| 1. | Monaco | $3,743 | |
| 2. | Cayman Islands | $2,844 | |
| 3. | Switzerland | $2,497 | |
| 4. | Ireland | $2,316 | |
| 5. | Liechtenstein | $2,306 | |
| 6. | Iceland | $2,207 | |
| 7. | Singapore | $2,169 | |
| 8. | Luxembourg | $2,163 | |
| 9. | Norway | $2,074 | |
| 10. | United States | $1,951 | |
| 11. | Australia | $1,944 | |
| 12. | United Kingdom | $1,929 | |
| 13. | Qatar | $1,856 | |
| 14. | Denmark | $1,837 | |
| 15. | Vanuatu | $1,829 | |
| 16. | New Zealand | $1,782 | |
| 17. | Netherlands | $1,778 | |
| 18. | Israel | $1,774 | |
| 19. | Seychelles | $1,725 | |
| 20. | Bahamas | $1,715 | |
| 21. | Canada | $1,701 | |
| 22. | Austria | $1,617 | |
| 23. | United Arab Emirates | $1,576 | |
| 24. | North Korea | $1,540 | |
| 25. | Finland | $1,536 | |
| 26. | France | $1,519 | |
| 27. | Malta | $1,519 | |
| 28. | Sweden | $1,515 | |
| 29. | Belgium | $1,495 | |
| 30. | Antigua and Barbuda | $1,465 | |
| 31. | Marshall Islands | $1,464 | |
| 32. | Germany | $1,414 | |
| 33. | Lebanon | $1,411 | |
| 34. | Japan | $1,370 | |
| 35. | Italy | $1,359 | |
| 36. | Kuwait | $1,326 | |
| 37. | Maldives | $1,288 | |
| 38. | Cyprus | $1,266 | |
| 39. | Spain | $1,260 | |
| 40. | Barbados | $1,258 | |
| 41. | Andorra | $1,232 | |
| 42. | Solomon Islands | $1,222 | |
| 43. | Curacao | $1,222 | |
| 44. | Equatorial Guinea | $1,185 | |
| 45. | Slovenia | $1,175 | |
| 46. | San Marino | $1,168 | |
| 47. | Bahrain | $1,165 | |
| 48. | South Korea | $1,154 | |
| 49. | Saint Lucia | $1,153 | |
| 50. | Brunei | $1,152 | |
| 51. | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $1,145 | |
| 52. | Senegal | $1,144 | |
| 53. | Turkmenistan | $1,141 | |
| 54. | Grenada | $1,128 | |
| 55. | Samoa | $1,109 | |
| 56. | Panama | $1,092 | |
| 57. | Oman | $1,086 | |
| 58. | Taiwan | $1,057 | |
| 59. | Estonia | $1,040 | |
| 60. | Palau | $1,040 | |
| 61. | Portugal | $1,038 | |
| 62. | Tonga | $1,035 | |
| 63. | Czech Republic | $1,014 | |
| 64. | Ivory Coast | $1,010 | |
| 65. | Greece | $1,008 | |
| 66. | Mozambique | $1,006 | |
| 67. | Croatia | $1,001 | |
| 68. | Slovakia | $990 | |
| 69. | Trinidad and Tobago | $979 | |
| 70. | South Africa | $974 | |
| 71. | Saudi Arabia | $952 | |
| 72. | Niger | $950 | |
| 73. | Latvia | $938 | |
| 74. | Palestine | $937 | |
| 75. | Zimbabwe | $935 | |
| 76. | Uruguay | $929 | |
| 77. | Namibia | $921 | |
| 78. | Nigeria | $916 | |
| 79. | Chile | $905 | |
| 80. | Angola | $896 | |
| 81. | Belize | $889 | |
| 82. | Laos | $888 | |
| 83. | Poland | $882 | |
| 84. | Cuba | $880 | |
| 85. | Sao Tome and Principe | $880 | |
| 86. | Guinea | $877 | |
| 87. | Lithuania | $869 | |
| 88. | Myanmar | $864 | |
| 89. | Guatemala | $857 | |
| 90. | Dominica | $856 | |
| 91. | Costa Rica | $852 | |
| 92. | Jordan | $850 | |
| 93. | Thailand | $831 | |
| 94. | Jamaica | $829 | |
| 95. | Hungary | $817 | |
| 96. | El Salvador | $816 | |
| 97. | Somalia | $811 | |
| 98. | Guyana | $803 | |
| 99. | Burkina Faso | $799 | |
| 100. | Cape Verde | $797 | |
| 101. | Mauritania | $781 | |
| 102. | Fiji | $773 | |
| 103. | Honduras | $765 | |
| 104. | Tanzania | $760 | |
| 105. | Ecuador | $756 | |
| 106. | China | $752 | |
| 107. | Bolivia | $750 | |
| 108. | DR Congo | $748 | |
| 109. | Sierra Leone | $745 | |
| 110. | Benin | $731 | |
| 111. | Montenegro | $720 | |
| 112. | Suriname | $714 | |
| 113. | Guinea Bissau | $712 | |
| 114. | Dominican Republic | $711 | |
| 115. | Serbia | $711 | |
| 116. | Eswatini | $711 | |
| 117. | Iraq | $710 | |
| 118. | Ghana | $701 | |
| 119. | Lesotho | $694 | |
| 120. | Cambodia | $692 | |
| 121. | Cameroon | $688 | |
| 122. | Mexico | $678 | |
| 123. | Zambia | $676 | |
| 124. | Togo | $669 | |
| 125. | Iran | $668 | |
| 126. | Malawi | $666 | |
| 127. | Botswana | $666 | |
| 128. | Venezuela | $657 | |
| 129. | Russia | $656 | |
| 130. | Kenya | $654 | |
| 131. | Bulgaria | $654 | |
| 132. | Malaysia | $652 | |
| 133. | Romania | $652 | |
| 134. | Mauritius | $651 | |
| 135. | Morocco | $644 | |
| 136. | Vietnam | $639 | |
| 137. | Rwanda | $633 | |
| 138. | Nicaragua | $633 | |
| 139. | Peru | $630 | |
| 140. | Albania | $608 | |
| 141. | Tuvalu | $608 | |
| 142. | Uganda | $604 | |
| 143. | Mongolia | $603 | |
| 144. | Brazil | $601 | |
| 145. | Philippines | $601 | |
| 146. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $599 | |
| 147. | Armenia | $592 | |
| 148. | Comoros | $589 | |
| 149. | Gabon | $587 | |
| 150. | Nauru | $584 | |
| 151. | Ethiopia | $574 | |
| 152. | Colombia | $574 | |
| 153. | Bhutan | $569 | |
| 154. | Mali | $560 | |
| 155. | Burundi | $560 | |
| 156. | Libya | $560 | |
| 157. | Yemen | $559 | |
| 158. | Madagascar | $555 | |
| 159. | North Macedonia | $553 | |
| 160. | Indonesia | $548 | |
| 161. | Djibouti | $548 | |
| 162. | Paraguay | $546 | |
| 163. | Liberia | $544 | |
| 164. | Ukraine | $542 | |
| 165. | Chad | $540 | |
| 166. | Central African Republic | $538 | |
| 167. | Eritrea | $538 | |
| 168. | Georgia | $538 | |
| 169. | Moldova | $537 | |
| 170. | Haiti | $531 | |
| 171. | Papua New Guinea | $530 | |
| 172. | Uzbekistan | $529 | |
| 173. | Bangladesh | $521 | |
| 174. | Gambia | $520 | |
| 175. | South Sudan | $519 | |
| 176. | Sudan | $517 | |
| 177. | Azerbaijan | $513 | |
| 178. | Kiribati | $511 | |
| 179. | Belarus | $504 | |
| 180. | Argentina | $494 | |
| 181. | Kazakhstan | $468 | |
| 182. | Tajikistan | $450 | |
| 183. | Egypt | $449 | |
| 184. | Turkey | $447 | |
| 185. | Nepal | $439 | |
| 186. | Syria | $435 | |
| 187. | Algeria | $431 | |
| 188. | Kyrgyzstan | $430 | |
| 189. | Sri Lanka | $428 | |
| 190. | Tunisia | $424 | |
| 191. | India | $423 | |
| 192. | Pakistan | $370 | |
| 193. | Afghanistan | $354 |
When mulling over a move to a new city or country, one of the biggest deciding factors is often the cost of living. This vital statistic gives us insight into how much we need to earn to cover our necessities and comforts, from housing and healthcare to food and leisure activities. It also gives us a glimpse into how our chosen country compares to others around the world in terms of affordability and lifestyle. To dive into these numbers, we've analyzed the data of average monthly costs from a dataset that includes 193 countries around the world. The monthly cost ranges strikingly from a high of $3,743 in Monaco down to just $354 in Afghanistan—the lowest on the list.
| Region ↕ | Cost Of Living (Most Expensive) ↕ |
|---|---|
| $354 | |
| $608 | |
| $431 | |
| $1,232 | |
| $896 | |
| $1,465 | |
| $494 | |
| $592 | |
| $1,944 | |
| $1,617 | |
| $513 | |
| $1,715 | |
| $1,165 | |
| $521 | |
| $1,258 | |
| $504 | |
| $1,495 | |
| $889 | |
| $731 | |
| $569 | |
| $750 | |
| $599 | |
| $666 | |
| $601 | |
| $1,152 | |
| $654 | |
| $799 | |
| $560 | |
| $692 | |
| $688 | |
| $1,701 | |
| $797 | |
| $2,844 | |
| $538 | |
| $540 | |
| $905 | |
| $752 | |
| $574 | |
| $589 | |
| $852 | |
| $1,001 | |
| $880 | |
| $1,222 | |
| $1,266 | |
| $1,014 | |
| $748 | |
| $1,837 | |
| $548 | |
| $856 | |
| $711 | |
| $756 | |
| $449 | |
| $816 | |
| $1,185 | |
| $538 | |
| $1,040 | |
| $711 | |
| $574 | |
| $773 | |
| $1,536 | |
| $1,519 | |
| $587 | |
| $520 | |
| $538 | |
| $1,414 | |
| $701 | |
| $1,008 | |
| $1,128 | |
| $857 | |
| $877 | |
| $712 | |
| $803 | |
| $531 | |
| $765 | |
| $817 | |
| $2,207 | |
| $423 | |
| $548 | |
| $668 | |
| $710 | |
| $2,316 | |
| $1,774 | |
| $1,359 | |
| $1,010 | |
| $829 | |
| $1,370 | |
| $850 | |
| $468 | |
| $654 | |
| $511 | |
| $1,326 | |
| $430 | |
| $888 | |
| $938 | |
| $1,411 | |
| $694 | |
| $544 | |
| $560 | |
| $2,306 | |
| $869 | |
| $2,163 | |
| $555 | |
| $666 | |
| $652 | |
| $1,288 | |
| $560 | |
| $1,519 | |
| $1,464 | |
| $781 | |
| $651 | |
| $678 | |
| $537 | |
| $3,743 | |
| $603 | |
| $720 | |
| $644 | |
| $1,006 | |
| $864 | |
| $921 | |
| $584 | |
| $439 | |
| $1,778 | |
| $1,782 | |
| $633 | |
| $950 | |
| $916 | |
| $1,540 | |
| $553 | |
| $2,074 | |
| $1,086 | |
| $370 | |
| $1,040 | |
| $937 | |
| $1,092 | |
| $530 | |
| $546 | |
| $630 | |
| $601 | |
| $882 | |
| $1,038 | |
| $1,856 | |
| $652 | |
| $656 | |
| $633 | |
| $1,145 | |
| $1,153 | |
| $1,109 | |
| $1,168 | |
| $880 | |
| $952 | |
| $1,144 | |
| $711 | |
| $1,725 | |
| $745 | |
| $2,169 | |
| $990 | |
| $1,175 | |
| $1,222 | |
| $811 | |
| $974 | |
| $1,154 | |
| $519 | |
| $1,260 | |
| $428 | |
| $517 | |
| $714 | |
| $1,515 | |
| $2,497 | |
| $435 | |
| $1,057 | |
| $450 | |
| $760 | |
| $831 | |
| $669 | |
| $1,035 | |
| $979 | |
| $424 | |
| $447 | |
| $1,141 | |
| $608 | |
| $604 | |
| $542 | |
| $1,576 | |
| $1,929 | |
| $1,951 | |
| $929 | |
| $529 | |
| $1,829 | |
| $657 | |
| $639 | |
| $559 | |
| $676 | |
| $935 |