Cost of living abroad, country by country
What living the same way costs in 51 countries, cheapest first. A figure of 65% means the same life costs about 65% of what it does at home.
Price your own spendingEach column is one home country. Living in Canada or the UK? Read your own column: the order stays the same, because every column compares the same price levels.
| Country | Region | Against the US | Against Canada | Against the UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | Asia | 30% | 33% | 32% |
| Indonesia | Asia | 31% | 34% | 33% |
| Thailand | Asia | 32% | 36% | 35% |
| Malaysia | Asia | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| Philippines | Asia | 36% | 40% | 39% |
| Colombia | Latin America | 41% | 46% | 44% |
| Ecuador | Latin America | 44% | 49% | 48% |
| Brazil | Latin America | 46% | 51% | 50% |
| Bulgaria | Europe | 47% | 52% | 51% |
| Romania | Europe | 49% | 54% | 53% |
| Montenegro | Europe | 49% | 55% | 54% |
| Panama | Latin America | 50% | 55% | 54% |
| Albania | Europe | 54% | 60% | 59% |
| Belize | Latin America | 54% | 60% | 59% |
| Poland | Europe | 55% | 61% | 59% |
| Hungary | Europe | 58% | 64% | 63% |
| Mexico | Latin America | 59% | 65% | 64% |
| Croatia | Europe | 59% | 65% | 64% |
| South Korea | Asia | 62% | 69% | 67% |
| Lithuania | Europe | 62% | 69% | 67% |
| Latvia | Europe | 62% | 69% | 68% |
| Costa Rica | Latin America | 62% | 69% | 68% |
| Portugal | Europe | 65% | 72% | 70% |
| Greece | Europe | 66% | 73% | 71% |
| Cyprus | Europe | 67% | 74% | 72% |
| Czech Republic | Europe | 67% | 74% | 73% |
| Slovenia | Europe | 67% | 74% | 73% |
| Spain | Europe | 69% | 76% | 74% |
| United Arab Emirates | Middle East | 69% | 76% | 74% |
| Malta | Europe | 69% | 76% | 75% |
| Japan | Asia | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Uruguay | Latin America | 72% | 80% | 78% |
| Italy | Europe | 73% | 81% | 79% |
| Estonia | Europe | 76% | 84% | 82% |
| Germany | Europe | 81% | 90% | 88% |
| France | Europe | 83% | 92% | 90% |
| Austria | Europe | 85% | 94% | 92% |
| Netherlands | Europe | 87% | 96% | 94% |
| Belgium | Europe | 87% | 97% | 94% |
| New Zealand | Oceania | 89% | 99% | 96% |
| Canada | North America | 90% | home | 98% |
| Sweden | Europe | 91% | 100% | 98% |
| Finland | Europe | 91% | 101% | 98% |
| United Kingdom | Europe | 92% | 102% | home |
| Australia | Oceania | 94% | 105% | 102% |
| Norway | Europe | 96% | 107% | 104% |
| Luxembourg | Europe | 99% | 109% | 107% |
| United States | North America | home | 111% | 108% |
| Ireland | Europe | 102% | 113% | 111% |
| Denmark | Europe | 105% | 116% | 113% |
| Switzerland | Europe | 128% | 142% | 139% |
How to read this
- National averages. Capital cities and towns popular with movers usually cost more than the national figure, rent most of all.
- 2025 figures. Vietnam: 2024. Prices and exchange rates move. Treat the order as a first sort, then price a real flat and a real weekly shop where you'd live.
- Countries listed. We list a country when we have its price data and at least two open visa or residence routes in our table. The calculator prices a few more.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (PPP conversion factor for private consumption, and the official exchange rate), licensed CC BY 4.0. Data updated 2026-10-08. General information, not financial or immigration advice.