Nomad Girl uses cost of living data from Numbeo, the world’s largest cost of living database, which uses crowd sourced data. It is a descent but not perfect indicator, to find out the cost of living in a certain place. The comparison tool is great to compare the cost of living in cities around the world. The indexes are based on the following crowd sourced data.
Numbeo Data
Numbeo collects data on the following 54 items and services.
Restaurants
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino (regular)
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle)
Markets
Milk (regular), (1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g)
Rice (white), (1kg)
Eggs (regular) (12)
Local Cheese (1kg)
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
Beef Round (1kg)
Apples (1kg)
Banana (1kg)
Oranges (1kg)
Tomato (1kg)
Potato (1kg)
Onion (1kg)
Lettuce (1 head)
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)
Transportation
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff)
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
Gasoline (1 liter)
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort
Utilities (Monthly)
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
Sports And Leisure
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
Childcare
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child
Clothing And Shoes
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, …)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
Rent Per Month
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre
Buy Apartment Price
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre
Salaries And Financing
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
Numbeo Cost of living Index by country
The following indexes are compared to the cost of living in New York City (100). So if the cost of living index is 80 this means that it is 20% cheaper than New York. It is the same for the other indexes. This index has been updated in July 2023.
Index Text
Country
Alpha-2 code
Alpha-3 code
Cost of Living
Rank
Rent
Living + Rent
Groceries
Restaurants
141.1 - (1 out of 140)
Bermuda
BM
BMU
141.1
1
93.0
118.2
143.8
141.2
117.3 - (2 out of 140)
Switzerland
CH
CHE
117.3
2
50.6
85.6
114.2
111.9
115.4 - (3 out of 140)
Cayman Islands
KY
CYM
115.4
3
79.9
98.5
104.8
103.0
93.7 - (4 out of 140)
Bahamas
BS
BHS
93.7
4
40.8
68.5
77.9
93.7
87.7 - (5 out of 140)
Iceland
IS
ISL
87.7
5
39.4
64.7
83.9
93.4
85.9 - (6 out of 140)
Singapore
SG
SGP
85.9
6
94.0
89.8
75.4
59.8
84.2 - (7 out of 140)
Barbados
BB
BRB
84.2
7
20.4
53.8
77.7
83.6
82.6 - (8 out of 140)
Jersey
JE
JEY
82.6
8
55.2
69.6
63.9
118.9
82.2 - (9 out of 140)
Norway
NO
NOR
82.2
9
27.9
56.4
74.7
86.0
79.2 - (10 out of 140)
Denmark
DK
DNK
79.2
10
30.9
56.2
64.2
93.9
75.4 - (11 out of 140)
Australia
AU
AUS
75.4
11
38.8
58.0
72.9
73.8
74.2 - (12 out of 140)
United States
US
USA
74.2
12
46.4
61.0
71.4
78.8
72.4 - (13 out of 140)
Hong Kong
HK
HKG
72.4
13
61.0
67.0
77.9
48.7
71.8 - (14 out of 140)
Guernsey
GG
GGY
71.8
14
48.1
60.5
67.7
73.7
71.7 - (15 out of 140)
Luxembourg
LU
LUX
71.7
15
45.5
59.3
65.7
80.7
70.7 - (16 out of 140)
New Zealand
NZ
NZL
70.7
16
30.4
51.5
68.1
68.1
70.4 - (17 out of 140)
Ireland
IE
IRL
70.4
17
42.7
57.2
57.4
76.6
70 - (18 out of 140)
Israel
IL
ISR
70.0
18
28.1
50.1
58.9
81.8
69.2 - (19 out of 140)
South Korea
KR
KOR
69.2
19
17.4
44.5
84.0
37.6
69.1 - (20 out of 140)
France
FR
FRA
69.1
20
23.6
47.4
65.8
68.0
68.7 - (21 out of 140)
Austria
AT
AUT
68.7
21
23.5
47.2
61.5
65.0
68.7 - (22 out of 140)
Finland
FI
FIN
68.7
22
22.7
46.8
59.6
72.6
68.5 - (23 out of 140)
Puerto Rico
PR
PRI
68.5
23
24.3
47.5
64.1
57.5
68 - (24 out of 140)
Canada
CA
CAN
68.0
24
33.8
51.7
66.1
67.8
67.5 - (25 out of 140)
Netherlands
NL
NLD
67.5
25
32.6
50.9
55.8
68.6
66 - (26 out of 140)
Germany
DE
DEU
66.0
26
25.1
46.5
52.5
59.5
65.8 - (27 out of 140)
Belgium
BE
BEL
65.8
27
22.4
45.2
55.7
73.6
65 - (28 out of 140)
Macao
MO
MAC
65.0
28
32.6
49.6
70.5
47.2
63.6 - (29 out of 140)
United Kingdom
GB
GBR
63.6
29
31.0
48.1
50.2
73.3
62.5 - (30 out of 140)
Isle Of Man
IM
IMN
62.5
30
29.5
46.8
47.9
85.1
61 - (31 out of 140)
Uruguay
UY
URY
61.0
31
16.1
39.7
51.5
62.2
61 - (32 out of 140)
Italy
IT
ITA
61.0
32
19.5
41.3
53.1
63.0
60.9 - (33 out of 140)
Sweden
SE
SWE
60.9
33
21.2
42.0
54.3
61.8
60.7 - (34 out of 140)
United Arab Emirates
AE
ARE
60.7
34
31.5
46.8
45.7
55.7
59.4 - (35 out of 140)
Malta
MT
MLT
59.4
35
26.5
43.7
50.4
67.0
59.3 - (36 out of 140)
Qatar
QA
QAT
59.3
36
45.3
52.6
44.4
57.2
59.2 - (37 out of 140)
Cyprus
CY
CYP
59.2
37
28.2
44.4
46.8
63.2
58.5 - (38 out of 140)
Yemen
YE
YEM
58.5
38
7.3
34.1
64.7
31.8
56 - (39 out of 140)
Bahrain
BH
BHR
56.0
39
23.5
40.5
43.0
49.4
55.9 - (40 out of 140)
Estonia
EE
EST
55.9
40
16.1
37.0
43.5
57.4
54.6 - (41 out of 140)
Trinidad And Tobago
TT
TTO
54.6
41
14.0
35.3
51.4
50.1
54.4 - (42 out of 140)
Jamaica
JM
JAM
54.4
42
13.9
35.2
56.2
39.9
54.3 - (43 out of 140)
Japan
JP
JPN
54.3
43
17.8
36.9
56.4
34.3
54.2 - (44 out of 140)
Brunei
BN
BRN
54.2
44
16.1
36.0
65.7
31.6
53.4 - (45 out of 140)
Maldives
MV
MDV
53.4
45
25.1
39.9
46.2
35.3
53.3 - (46 out of 140)
Taiwan
TW
TWN
53.3
46
14.7
34.9
62.3
27.3
53.2 - (47 out of 140)
Greece
GR
GRC
53.2
47
12.8
34.0
43.8
52.9
53.1 - (48 out of 140)
Lebanon
LB
LBN
53.1
48
17.4
36.1
35.0
45.3
53 - (49 out of 140)
Cuba
CU
CUB
53.0
49
17.7
36.2
48.0
30.2
53 - (50 out of 140)
Costa Rica
CR
CRI
53.0
50
15.7
35.3
49.7
48.6
52.8 - (51 out of 140)
Czech Republic
CZ
CZE
52.8
51
19.3
36.8
44.2
38.8
51.6 - (52 out of 140)
Slovenia
SI
SVN
51.6
52
17.7
35.5
45.8
46.8
51 - (53 out of 140)
Latvia
LV
LVA
51.0
53
11.1
32.0
41.0
44.6
50.1 - (54 out of 140)
Rwanda
RW
RWA
50.1
54
11.9
31.9
41.0
35.8
50 - (55 out of 140)
Belize
BZ
BLZ
50.0
55
10.6
31.2
46.3
29.9
49.9 - (56 out of 140)
Lithuania
LT
LTU
49.9
56
17.2
34.3
41.4
51.3
49.9 - (57 out of 140)
Spain
ES
ESP
49.9
57
20.9
36.1
41.9
50.3
49.6 - (58 out of 140)
Oman
OM
OMN
49.6
58
15.0
33.1
40.2
39.6
48.2 - (59 out of 140)
Panama
PA
PAN
48.2
59
20.8
35.1
45.3
44.0
48 - (60 out of 140)
Hungary
HU
HUN
48.0
60
12.8
31.2
42.4
39.5
47.9 - (61 out of 140)
Guyana
GY
GUY
47.9
61
11.4
30.5
47.9
47.2
47.7 - (62 out of 140)
Chile
CL
CHL
47.7
62
13.8
31.6
44.5
46.6
47.5 - (63 out of 140)
Slovakia
SK
SVK
47.5
63
15.0
32.0
42.0
36.7
47.4 - (64 out of 140)
Croatia
HR
HRV
47.4
64
12.7
30.9
40.7
41.7
46.1 - (65 out of 140)
Portugal
PT
PRT
46.1
65
21.9
34.6
38.2
40.9
46.1 - (66 out of 140)
Kuwait
KW
KWT
46.1
66
25.5
36.3
33.1
42.8
46 - (67 out of 140)
Saudi Arabia
SA
SAU
46.0
67
22.2
34.7
38.2
45.1
45.3 - (68 out of 140)
Jordan
JO
JOR
45.3
68
8.1
27.6
37.3
41.4
45.1 - (69 out of 140)
Palestine
PS
PSE
45.1
69
8.5
27.7
39.4
32.2
44.8 - (70 out of 140)
Ivory Coast
CI
CIV
44.8
70
14.7
30.5
35.9
28.6
44.7 - (71 out of 140)
Poland
PL
POL
44.7
71
18.7
32.3
36.0
40.1
43.1 - (72 out of 140)
Armenia
AM
ARM
43.1
72
24.4
34.2
36.0
43.3
43.1 - (73 out of 140)
Dominican Republic
DO
DOM
43.1
73
11.7
28.2
37.6
37.8
42.4 - (74 out of 140)
Montenegro
ME
MNE
42.4
74
15.7
29.7
35.5
37.9
42.4 - (75 out of 140)
Mexico
MX
MEX
42.4
75
14.4
29.1
41.4
38.3
42.3 - (76 out of 140)
El Salvador
SV
SLV
42.3
76
14.6
29.1
42.3
33.0
42.3 - (77 out of 140)
Ethiopia
ET
ETH
42.3
77
17.2
30.3
35.7
20.5
42.3 - (78 out of 140)
Cameroon
CM
CMR
42.3
78
16.9
30.2
35.0
40.4
41.8 - (79 out of 140)
Venezuela
VE
VEN
41.8
79
6.5
25.0
37.6
43.9
41.7 - (80 out of 140)
Cambodia
KH
KHM
41.7
80
11.8
27.5
41.6
26.0
41 - (81 out of 140)
Mauritius
MU
MUS
41.0
81
11.1
26.8
39.2
31.5
40.6 - (82 out of 140)
Georgia
GE
GEO
40.6
82
19.3
30.5
36.7
39.5
40.5 - (83 out of 140)
Serbia
RS
SRB
40.5
83
14.1
27.9
35.5
34.0
40.4 - (84 out of 140)
Albania
AL
ALB
40.4
84
9.6
25.7
35.3
32.8
40.3 - (85 out of 140)
Bulgaria
BG
BGR
40.3
85
9.7
25.7
36.7
36.4
38.7 - (86 out of 140)
Zimbabwe
ZW
ZWE
38.7
86
11.2
25.6
33.8
31.0
38.5 - (87 out of 140)
Thailand
TH
THA
38.5
87
12.6
26.2
40.7
20.6
38.5 - (88 out of 140)
Guatemala
GT
GTM
38.5
88
13.8
26.7
38.0
28.7
38.4 - (89 out of 140)
Romania
RO
ROU
38.4
89
9.8
24.8
33.8
34.3
37.7 - (90 out of 140)
Brazil
BR
BRA
37.7
90
8.8
23.9
32.1
28.9
37.7 - (91 out of 140)
Honduras
HM
HMD
37.7
91
10.2
24.6
33.3
28.7
36.7 - (92 out of 140)
Bosnia And Herzegovina
BA
BIH
36.7
92
5.8
22.0
32.6
24.0
36.5 - (93 out of 140)
China
CN
CHN
36.5
93
15.6
26.6
37.5
25.4
36.3 - (94 out of 140)
Belarus
BY
BLR
36.3
94
9.2
23.4
30.8
38.1
35.9 - (95 out of 140)
Philippines
PH
PHL
35.9
95
8.9
23.1
34.2
20.9
35.9 - (96 out of 140)
Moldova
MD
MDA
35.9
96
9.1
23.1
30.3
29.7
34.9 - (97 out of 140)
Fiji
FJ
FJI
34.9
97
15.4
25.6
36.5
29.7
34.9 - (98 out of 140)
Nicaragua
NI
NIC
34.9
98
8.4
22.3
36.5
25.2
34.5 - (99 out of 140)
South Africa
ZA
ZAF
34.5
99
12.0
23.8
26.8
31.2
34.5 - (100 out of 140)
Vietnam
VN
VNM
34.5
100
10.8
23.2
36.0
17.9
34.3 - (101 out of 140)
Kazakhstan
KZ
KAZ
34.3
101
15.6
25.4
30.5
32.5
34.2 - (102 out of 140)
Ecuador
EC
ECU
34.2
102
9.2
22.3
31.5
27.0
33.8 - (103 out of 140)
Sri Lanka
LK
LKA
33.8
103
6.5
20.8
41.5
16.9
33.6 - (104 out of 140)
Peru
PE
PER
33.6
104
10.5
22.6
31.6
23.5
33.4 - (105 out of 140)
Myanmar
MM
MMR
33.4
105
17.5
25.8
34.2
17.0
32.6 - (106 out of 140)
Iraq
IQ
IRQ
32.6
106
9.0
21.3
27.1
24.8
32.5 - (107 out of 140)
North Macedonia
MK
MKD
32.5
107
5.7
19.8
28.3
23.2
32.3 - (108 out of 140)
Mongolia
MN
MNG
32.3
108
11.5
22.4
34.1
24.6
32.3 - (109 out of 140)
Malaysia
MY
MYS
32.3
109
9.2
21.3
34.9
19.9
32.1 - (110 out of 140)
Russia
RU
RUS
32.1
110
9.4
21.3
26.2
29.3
31.9 - (111 out of 140)
Botswana
BW
BWA
31.9
111
7.0
20.0
28.5
26.7
31.4 - (112 out of 140)
Namibia
NA
NAM
31.4
112
10.6
21.5
28.2
31.5
31.3 - (113 out of 140)
Uganda
UG
UGA
31.3
113
8.2
20.3
27.3
23.8
30.9 - (114 out of 140)
Bolivia
BO
BOL
30.9
114
8.1
20.0
26.6
22.7
30.8 - (115 out of 140)
Indonesia
ID
IDN
30.8
115
9.2
20.5
34.4
16.4
30.7 - (116 out of 140)
Ukraine
UA
UKR
30.7
116
9.3
20.5
27.1
26.1
30.6 - (117 out of 140)
Azerbaijan
AZ
AZE
30.6
117
8.3
20.0
27.2
28.1
30.3 - (118 out of 140)
Argentina
AR
ARG
30.3
118
7.2
19.3
25.4
27.7
30.1 - (119 out of 140)
Morocco
MA
MAR
30.1
119
7.5
19.4
27.5
20.8
29.9 - (120 out of 140)
Kyrgyzstan
KG
KGZ
29.9
120
11.2
21.0
26.8
24.2
29.7 - (121 out of 140)
Somalia
SO
SOM
29.7
121
4.2
17.6
30.3
27.9
29.5 - (122 out of 140)
Kosovo (Disputed Territory)
XK
XXK
29.5
122
8.0
19.3
26.3
20.7
29.1 - (123 out of 140)
Paraguay
PY
PRY
29.1
123
9.7
19.9
24.4
21.7
28.9 - (124 out of 140)
Tanzania
TZ
TZA
28.9
124
9.0
19.4
26.8
23.1
28.9 - (125 out of 140)
Kenya
KE
KEN
28.9
125
7.1
18.5
26.6
23.5
28.6 - (126 out of 140)
Algeria
DZ
DZA
28.6
126
4.1
16.9
31.6
13.6
28.5 - (127 out of 140)
Ghana
GH
GHA
28.5
127
19.8
24.4
27.5
25.9
28.4 - (128 out of 140)
Iran
IR
IRN
28.4
128
10.9
20.1
21.0
19.6
27.6 - (129 out of 140)
Colombia
CO
COL
27.6
129
8.0
18.3
25.8
20.9
27.4 - (130 out of 140)
Tunisia
TN
TUN
27.4
130
4.9
16.7
27.2
15.0
27.1 - (131 out of 140)
Turkey
TR
TUR
27.1
131
8.5
18.2
23.7
20.0
26.6 - (132 out of 140)
Uzbekistan
UZ
UZB
26.6
132
11.4
19.4
25.5
22.0
26.2 - (133 out of 140)
Bangladesh
BD
BGD
26.2
133
3.0
15.1
25.5
16.4
25.9 - (134 out of 140)
Nepal
NP
NPL
25.9
134
3.7
15.3
22.7
17.5
25.2 - (135 out of 140)
Syria
SY
SYR
25.2
135
4.2
15.2
22.9
19.2
23.9 - (136 out of 140)
Libya
LR
LBR
23.9
136
5.1
14.9
22.6
19.3
23.2 - (137 out of 140)
Nigeria
NG
NGA
23.2
137
16.4
20.0
24.5
18.2
22.9 - (138 out of 140)
India
IN
IND
22.9
138
5.5
14.6
23.1
16.1
21.7 - (139 out of 140)
Egypt
EG
EGY
21.7
139
3.6
13.1
19.4
17.0
17.6 - (140 out of 140)
Pakistan
PK
PAK
17.6
140
3.0
10.7
15.1
12.6
Drawbacks of Numbeo Data
The Numbeo data has some drawbacks which make it harder to compare.
The food that is compared is based upon western style food. In non-western countries this type of food is relatively more expensive than local food.
Inflation and currency devaluation make some high inflation countries cheaper than they are. Turkey with its 100% inflation is not as cheap as Numbeo makes it out to be.
Some items are very subjective and will create a large range of prices.
