Recreation and Culture International Cost of Living Ranking

Recreation and Culture costs include books, camera film, cinema ticket, DVD and CDs, sports goods, and theatre tickets.








The October 2009 recreation and culture international cost of living rank is as follows:







Rank Country, City



1 Central African Republic, Bangui

2 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby

3 Mozambique, Maputo

4 Chad, N'Djamena

5 Vanuatu, Port Vila

6 Benin, Cotonou

7 Switzerland, Geneva

8 Gabon, Libreville

9 Niger, Niamey

10 Switzerland, Zurich

11 Qatar, Doha

12 Cameroon, Douala

13 Solomon Islands, Honiara

14 Congo, Brazzaville

15 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau

16 Senegal, Dakar

17 Djibouti, Djibouti

18 Latvia, Riga

19 Nigeria, Lagos

20 United Arab Emirates, Dubai

21 Micronesia, Palikir

22 Nauru, Yaren

23 New Caledonia, Noumea

24 Liechtenstein, Vaduz

25 Togo, Lome

26 Zambia, Lusaka

27 Tajikistan, Dushanbe

28 Cameroon, Yaounde

29 Kuwait, Kuwait City

30 Belgium, Brussels

31 Norway, Oslo

32 Estonia, Tallinn

33 Tuvalu, Funafuti

34 Finland, Helsinki

35 Canada, Toronto

36 Monaco, Monaco

37 Bahrain, Manama

38 Malta, Velletta

39 France, Paris

40 Eritrea, Asmara

41 Samoa, Apia

42 Cape Verde, Praia

43 Palau, Melekeok

44 Austria, Vienna

45 Mali, Bamako

46 Bahamas, Nassau

47 Ireland, Dublin

48 Gambia, Banjul

49 Slovakia, Bratislava

50 Canada, Vancouver

51 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou

52 Spain, Madrid

53 Portugal, Lisbon

54 Australia, Sydney

55 Canada, Calgary

56 Bermuda, Hamilton

57 Turkey, Ankara

58 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan

59 Comores, Moroni

60 Slovenia, Ljubljana

61 Bulgaria, Sofia

62 Netherlands, Amsterdam

63 San Marino, San Marino

64 Barbados, Bridgetown

65 Brazil, Brasilia

66 Russia, Moscow

67 Venezuela, Caracas

68 Ghana, Accra

69 Germany, Berlin

70 Canada, Montreal

71 Luxembourg, Luxembourg

72 Italy, Milan

73 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

74 Malawi, Lilongwe

75 Colombia, Bogota

76 Gibraltar, Gibraltar

77 Australia, Canberra

78 Dominica, Roseau

79 Namibia, Windhoek

80 Czech Republic, Prague

81 Japan, Tokyo

82 Mexico, Mexico City

83 Chile, Santiago

84 Saint Lucia, Castries

85 Rwanda, Kigali

86 Greenland, Nuuk

87 Germany, Bonn

88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown

89 Australia, Melbourne

90 Italy, Rome

91 Azerbaijan, Baku

92 Guam, Hagatna

93 Denmark, Copenhagen

94 Germany, Frankfurt

95 El Salvador, San Salvador

96 Cyprus, Nicosia

97 Oman, Muscat

98 Andorra, Andorra la Vella

99 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi

100 Bhutan, Thimphu

101 USA, Boston Mass

102 Egypt, Cairo

103 Hungary, Budapest

104 Australia, Perth

105 USA, Los Angeles Calif

106 Kiribati, South Tarawa

107 Kenya, Nairobi

108 Canada, Ottawa

109 Lithuania, Vilnius

110 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre

111 Lebanon, Beirut

112 Haiti, Port-au-Prince

113 Iceland, Reykjavik

114 Uruguay, Montevideo

115 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam

116 Croatia, Zagreb

117 Honduras, Tegucigalpa

118 Cayman Islands, George Town

119 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's

120 Liberia, Monrovia

121 Seychelles, Victoria

122 Jordan, Amman

123 Mauritania, Nouakchott

124 Angola, Luanda

125 Jamaica, Kingston

126 Botswana, Gaborone

127 Isle of Man, Douglas

128 Sweden, Stockholm

129 USA, Phoenix Ariz

130 Marshall Islands, Majuro

131 Vatican City, Vatican City

132 Greece, Athens

132 Iran, Tehran

134 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain

135 Singapore, Singapore

136 USA, Baltimore Md

137 Nicaragua, Managua

138 Panama, Panama City

139 Australia, Brisbane

140 Guatemala, Guatemala City

141 USA, New York NY

142 Maldives, Male

142 United Kingdom, London

144 Belize, Belmopan

145 Iraq, Baghdad

146 Guinea, Conakry

147 Israel, Jerusalem

148 Peru, Lima

149 Guernsey, St Peter Port

150 Poland, Warsaw

151 Jersey, Saint Helier

152 South Africa, Johannesburg

153 Martinique, Fort-de-France

154 Mauritius, Port Louis

155 China, Beijing

156 Burundi, Bujumbura

157 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo

158 Paraguay, Asuncion

159 Puerto Rico, San Juan

160 South Africa, Pretoria

161 Sudan, Khartoum

162 Saint Helena, Jamestown

163 Australia, Adelaide

164 Kosovo, Pristina

165 USA, Dallas Tex

166 USA, Philadelphia Pa

167 Indonesia, Jakarta

168 Falkland Islands, Stanley

169 USA, Atlanta GA

170 Morocco, Rabat

171 Belarus, Minsk

172 Fiji, Suva

173 USA, San Antonio Tex

174 Algeria, Algiers

175 Albania, Tirana

176 New Zealand, Auckland

177 Ecuador, Quito

178 South Africa, Cape Town

179 Armenia, Yerevan

180 Macedonia, Skopje

181 Korea Republic of, Seoul

182 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo

183 Cuba, Havana

184 Costa Rica, San Jose

184 Romania, Bucharest

186 Madagascar, Antananarivo

187 USA, San Diego Calif

188 Timor-Leste, Dili

189 Somalia, Mogadishu

190 USA, Jacksonville Fla

191 USA, Washington DC

192 USA, Cleveland Ohio

193 South Africa, Durban

194 China, Shanghai

195 Kazakhstan, Almaty

196 Swaziland, Mbabane

197 USA, Portland Ore

198 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa

199 Yemen, Sanaa

200 USA, San Francisco Calif

201 USA, Indianapolis Ind

202 USA, Milwaukee Wis

203 Syria, Damascus

204 Sierra Leone, Freetown

205 Montenegro, Podgorica

206 Bolivia, La Paz

207 Ukraine, Kiev

208 USA, Austin Tex

209 Lesotho, Maseru

210 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan

211 Afghanistan, Kabul

212 USA, Las Vegas Nev

213 Libya, Tripoli

214 Grenada, Saint George's

215 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

216 China, Hong Kong

217 USA, Charlotte NC

218 United Kingdom, Glasgow

219 USA, Tampa Fla

220 USA, Memphis Tenn

221 Tunisia, Tunis

222 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat

223 Guyana, Georgetown

224 USA, Houston Tex

225 USA, Fort Worth Tex

226 Argentina, Buenos Aires

227 USA, Columbus Ohio

228 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang

229 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome

230 United Kingdom, Birmingham

231 USA, Pittsburgh Penn

232 Serbia, Belgrade

233 Laos, Vientiane

234 Moldova, Chisinau

235 Taiwan, Taipei

236 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi

237 USA, San Jose Calif

238 USA, Miami Fla

239 India, Mumbai

240 USA, Detroit Mich

241 USA, Denver Colo

242 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek

243 USA, El Paso Tex

244 China, Shenzhen

245 Vietnam, Hanoi

246 Nepal, Kathmandu

247 India, New Delhi

248 India, Chennai

249 China, Wuhan

250 Philippines, Manila

251 Sri Lanka, Colombo

252 USA, Seattle Wash

253 India, Hyderabad

254 India, Calcutta

255 China, Dalian

256 Zimbabwe, Harare

257 USA, Chicago Ill

258 Thailand, Bangkok

259 India, Bangalore

260 Cambodia, Phnom Penh

261 Suriname, Paramaribo

262 Myanmar, Yangon

263 China, Guangzhou

264 Uganda, Kampala

265 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa

266 Bangladesh, Dhaka

267 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

268 USA, St Louis MO

269 China, Tianjin

270 China, Macao

271 Pakistan, Lahore

272 Uzbekistan, Tashkent

273 Pakistan, Islamabad

274 Pakistan, Karachi

275 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo

276 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar