Best/Worst

Most Expensive Countries to Live In 2025

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Monthly Cost of Living 2024 (/month)

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5 Most Expensive Countries to Live In

$6,538 /month

$3,374 /month

$3,000 /month

$2,896 /month

$2,518 /month

Country
Monthly Cost of Living 2024 (/month)
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index 2024 - Numbeo
Monaco Flag
Monaco$6,538
Cayman Islands Flag
Cayman Islands$3,37494.8
Singapore Flag
Singapore$3,00077.1
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland$2,89684
Iceland Flag
Iceland$2,51864.5
Ireland Flag
Ireland$2,43857.4
United States Flag
United States$2,43359.5
Liechtenstein Flag
Liechtenstein$2,315
Bahamas Flag
Bahamas$2,29566.3
Australia Flag
Australia$2,29355.6
Luxembourg Flag
Luxembourg$2,20054.4
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom$2,18349.4
Vanuatu Flag
Vanuatu$2,066
Canada Flag
Canada$2,04253.1
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand$1,95049.5
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands$1,94550.2
Norway Flag
Norway$1,92454.8
Denmark Flag
Denmark$1,92353.1
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab Emirates$1,90652.6
Qatar Flag
Qatar$1,87048.1
Israel Flag
Israel$1,83850.1
Austria Flag
Austria$1,74346.4
Turkmenistan Flag
Turkmenistan$1,668
Seychelles Flag
Seychelles$1,608
Andorra Flag
Andorra$1,600
North Korea Flag
North Korea$1,592
Germany Flag
Germany$1,58145.4
Sweden Flag
Sweden$1,57843.6
France Flag
France$1,54245.3
Belgium Flag
Belgium$1,54043.3
Finland Flag
Finland$1,53744.3
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus$1,53141.8
Malta Flag
Malta$1,50440.9
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon Islands$1,425
Italy Flag
Italy$1,42341
Kuwait Flag
Kuwait$1,42334.4
Curacao Flag
Curacao$1,385
Spain Flag
Spain$1,38336.6
Barbados Flag
Barbados$1,35251.2
Cuba Flag
Cuba$1,34729
Bahrain Flag
Bahrain$1,33439
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall Islands$1,316
Slovenia Flag
Slovenia$1,29934
Portugal Flag
Portugal$1,28636.5
Maldives Flag
Maldives$1,26337.3
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi Arabia$1,24430.7
Laos Flag
Laos$1,228
San Marino Flag
San Marino$1,228
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis$1,212
Estonia Flag
Estonia$1,20435.2
Uruguay Flag
Uruguay$1,20236.3
Czech Republic Flag
Czech Republic$1,19935.5
Panama Flag
Panama$1,19835.1
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and Tobago$1,17134.5
Palau Flag
Palau$1,162
Costa Rica Flag
Costa Rica$1,15636
Greece Flag
Greece$1,14634.9
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia$1,14232.4
Croatia Flag
Croatia$1,14031.5
Poland Flag
Poland$1,13731.1
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint Lucia$1,123
South Korea Flag
South Korea$1,11842
Senegal Flag
Senegal$1,11833.9
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial Guinea$1,114
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania$1,10732.9
Oman Flag
Oman$1,09829.7
Japan Flag
Japan$1,09733.8
Lebanon Flag
Lebanon$1,09732.2
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
Antigua and Barbuda$1,075
Jamaica Flag
Jamaica$1,07234.3
Latvia Flag
Latvia$1,06932.6
Grenada Flag
Grenada$1,069
Armenia Flag
Armenia$1,06729.5
Brunei Flag
Brunei$1,06034.8
Mozambique Flag
Mozambique$1,05332.4
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory Coast$1,04531.5
El Salvador Flag
El Salvador$1,03329.6
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$1,007
Guinea Flag
Guinea$1,006
Niger Flag
Niger$997
Mexico Flag
Mexico$98231.1
Serbia Flag
Serbia$97726.2
Tonga Flag
Tonga$975
Taiwan Flag
Taiwan$97232.2
Montenegro Flag
Montenegro$97229.4
Georgia Flag
Georgia$96826.9
Sudan Flag
Sudan$946
DR Congo Flag
DR Congo$941
Chile Flag
Chile$93626.4
Zambia Flag
Zambia$93525.2
Palestine Flag
Palestine$93126.8
Hungary Flag
Hungary$92928.2
Guyana Flag
Guyana$92829.8
Vatican City Flag
Vatican City$916
Dominica Flag
Dominica$900
Belize Flag
Belize$89930.3
Suriname Flag
Suriname$894
Guatemala Flag
Guatemala$88625.9
Angola Flag
Angola$878
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia$87629.8
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
Sao Tome and Principe$866
Zimbabwe Flag
Zimbabwe$86224.2
Jordan Flag
Jordan$85426.2
Honduras Flag
Honduras$84624.5
Cameroon Flag
Cameroon$83329.5
Romania Flag
Romania$82125.4
South Africa Flag
South Africa$81523.4
Ecuador Flag
Ecuador$81521.9
Somalia Flag
Somalia$811
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-Bissau$798
Albania Flag
Albania$79526.3
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic$79225.8
Mongolia Flag
Mongolia$79222.4
Thailand Flag
Thailand$79024.8
Namibia Flag
Namibia$77621.1
Fiji Flag
Fiji$77525.5
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria$77325.1
Mauritius Flag
Mauritius$77226.2
Moldova Flag
Moldova$77022.8
Peru Flag
Peru$76520.8
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela$76423.4
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar$75927.5
Brazil Flag
Brazil$75422.8
Iraq Flag
Iraq$75419.8
Cambodia Flag
Cambodia$75325.1
Nauru Flag
Nauru$744
Colombia Flag
Colombia$73520.3
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina Faso$734
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra Leone$732
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan$72524
Turkey Flag
Turkey$72424
Benin Flag
Benin$717
Cape Verde Flag
Cape Verde$708
Nicaragua Flag
Nicaragua$69921.8
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan$69620.2
Gabon Flag
Gabon$690
Bolivia Flag
Bolivia$68318.4
China Flag
China$67924.3
North Macedonia Flag
North Macedonia$67121.1
Togo Flag
Togo$667
Tanzania Flag
Tanzania$66217.5
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina$65621
Russia Flag
Russia$65220.2
Rwanda Flag
Rwanda$64918.3
Tajikistan Flag
Tajikistan$649
Paraguay Flag
Paraguay$63219.5
Iran Flag
Iran$63018.4
Morocco Flag
Morocco$63019.4
Uganda Flag
Uganda$62419.4
Uzbekistan Flag
Uzbekistan$62320
Mauritania Flag
Mauritania$617
Philippines Flag
Philippines$61421.6
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam$61120.8
Botswana Flag
Botswana$61018.7
Samoa Flag
Samoa$594
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan$59319.4
Kenya Flag
Kenya$586
Comoros Flag
Comoros$586
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia$58219.9
Tuvalu Flag
Tuvalu$575
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia$56718.9
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine$56419
Argentina Flag
Argentina$56317.8
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the Congo$554
Djibouti Flag
Djibouti$547
Madagascar Flag
Madagascar$53517
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New Guinea$534
Lesotho Flag
Lesotho$530
Afghanistan Flag
Afghanistan$52413.3
Gambia Flag
Gambia$521
Belarus Flag
Belarus$51718.2
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-Leste$513
Haiti Flag
Haiti$511
Mali Flag
Mali$509
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka$50920.3
Yemen Flag
Yemen$50532.8
Egypt Flag
Egypt$50317.9
Liberia Flag
Liberia$499
Eswatini Flag
Eswatini$498
Chad Flag
Chad$495
Eritrea Flag
Eritrea$493
Kiribati Flag
Kiribati$491
South Sudan Flag
South Sudan$489
Syria Flag
Syria$48615.1
Central African Republic Flag
Central African Republic$486
Burundi Flag
Burundi$481
Ghana Flag
Ghana$47818.8
Algeria Flag
Algeria$47217.5
Bhutan Flag
Bhutan$455
Tunisia Flag
Tunisia$45217.4
India Flag
India$44114.6
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh$42314.4
Libya Flag
Libya$42213.3
Nepal Flag
Nepal$39216.1
Malawi Flag
Malawi$361
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan$35711.1
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria$35517.4
Hong Kong Flag
Hong Kong66.7
Puerto Rico Flag
Puerto Rico45.9
Macau Flag
Macau44
Jersey Flag
Jersey64
United States Virgin Islands Flag
United States Virgin Islands76.7
Isle of Man Flag
Isle of Man44.5
Bermuda Flag
Bermuda114
Guernsey Flag
Guernsey57.6
  • The Numbeo Cost of Living Plus Rent Index measures the average cost of living plus rent in each country and expresses it as an undeclared percentage of the average cost of living plus rent in New York City, which is given a baseline a value of 100.
  • For example, a score of 76 would indicate a country whose average cost of living plus rent was 76% as high as (or 24% lower than) the average cost of living plus rent in NYC. By comparison, a country with a score of 131 would cost 31% more than NYC.