan 37% cheaper than the US 63.4 $52,039 53 Kuwait 37% cheaper than the US 63.3 $52,444 54 Kiribati 37% cheaper than the US 62.7 $3,702 55 Samoa 37% cheaper than the US 62.7 $8,737 56 Papua New Guinea 37% cheaper than the US 62.6 $4,875 57 Cyprus 38% cheaper than the US 62.3 $63,007 58 Spain 38% cheaper than the US 61.9 $57,965 59 Qatar 38% cheaper than the US 61.8 $126,046 60 Jamaica 39% cheaper than the US 61.1 $12,890 61 Singapore 39% cheaper than the US 61.1 $150,689 62 Slovenia 39% cheaper than the US 60.9 $57,186 63 Costa Rica 39% cheaper than the US 60.7 $31,107 64 South Korea 40% cheaper than the US 60.3 $61,051 65 West Bank and Gaza 40% cheaper than the US 60.2 $4,371 66 Grenada 41% cheaper than the US 58.9 $20,178 67 Macao 42% cheaper than the US 57.6 $126,960 68 Portugal 43% cheaper than the US 57.5 $51,680 69 Sao Tome and Principe 43% cheaper than the US 56.8 $6,242 70 Czech Republic 44% cheaper than the US 56.4 $57,285 71 Greece 44% cheaper than the US 56.4 $44,327 72 Mexico 45% cheaper than the US 55.0 $26,185 73 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 45% cheaper than the US 54.9 $21,272 74 Latvia 45% cheaper than the US 54.8 $43,394 75 Slovakia 45% cheaper than the US 54.8 $48,132 76 Seychelles 46% cheaper than the US 54.5 $33,239 77 Belize 46% cheaper than the US 54.3 $14,347 78 Lithuania 46% cheaper than the US 54.0 $55,286 79 Trinidad and Tobago 48% cheaper than the US 52.3 $36,329 80 St. Lucia 48% cheaper than the US 52.2 $27,567 81 Maldives 48% cheaper than the US 51.9 $26,183 82 Saudi Arabia 50% cheaper than the US 49.9 $71,375 83 China 50% cheaper than the US 49.8 $27,105 84 Poland 50% cheaper than the US 49.7 $51,263 85 Dominica 50% cheaper than the US 49.6 $21,301 86 Croatia 51% cheaper than the US 49.3 $49,551 87 Oman 51% cheaper than the US 49.3 $41,740 88 Hungary 51% cheaper than the US 48.7 $48,552 89 Peru 52% cheaper than the US 48.2 $17,802 90 Sudan 53% cheaper than the US 47.2 $2,116 91 Cabo Verde 53% cheaper than the US 47.1 $11,195 92 Panama 53% cheaper than the US 47.0 $41,369 93 Brazil 53% cheaper than the US 46.9 $22,338 94 Chile 53% cheaper than the US 46.9 $36,181 95 Argentina 53% cheaper than the US 46.6 $30,431 96 Libya 53% cheaper than the US 46.6 $14,304 97 Honduras 54% cheaper than the US 46.5 $7,486 98 Djibouti 54% cheaper than the US 46.2 $7,810 99 Liberia 54% cheaper than the US 46.2 $1,871 100 Bahrain 55% cheaper than the US 45.0 $66,941 101 Ecuador 56% cheaper than the US 44.1 $15,840 102 Guatemala 57% cheaper than the US 43.4 $14,369 103 Albania 57% cheaper than the US 43.3 $26,702 104 Jordan 57% cheaper than the US 43.3 $10,821 105 Zimbabwe 57% cheaper than the US 42.8 $5,928 106 El Salvador 57% cheaper than the US 42.7 $13,264 107 Bulgaria 57% cheaper than the US 42.6 $41,969 108 Comoros 57% cheaper than the US 42.6 $3,959 109 Iraq 57% cheaper than the US 42.6 $14,464 110 Serbia 58% cheaper than the US 42.3 $32,832 111 Fiji 58% cheaper than the US 42.2 $15,450 112 Central African Republic 59% cheaper than the US 41.5 $1,263 113 Romania 59% cheaper than the US 41.5 $49,077 114 Moldova 59% cheaper than the US 41.3 $18,615 115 South Africa 59% cheaper than the US 41.2 $15,456 116 Morocco 60% cheaper than the US 40.5 $10,415 117 Dominican Republic 60% cheaper than the US 40.1 $27,542 118 Eritrea 60% cheaper than the US 40.1 $1,742 119 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 60% cheaper than the US 39.9 $1,602 120 Kosovo 60% cheaper than the US 39.9 $17,864 121 Montenegro 61% cheaper than the US 39.5 $34,063 122 Mozambique 61% cheaper than the US 39.1 $1,705 123 Equatorial Guinea 61% cheaper than the US 39.0 $17,567 124 Gabon 61% cheaper than the US 38.8 $21,510 125 Namibia 62% cheaper than the US 38.3 $11,687 126 Mauritius 62% cheaper than the US 38.2 $31,840 127 Armenia 62% cheaper than the US 38.1 $22,823 128 Botswana 62% cheaper than the US 38.0 $20,538 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62% cheaper than the US 37.9 $25,043 130 Guinea 62% cheaper than the US 37.7 $4,565 131 Guyana 62% cheaper than the US 37.6 $80,155 132 Brunei 63% cheaper than the US 37.4 $89,879 133 Niger 64% cheaper than the US 36.4 $2,050 134 DR Congo 64% cheaper than the US 36.2 $1,821 135 Cote d'Ivoire 64% cheaper than the US 36.1 $7,669 136 Colombia 64% cheaper than the US 36.0 $22,349 137 Congo 64% cheaper than the US 35.9 $7,026 138 Mongolia 64% cheaper than the US 35.8 $19,145 139 Chad 64% cheaper than the US 35.6 $2,743 140 Senegal 65% cheaper than the US 35.5 $5,071 141 Türkiye 65% cheaper than the US 35.3 $45,639 142 Paraguay 65% cheaper than the US 35.2 $18,524 143 Kazakhstan 65% cheaper than the US 35.1 $40,891 144 Ethiopia 65% cheaper than the US 35.0 $3,288 145 Bolivia 65% cheaper than the US 34.9 $12,878 146 North Macedonia 65% cheaper than the US 34.9 $26,995 147 Burkina Faso 66% cheaper than the US 34.4 $2,896 148 Philippines 66% cheaper than the US 34.3 $11,794 149 Benin 66% cheaper than the US 34.0 $4,435 150 Togo 66% cheaper than the US 33.8 $3,365 151 Eswatini 66% cheaper than the US 33.6 $11,799 152 Cambodia 67% cheaper than the US 33.5 $7,967 153 Mali 67% cheaper than the US 33.5 $3,315 154 Uganda 67% cheaper than the US 33.4 $3,273 155 Cameroon 67% cheaper than the US 33.2 $5,589 156 Georgia 67% cheaper than the US 33.2 $28,285 157 Nicaragua 67% cheaper than the US 33.2 $8,709 158 Algeria 67% cheaper than the US 33.1 $17,621 159 Lesotho 67% cheaper than the US 32.9 $3,001 160 Guinea-Bissau 67% cheaper than the US 32.8 $3,119 161 Turkmenistan 67% cheaper than the US 32.8 $21,213 162 Kenya 67% cheaper than the US 32.6 $6,644 163 Suriname 68% cheaper than the US 32.4 $21,801 164 Russia 68% cheaper than the US 31.9 $47,405 165 Malaysia 69% cheaper than the US 31.1 $38,779 166 Kyrgyzstan 69% cheaper than the US 30.7 $8,012 167 Timor-Leste 69% cheaper than the US 30.6 $4,423 168 Indonesia 70% cheaper than the US 30.4 $16,448 169 Ghana 70% cheaper than the US 30.3 $8,020 170 Thailand 70% cheaper than the US 30.2 $24,712 171 Azerbaijan 71% cheaper than the US 29.5 $25,089 172 Ukraine 71% cheaper than the US 29.5 $18,550 173 Madagascar 71% cheaper than the US 29.4 $1,884 174 Sri Lanka 71% cheaper than the US 29.3 $15,633 175 Tunisia 71% cheaper than the US 29.2 $14,521 176 Vietnam 71% cheaper than the US 29.2 $16,386 177 Mauritania 71% cheaper than the US 29.1 $7,369 178 Malawi 71% cheaper than the US 28.6 $1,858 179 Zambia 71% cheaper than the US 28.6 $4,215 180 Tanzania 72% cheaper than the US 28.5 $4,221 181 Lebanon 72% cheaper than the US 28.1 $12,575 182 Bangladesh 73% cheaper than the US 27.3 $9,647 183 Rwanda 73% cheaper than the US 27.3 $3,711 184 Uzbekistan 73% cheaper than the US 27.0 $11,879 185 Angola 73% cheaper than the US 26.7 $10,119 186 Iran 74% cheaper than the US 26.5 $19,874 187 Belarus 74% cheaper than the US 25.6 $33,010 188 Nepal 74% cheaper than the US 25.6 $5,737 189 The Gambia 75% cheaper than the US 25.4 $3,476 190 Tajikistan 75% cheaper than the US 25.2 $5,406 191 India 76% cheaper than the US 24.5 $11,160 192 Bhutan 76% cheaper than the US 24.0 $16,215 193 Pakistan 76% cheaper than the US 24.0 $6,252 194 Sierra Leone 77% cheaper than the US 23.2 $3,522 195 Myanmar 77% cheaper than the US 23.0 $5,997 196 Syria 78% cheaper than the US 22.4 $4,772 197 Laos 78% cheaper than the US 22.1 $9,776 198 Yemen 80% cheaper than the US 20.3 $3,164 199 Venezuela 80% cheaper than the US 20.2 $21,241 200 Afghanistan 81% cheaper than the US 19.1 $2,202 201 Burundi 81% cheaper than the US 18.6 $1,195 202 Egypt 82% cheaper than the US 17.7 $19,094 203 Nigeria 88% cheaper than the US 12.1 $9,087