How expensive is your country compared to the rest of the world?
Select your country. See where it ranks among 25 economies.
How expensive is your life?
Select your country to see how its cost of living compares to 25 economies worldwide. We use purchasing power data to show real differences.
Most expensive
🇨🇭 Switzerland
Baseline (100)
🇺🇸 United States
Least expensive
🇵🇰 Pakistan
Cost of living ranking
All 25 countries ranked by cost-of-living index. US = 100. Click any row to select it.
The cost-of-living reality
The most expensive country costs 5.9x the cheapest.
The same groceries, rent, and transport can cost 6 times more depending on where you live.
Switzerland is 31% more expensive than the US.
A coffee in Zurich costs what a full meal costs in Southeast Asia.
Living in India costs 75% less than in the US.
A salary that feels modest in New York buys a comfortable life in Mumbai.
Western Europe varies from 60 to 90 on the index.
Poland and Spain are 30-40% cheaper than Germany and the UK — same continent, very different costs.
Prices alone don't tell the full story.
Purchasing power adjusts for what your money actually buys — $1 in Pakistan goes 4x further than $1 in Switzerland.
A $3,000/month basket in the US costs $470 in Pakistan.
Same goods, same quality of life — wildly different price tags.
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