The 2026 Rankings
Cost of Living
Daily expenses at expat-standard living: groceries, dining, transport, utilities.
59 Countries Ranked
7.2 Average Score
9.5 Top Score
Score Distribution
Hover over bars to see which countries fall in each range
The Contenders Ranked 4–10
Complete Index All 59 Countries
1 Dominican Republic Americas 9.5 2 Argentina Americas 9.5 3 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 9.5 4 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 9.5 5 Mexico Americas 9.0 6 Thailand Asia-Pacific 9.0 7 Colombia Americas 9.0 8 Ecuador Americas 9.0 9 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 9.0 10 Philippines Asia-Pacific 9.0 11 Georgia Middle East & Africa 9.0 12 Bulgaria Europe 9.0 13 armenia Other 9.0 14 Albania Europe 9.0 15 Turkey Middle East & Africa 8.5 16 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 8.5 17 Brazil Americas 8.5 18 Romania Europe 8.5 19 Serbia Europe 8.5 20 South Africa Middle East & Africa 8.5 21 Portugal Europe 8.0 22 Greece Europe 8.0 23 Hungary Europe 8.0 24 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 8.0 25 Spain Europe 7.5 26 Cyprus Europe 7.5 27 Croatia Europe 7.5 28 Czechia Europe 7.5 29 Latvia Europe 7.5 30 Lithuania Europe 7.5 31 Montenegro Europe 7.5 32 Panama Americas 7.0 33 Italy Europe 7.0 34 Costa Rica Americas 7.0 35 Chile Americas 7.0 36 Estonia Europe 7.0 37 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 7.0 38 dominica Other 7.0 39 slovenia Other 7.0 40 Uruguay Americas 6.5 41 Malta Europe 6.5 42 grenada Other 6.5 43 South Korea Asia-Pacific 6.5 44 Germany Europe 6.0 45 Austria Europe 6.0 46 Japan Asia-Pacific 6.0 47 st-kitts Other 6.0 48 Netherlands Europe 5.5 49 Andorra Europe 5.5 50 France Europe 5.5 51 antigua Other 5.5 52 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 5.0 53 Ireland Europe 4.5 54 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 4.5 55 United Kingdom Europe 4.0 56 Australia Asia-Pacific 4.0 57 Qatar Middle East & Africa 4.0 58 Singapore Asia-Pacific 3.0 59 Switzerland Europe 3.0