The 2026 Rankings
Cost of Living
Daily expenses at expat-standard living: groceries, dining, transport, utilities.
63 Countries Ranked
5.4 Average Score
10.0 Top Score
Score Distribution
Hover over bars to see which countries fall in each range
The Contenders Ranked 4–10
Complete Index All 63 Countries
1 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 10.0 2 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 9.5 3 Colombia Americas 9.0 4 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 9.0 5 Georgia Middle East & Africa 9.0 6 Thailand Asia-Pacific 8.5 7 Ecuador Americas 8.5 8 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 8.5 9 armenia Other 8.5 10 russia Other 8.0 11 Philippines Asia-Pacific 8.0 12 china Other 7.0 13 Bulgaria Europe 7.0 14 Albania Europe 7.0 15 South Africa Middle East & Africa 7.0 16 Mexico Americas 6.5 17 Brazil Americas 6.5 18 Dominican Republic Americas 6.0 19 Turkey Middle East & Africa 6.0 20 Japan Asia-Pacific 6.0 21 Romania Europe 6.0 22 Serbia Europe 6.0 23 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 6.0 24 Hungary Europe 5.5 25 Montenegro Europe 5.5 26 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 5.5 27 Portugal Europe 5.0 28 Greece Europe 5.0 29 Croatia Europe 5.0 30 Chile Americas 5.0 31 Argentina Americas 5.0 32 Czechia Europe 5.0 33 Latvia Europe 5.0 34 Lithuania Europe 5.0 35 Spain Europe 4.5 36 Panama Americas 4.5 37 Italy Europe 4.5 38 Cyprus Europe 4.5 39 Malta Europe 4.5 40 Andorra Europe 4.5 41 Costa Rica Americas 4.5 42 Estonia Europe 4.5 43 slovenia Other 4.5 44 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 4.0 45 Germany Europe 4.0 46 Uruguay Americas 4.0 47 France Europe 4.0 48 Canada Americas 4.0 49 Austria Europe 4.0 50 dominica Other 4.0 51 South Korea Asia-Pacific 4.0 52 Qatar Middle East & Africa 4.0 53 United Kingdom Europe 3.5 54 Netherlands Europe 3.5 55 Ireland Europe 3.5 56 grenada Other 3.5 57 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 3.5 58 Australia Asia-Pacific 3.5 59 us Other 3.0 60 st-kitts Other 3.0 61 antigua Other 3.0 62 Singapore Asia-Pacific 2.5 63 Switzerland Europe 1.0