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Cost of Living Index in Different Countries - 2025

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Cost of Living Index by Country

Descending rankings:

Most expensive countries in the world to live in

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Most expensive countries in the world to live in Countries with the most expensive restaurant prices in the world Countries with the most expensive food basket in the world Countries with the most expensive transportation service in the world Countries with the most expensive gasoline in the world Countries with the most expensive education in the world

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Cheapest countries in the world to live in

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Cheapest countries in the world to live in Countries with the cheapest restaurant prices in the world Countries with the cheapest food basket in the world Countries with the cheapest transportation service in the world Countries with the cheapest gasoline in the world Countries with the cheapest education in the world

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Countries

World Ranking

Cost of living index

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Net salary

US Dollars, $

Rent price for 1-bd apartment

US Dollars, $

🏅 1

🇸🇬 Singapore

82.53

4 288.90

2 121.86

🥈 2

🇭🇰 Hong Kong

73.47

3 898.02

1 617.76

🥉 3

🇨🇭 Switzerland

70.46

5 972.66

1 339.75

🇱🇮 Liechtenstein

63.57

5 453.19

1 058.85

🇮🇪 Ireland

60.26

2 931.63

1 213.58

🇱🇺 Luxembourg

59.70

4 477.08

1 193.42

🇮🇸 Iceland

59.26

4 097.57

1 065.54

🇺🇸 United States

58.96

4 401.70

1 352.46

🇳🇱 Netherlands

55.71

3 227.19

1 034.40

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

54.23

2 857.51

968.16

🇦🇺 Australia

53.54

3 284.92

983.25

🇮🇱 Israel

51.55

2 759.60

838.76

🇳🇴 Norway

49.92

3 122.14

752.58

🇨🇦 Canada

49.11

2 692.27

1 012.32

🇩🇰 Denmark

47.03

3 418.87

715.05

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Most expensive cities in the world to live in

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Cities with the most expensive gasoline in the world

Cities with the most expensive education in the world

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Cheapest cities in the world to live in

Cities with the cheapest restaurant prices in the world

Cities with the cheapest food basket in the world

Cities with the cheapest transportation services in the world