Cost of living is the cost of maintaining a specified standard of living, similar to a typical household budget. A Cost of living index is a numerical way of comparing cost of living, either over time, or by comparing different geographical locations.
When you relocate to another geographic location, the cost of everything you spend your salary on will either cost more or less. Some of the costs may be higher in the new location and some of the costs may be lower. The difference in cost of living is typically reported as a “cost of living index.
By selecting the appropriate costs that you will have to pay from your salary, you can use a tool such as www.xpatulator.com to calculate the cost of living difference between 2 locations. Xpatulator uses 13 basket groups, the result of extensive research of actual spending habits, to reflect a reality-based international expenditure pattern. The basket groups are weighted according to Expatriate expenditure norms.
When comparing the cost of living between 2 locations the difference in the aggregate cost of all the selected basket groups are examined in each location using the average reported price in each location for the same quantity of each item. Cost of living is the relative differential in the local cost of the basket groups and the ruling exchange rate between the 2 selected locations. When comparing the cost of living between different locations the objective is to calculate the difference in the cost of living expressed as an index (e.g. dividing the cost of living in Location A by the cost of living in Location B may result in an index of 140).
The cost of living index indicates the difference in the cost of living between the 2 locations. In the above example the index of 140 means that Location A is 40% more expensive than Location B. This would mean that a person who moves from Location B to Location A would need to earn 40% more, to have the same standard of living in Location A as they have currently.
About The Author: Steven Coleman runs the most comprehensive international relocation calculator available, an internet service that is used primarily to calculate expatriate salary levels for international assignments, which can be found at http://www.xpatulator.com
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
International Salary Purchasing Power Parity
Internationally comparable cost of living data is crucial to forming sustainable expatriate pay policies and monitoring progress. Market exchange rates give misleading comparisons because they do not reflect salary purchasing power differences. Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) accounts for price differences between countries and so measures real quantities.
The purpose of an expatriate pay program is to maintain employee spending power and standard of living irrespective of global location. Salary Purchasing Power Parity (SPPP) is the amount of salary that equalizes the purchasing power of different currencies given the relative cost of the same basket of goods (cost of living) at the exchange rate versus one US Dollar. This means that a given salary, when converted into different currencies at the SPPP rates, will buy the same basket of goods and services in all countries.
Currency exchange rates are highly volatile as they are based on short-term factors and are subject to substantial distortions from speculative movements, economic outlook and government interventions. Currency exchange rates, on their own, do not in our view reflect cost of living changes in the short-term. Exchange rates, even when averaged over a period of time such as a year, are not a good measure of the comparative value of a salary in relation to its comparative international purchasing power. In the short to medium term at least, apparent changes in the comparative level of remuneration between one country and another may be principally a function of changes in the exchange rate as opposed to cost of living.
The basket of goods and services used in SPPP calculations is derived on an International basis and includes certain items often excluded from expatriate cost of living data (most notably housing costs), however any or all of the 13 basket groups can be included or excluded from a calculation. SPPP's provide a reasonably good picture of the differences in standards of living for individual’s resident and paid in different countries.
This article may be freely copied as long as reference is made to http://www.xpatulator.com/
The purpose of an expatriate pay program is to maintain employee spending power and standard of living irrespective of global location. Salary Purchasing Power Parity (SPPP) is the amount of salary that equalizes the purchasing power of different currencies given the relative cost of the same basket of goods (cost of living) at the exchange rate versus one US Dollar. This means that a given salary, when converted into different currencies at the SPPP rates, will buy the same basket of goods and services in all countries.
Currency exchange rates are highly volatile as they are based on short-term factors and are subject to substantial distortions from speculative movements, economic outlook and government interventions. Currency exchange rates, on their own, do not in our view reflect cost of living changes in the short-term. Exchange rates, even when averaged over a period of time such as a year, are not a good measure of the comparative value of a salary in relation to its comparative international purchasing power. In the short to medium term at least, apparent changes in the comparative level of remuneration between one country and another may be principally a function of changes in the exchange rate as opposed to cost of living.
The basket of goods and services used in SPPP calculations is derived on an International basis and includes certain items often excluded from expatriate cost of living data (most notably housing costs), however any or all of the 13 basket groups can be included or excluded from a calculation. SPPP's provide a reasonably good picture of the differences in standards of living for individual’s resident and paid in different countries.
This article may be freely copied as long as reference is made to http://www.xpatulator.com/
Transport International Cost of Living Ranking
Transport costs include public transport, vehicle costs, vehicle fuel, vehicle insurance and vehicle maintenance such as hire purchase / lease of vehicle, petrol / diesel, public transport service maintenance, tires, vehicle Insurance, and vehicle purchase.
The October 2009 transport international cost of living rank is as follows:
Ranking Country, City
1 Timor-Leste, Dili
2 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
3 Cameroon, Douala
4 Solomon Islands, Honiara
5 Norway, Oslo
6 Switzerland, Geneva
7 Switzerland, Zurich
8 Denmark, Copenhagen
9 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
10 Netherlands, Amsterdam
11 Comores, Moroni
12 Germany, Berlin
13 France, Paris
14 Cameroon, Yaounde
15 Malta, Velletta
16 Germany, Bonn
17 Germany, Frankfurt
18 Turkey, Ankara
19 Austria, Vienna
20 Monaco, Monaco
21 Greenland, Nuuk
22 Central African Republic, Bangui
23 San Marino, San Marino
24 Italy, Milan
25 Finland, Helsinki
26 Ireland, Dublin
27 India, Mumbai
28 Italy, Rome
29 Mali, Bamako
30 Spain, Madrid
31 Brazil, Brasilia
32 India, New Delhi
33 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
34 India, Chennai
35 Senegal, Dakar
36 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
37 India, Calcutta
38 Maldives, Male
39 Iceland, Reykjavik
40 India, Hyderabad
41 Slovakia, Bratislava
42 Vatican City, Vatican City
43 Congo, Brazzaville
44 Chad, N'Djamena
45 India, Bangalore
46 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
47 Belgium, Brussels
48 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
49 Canada, Toronto
50 Japan, Tokyo
51 Portugal, Lisbon
52 United Kingdom, London
53 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
54 Madagascar, Antananarivo
55 Isle of Man, Douglas
56 Ghana, Accra
57 Togo, Lome
58 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
59 Australia, Sydney
60 Canada, Vancouver
61 Kiribati, South Tarawa
62 Rwanda, Kigali
63 Gabon, Libreville
64 Micronesia, Palikir
65 Hungary, Budapest
66 Israel, Jerusalem
67 Guernsey, St Peter Port
68 Sweden, Stockholm
69 Palau, Melekeok
70 Canada, Calgary
71 Azerbaijan, Baku
72 Ukraine, Kiev
73 Cyprus, Nicosia
74 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
75 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
76 Croatia, Zagreb
77 Vanuatu, Port Vila
78 Poland, Warsaw
79 Nauru, Yaren
80 Albania, Tirana
81 Tuvalu, Funafuti
82 Australia, Canberra
83 USA, New York NY
84 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
85 Grenada, Saint George's
86 Macedonia, Skopje
87 Australia, Melbourne
88 Falkland Islands, Stanley
89 Canada, Montreal
90 Greece, Athens
91 USA, San Jose Calif
92 USA, Chicago Ill
93 Estonia, Tallinn
94 USA, Jacksonville Fla
95 New Caledonia, Noumea
96 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
97 Nigeria, Lagos
98 Australia, Perth
99 USA, Seattle Wash
100 Botswana, Gaborone
101 Zambia, Lusaka
102 USA, San Francisco Calif
103 Niger, Niamey
104 Paraguay, Asuncion
105 USA, Miami Fla
106 Jordan, Amman
107 Jersey, Saint Helier
108 Malawi, Lilongwe
109 Bulgaria, Sofia
110 USA, San Diego Calif
111 USA, Dallas Tex
112 Morocco, Rabat
113 Bahrain, Manama
114 China, Hong Kong
115 USA, Los Angeles Calif
116 Kosovo, Pristina
117 Bermuda, Hamilton
118 Philippines, Manila
119 Canada, Ottawa
120 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
121 Serbia, Belgrade
122 USA, Washington DC
123 Romania, Bucharest
124 Bangladesh, Dhaka
125 Indonesia, Jakarta
126 USA, Tampa Fla
127 USA, Boston Mass
128 USA, Baltimore Md
129 Kazakhstan, Almaty
130 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
131 Lebanon, Beirut
132 USA, Philadelphia Pa
133 Latvia, Riga
134 USA, Atlanta GA
135 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
136 Laos, Vientiane
137 Australia, Brisbane
138 Martinique, Fort-de-France
139 USA, Phoenix Ariz
140 USA, Indianapolis Ind
141 Guatemala, Guatemala City
142 Saint Helena, Jamestown
143 USA, Fort Worth Tex
144 New Zealand, Auckland
145 Puerto Rico, San Juan
146 United Kingdom, Glasgow
147 Marshall Islands, Majuro
148 Taiwan, Taipei
149 USA, Las Vegas Nev
150 Cape Verde, Praia
151 Yemen, Sanaa
152 Myanmar, Yangon
153 USA, Portland Ore
154 USA, Cleveland Ohio
155 USA, San Antonio Tex
156 USA, Detroit Mich
157 Iran, Tehran
158 Guam, Hagatna
159 Czech Republic, Prague
160 Syria, Damascus
161 USA, Milwaukee Wis
162 Slovenia, Ljubljana
163 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
164 USA, Denver Colo
165 United Kingdom, Birmingham
166 Russia, Moscow
167 Lithuania, Vilnius
168 Australia, Adelaide
169 USA, Austin Tex
170 USA, Houston Tex
171 USA, St Louis MO
172 USA, Charlotte NC
173 USA, El Paso Tex
174 Peru, Lima
175 USA, Columbus Ohio
176 Costa Rica, San Jose
177 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
178 Panama, Panama City
179 Kuwait, Kuwait City
180 Singapore, Singapore
181 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
182 Afghanistan, Kabul
183 USA, Memphis Tenn
184 China, Macao
185 Montenegro, Podgorica
186 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
187 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
188 Chile, Santiago
189 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
190 Liberia, Monrovia
191 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
192 Mauritius, Port Louis
193 Bhutan, Thimphu
194 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
195 Sudan, Khartoum
196 Djibouti, Djibouti
197 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
198 Barbados, Bridgetown
199 Tunisia, Tunis
200 Mozambique, Maputo
201 Cayman Islands, George Town
202 Somalia, Mogadishu
203 Colombia, Bogota
204 El Salvador, San Salvador
205 Sierra Leone, Freetown
206 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
207 Moldova, Chisinau
208 Nepal, Kathmandu
209 Algeria, Algiers
210 Mexico, Mexico City
211 Suriname, Paramaribo
212 Vietnam, Hanoi
213 Sri Lanka, Colombo
214 Benin, Cotonou
215 Korea Republic of, Seoul
216 Mauritania, Nouakchott
217 Bahamas, Nassau
218 Dominica, Roseau
219 Samoa, Apia
220 Jamaica, Kingston
221 Argentina, Buenos Aires
222 Armenia, Yerevan
223 Swaziland, Mbabane
224 Seychelles, Victoria
225 Namibia, Windhoek
226 Gambia, Banjul
227 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
228 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
229 Saint Lucia, Castries
230 Angola, Luanda
231 Kenya, Nairobi
232 Uruguay, Montevideo
233 Bolivia, La Paz
234 Thailand, Bangkok
235 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
236 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
237 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
238 Burundi, Bujumbura
239 Venezuela, Caracas
240 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
241 Cuba, Havana
242 Nicaragua, Managua
243 Qatar, Doha
244 Eritrea, Asmara
245 Lesotho, Maseru
246 Egypt, Cairo
247 Iraq, Baghdad
248 South Africa, Johannesburg
249 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
250 Pakistan, Lahore
251 Uganda, Kampala
252 Guinea, Conakry
253 Belarus, Minsk
254 China, Beijing
255 Pakistan, Islamabad
256 Oman, Muscat
257 Belize, Belmopan
258 South Africa, Pretoria
259 Pakistan, Karachi
260 Fiji, Suva
261 Guyana, Georgetown
262 South Africa, Cape Town
263 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
264 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
265 South Africa, Durban
266 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
267 China, Shanghai
268 Ecuador, Quito
269 Libya, Tripoli
270 Zimbabwe, Harare
271 China, Shenzhen
272 China, Wuhan
273 China, Dalian
274 China, Guangzhou
275 China, Tianjin
276 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
The October 2009 transport international cost of living rank is as follows:
Ranking Country, City
1 Timor-Leste, Dili
2 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
3 Cameroon, Douala
4 Solomon Islands, Honiara
5 Norway, Oslo
6 Switzerland, Geneva
7 Switzerland, Zurich
8 Denmark, Copenhagen
9 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
10 Netherlands, Amsterdam
11 Comores, Moroni
12 Germany, Berlin
13 France, Paris
14 Cameroon, Yaounde
15 Malta, Velletta
16 Germany, Bonn
17 Germany, Frankfurt
18 Turkey, Ankara
19 Austria, Vienna
20 Monaco, Monaco
21 Greenland, Nuuk
22 Central African Republic, Bangui
23 San Marino, San Marino
24 Italy, Milan
25 Finland, Helsinki
26 Ireland, Dublin
27 India, Mumbai
28 Italy, Rome
29 Mali, Bamako
30 Spain, Madrid
31 Brazil, Brasilia
32 India, New Delhi
33 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
34 India, Chennai
35 Senegal, Dakar
36 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
37 India, Calcutta
38 Maldives, Male
39 Iceland, Reykjavik
40 India, Hyderabad
41 Slovakia, Bratislava
42 Vatican City, Vatican City
43 Congo, Brazzaville
44 Chad, N'Djamena
45 India, Bangalore
46 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
47 Belgium, Brussels
48 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
49 Canada, Toronto
50 Japan, Tokyo
51 Portugal, Lisbon
52 United Kingdom, London
53 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
54 Madagascar, Antananarivo
55 Isle of Man, Douglas
56 Ghana, Accra
57 Togo, Lome
58 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
59 Australia, Sydney
60 Canada, Vancouver
61 Kiribati, South Tarawa
62 Rwanda, Kigali
63 Gabon, Libreville
64 Micronesia, Palikir
65 Hungary, Budapest
66 Israel, Jerusalem
67 Guernsey, St Peter Port
68 Sweden, Stockholm
69 Palau, Melekeok
70 Canada, Calgary
71 Azerbaijan, Baku
72 Ukraine, Kiev
73 Cyprus, Nicosia
74 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
75 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
76 Croatia, Zagreb
77 Vanuatu, Port Vila
78 Poland, Warsaw
79 Nauru, Yaren
80 Albania, Tirana
81 Tuvalu, Funafuti
82 Australia, Canberra
83 USA, New York NY
84 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
85 Grenada, Saint George's
86 Macedonia, Skopje
87 Australia, Melbourne
88 Falkland Islands, Stanley
89 Canada, Montreal
90 Greece, Athens
91 USA, San Jose Calif
92 USA, Chicago Ill
93 Estonia, Tallinn
94 USA, Jacksonville Fla
95 New Caledonia, Noumea
96 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
97 Nigeria, Lagos
98 Australia, Perth
99 USA, Seattle Wash
100 Botswana, Gaborone
101 Zambia, Lusaka
102 USA, San Francisco Calif
103 Niger, Niamey
104 Paraguay, Asuncion
105 USA, Miami Fla
106 Jordan, Amman
107 Jersey, Saint Helier
108 Malawi, Lilongwe
109 Bulgaria, Sofia
110 USA, San Diego Calif
111 USA, Dallas Tex
112 Morocco, Rabat
113 Bahrain, Manama
114 China, Hong Kong
115 USA, Los Angeles Calif
116 Kosovo, Pristina
117 Bermuda, Hamilton
118 Philippines, Manila
119 Canada, Ottawa
120 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
121 Serbia, Belgrade
122 USA, Washington DC
123 Romania, Bucharest
124 Bangladesh, Dhaka
125 Indonesia, Jakarta
126 USA, Tampa Fla
127 USA, Boston Mass
128 USA, Baltimore Md
129 Kazakhstan, Almaty
130 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
131 Lebanon, Beirut
132 USA, Philadelphia Pa
133 Latvia, Riga
134 USA, Atlanta GA
135 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
136 Laos, Vientiane
137 Australia, Brisbane
138 Martinique, Fort-de-France
139 USA, Phoenix Ariz
140 USA, Indianapolis Ind
141 Guatemala, Guatemala City
142 Saint Helena, Jamestown
143 USA, Fort Worth Tex
144 New Zealand, Auckland
145 Puerto Rico, San Juan
146 United Kingdom, Glasgow
147 Marshall Islands, Majuro
148 Taiwan, Taipei
149 USA, Las Vegas Nev
150 Cape Verde, Praia
151 Yemen, Sanaa
152 Myanmar, Yangon
153 USA, Portland Ore
154 USA, Cleveland Ohio
155 USA, San Antonio Tex
156 USA, Detroit Mich
157 Iran, Tehran
158 Guam, Hagatna
159 Czech Republic, Prague
160 Syria, Damascus
161 USA, Milwaukee Wis
162 Slovenia, Ljubljana
163 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
164 USA, Denver Colo
165 United Kingdom, Birmingham
166 Russia, Moscow
167 Lithuania, Vilnius
168 Australia, Adelaide
169 USA, Austin Tex
170 USA, Houston Tex
171 USA, St Louis MO
172 USA, Charlotte NC
173 USA, El Paso Tex
174 Peru, Lima
175 USA, Columbus Ohio
176 Costa Rica, San Jose
177 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
178 Panama, Panama City
179 Kuwait, Kuwait City
180 Singapore, Singapore
181 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
182 Afghanistan, Kabul
183 USA, Memphis Tenn
184 China, Macao
185 Montenegro, Podgorica
186 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
187 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
188 Chile, Santiago
189 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
190 Liberia, Monrovia
191 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
192 Mauritius, Port Louis
193 Bhutan, Thimphu
194 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
195 Sudan, Khartoum
196 Djibouti, Djibouti
197 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
198 Barbados, Bridgetown
199 Tunisia, Tunis
200 Mozambique, Maputo
201 Cayman Islands, George Town
202 Somalia, Mogadishu
203 Colombia, Bogota
204 El Salvador, San Salvador
205 Sierra Leone, Freetown
206 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
207 Moldova, Chisinau
208 Nepal, Kathmandu
209 Algeria, Algiers
210 Mexico, Mexico City
211 Suriname, Paramaribo
212 Vietnam, Hanoi
213 Sri Lanka, Colombo
214 Benin, Cotonou
215 Korea Republic of, Seoul
216 Mauritania, Nouakchott
217 Bahamas, Nassau
218 Dominica, Roseau
219 Samoa, Apia
220 Jamaica, Kingston
221 Argentina, Buenos Aires
222 Armenia, Yerevan
223 Swaziland, Mbabane
224 Seychelles, Victoria
225 Namibia, Windhoek
226 Gambia, Banjul
227 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
228 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
229 Saint Lucia, Castries
230 Angola, Luanda
231 Kenya, Nairobi
232 Uruguay, Montevideo
233 Bolivia, La Paz
234 Thailand, Bangkok
235 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
236 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
237 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
238 Burundi, Bujumbura
239 Venezuela, Caracas
240 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
241 Cuba, Havana
242 Nicaragua, Managua
243 Qatar, Doha
244 Eritrea, Asmara
245 Lesotho, Maseru
246 Egypt, Cairo
247 Iraq, Baghdad
248 South Africa, Johannesburg
249 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
250 Pakistan, Lahore
251 Uganda, Kampala
252 Guinea, Conakry
253 Belarus, Minsk
254 China, Beijing
255 Pakistan, Islamabad
256 Oman, Muscat
257 Belize, Belmopan
258 South Africa, Pretoria
259 Pakistan, Karachi
260 Fiji, Suva
261 Guyana, Georgetown
262 South Africa, Cape Town
263 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
264 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
265 South Africa, Durban
266 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
267 China, Shanghai
268 Ecuador, Quito
269 Libya, Tripoli
270 Zimbabwe, Harare
271 China, Shenzhen
272 China, Wuhan
273 China, Dalian
274 China, Guangzhou
275 China, Tianjin
276 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
Restaurants Meals Out and Hotel International Cost of Living Ranking
Restaurants, Meals Out and Hotel costs include business dinner, dinner at a restaurant (non fast food), hotel rates, take away drinks and snacks (fast food).
The October 2009 restaurants, meals out and hotel international cost of living rank is as follows:
Ranking Country, City
1 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
2 Greece, Athens
3 Qatar, Doha
4 Belgium, Brussels
5 Slovenia, Ljubljana
6 Russia, Moscow
7 Korea Republic of, Seoul
8 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
9 Bahrain, Manama
10 France, Paris
11 Norway, Oslo
12 United Kingdom, London
13 Finland, Helsinki
14 Cyprus, Nicosia
15 Denmark, Copenhagen
16 Switzerland, Geneva
17 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
18 Monaco, Monaco
19 Brazil, Brasilia
20 Bhutan, Thimphu
21 Greenland, Nuuk
22 Switzerland, Zurich
23 Senegal, Dakar
24 Spain, Madrid
25 Australia, Sydney
26 San Marino, San Marino
27 Estonia, Tallinn
28 USA, San Jose Calif
29 Angola, Luanda
30 Austria, Vienna
31 Venezuela, Caracas
32 Ireland, Dublin
33 Italy, Milan
34 Canada, Toronto
35 Isle of Man, Douglas
36 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
37 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
38 Gabon, Libreville
39 Italy, Rome
40 Guernsey, St Peter Port
41 Israel, Jerusalem
42 Lebanon, Beirut
43 Hungary, Budapest
44 Canada, Vancouver
45 Vanuatu, Port Vila
46 Japan, Tokyo
47 USA, San Francisco Calif
48 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
49 Kazakhstan, Almaty
50 Singapore, Singapore
51 Australia, Melbourne
52 USA, New York NY
53 Iceland, Reykjavik
54 USA, Seattle Wash
55 Canada, Calgary
56 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
57 Jersey, Saint Helier
58 Syria, Damascus
59 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
60 Azerbaijan, Baku
61 Netherlands, Amsterdam
62 Bermuda, Hamilton
63 Australia, Perth
64 Australia, Canberra
65 Slovakia, Bratislava
66 USA, Memphis Tenn
67 Congo, Brazzaville
68 USA, Washington DC
69 Maldives, Male
70 USA, St Louis MO
71 Iran, Tehran
72 USA, Baltimore Md
73 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
74 Vatican City, Vatican City
75 Sweden, Stockholm
76 Falkland Islands, Stanley
77 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
78 Kiribati, South Tarawa
79 Canada, Montreal
80 USA, Cleveland Ohio
81 USA, Jacksonville Fla
82 Latvia, Riga
83 USA, Portland Ore
84 Croatia, Zagreb
85 USA, Boston Mass
86 Somalia, Mogadishu
87 Iraq, Baghdad
88 New Caledonia, Noumea
89 United Kingdom, Glasgow
90 USA, Atlanta GA
91 Egypt, Cairo
92 USA, Charlotte NC
93 USA, Austin Tex
94 Czech Republic, Prague
95 Togo, Lome
96 USA, Tampa Fla
97 USA, Columbus Ohio
98 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
99 USA, Milwaukee Wis
100 Turkey, Ankara
101 USA, Phoenix Ariz
102 Cameroon, Douala
103 USA, Las Vegas Nev
104 Ukraine, Kiev
105 Jordan, Amman
106 Australia, Brisbane
107 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
108 Canada, Ottawa
109 Kuwait, Kuwait City
110 Germany, Berlin
111 Oman, Muscat
112 Djibouti, Djibouti
113 Chad, N'Djamena
114 USA, El Paso Tex
115 Marshall Islands, Majuro
116 USA, Los Angeles Calif
117 United Kingdom, Birmingham
118 USA, Chicago Ill
118 USA, Denver Colo
120 USA, San Diego Calif
121 USA, Miami Fla
122 Peru, Lima
123 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
124 USA, Indianapolis Ind
125 New Zealand, Auckland
126 USA, Philadelphia Pa
127 Sierra Leone, Freetown
128 Germany, Bonn
129 Saint Helena, Jamestown
130 Libya, Tripoli
131 Tuvalu, Funafuti
132 Germany, Frankfurt
133 USA, Fort Worth Tex
134 Samoa, Apia
135 Malta, Velletta
136 Portugal, Lisbon
137 USA, Dallas Tex
138 Central African Republic, Bangui
139 Mauritania, Nouakchott
140 Cameroon, Yaounde
141 Malawi, Lilongwe
142 Moldova, Chisinau
143 Sudan, Khartoum
144 Martinique, Fort-de-France
145 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
146 Swaziland, Mbabane
147 Cayman Islands, George Town
148 Solomon Islands, Honiara
149 Guam, Hagatna
150 Cape Verde, Praia
151 USA, Houston Tex
152 China, Macao
153 Guinea, Conakry
154 Puerto Rico, San Juan
155 Micronesia, Palikir
156 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
157 Thailand, Bangkok
158 Barbados, Bridgetown
159 USA, Detroit Mich
160 Australia, Adelaide
161 Gambia, Banjul
162 Serbia, Belgrade
163 Chile, Santiago
164 Mexico, Mexico City
165 Liberia, Monrovia
166 Panama, Panama City
167 Nepal, Kathmandu
168 Costa Rica, San Jose
169 Rwanda, Kigali
170 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
171 Benin, Cotonou
172 Nauru, Yaren
173 Vietnam, Hanoi
174 Seychelles, Victoria
175 Bahamas, Nassau
176 China, Hong Kong
177 Belarus, Minsk
178 Fiji, Suva
179 Bulgaria, Sofia
180 Mauritius, Port Louis
181 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
182 Jamaica, Kingston
183 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
184 Romania, Bucharest
185 Comores, Moroni
186 USA, San Antonio Tex
187 India, Mumbai
188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
189 Kenya, Nairobi
190 Colombia, Bogota
191 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
192 Grenada, Saint George's
193 Ecuador, Quito
194 Palau, Melekeok
195 Taiwan, Taipei
196 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
197 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
198 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
199 China, Beijing
200 Mozambique, Maputo
201 Poland, Warsaw
202 Lithuania, Vilnius
203 Uruguay, Montevideo
204 Dominica, Roseau
205 Niger, Niamey
206 Armenia, Yerevan
207 Afghanistan, Kabul
208 Yemen, Sanaa
209 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
210 Philippines, Manila
211 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
212 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
213 India, Calcutta
214 India, New Delhi
215 Namibia, Windhoek
216 Belize, Belmopan
217 Guyana, Georgetown
218 India, Chennai
219 Myanmar, Yangon
220 Kosovo, Pristina
221 Bolivia, La Paz
222 Algeria, Algiers
223 Zambia, Lusaka
224 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
225 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
226 India, Hyderabad
227 Saint Lucia, Castries
228 Madagascar, Antananarivo
229 Morocco, Rabat
230 Tunisia, Tunis
231 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
232 Indonesia, Jakarta
233 Sri Lanka, Colombo
234 China, Shanghai
235 Guatemala, Guatemala City
236 India, Bangalore
237 South Africa, Johannesburg
238 Nicaragua, Managua
239 Lesotho, Maseru
240 Eritrea, Asmara
241 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
242 South Africa, Pretoria
243 Nigeria, Lagos
244 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
245 Macedonia, Skopje
246 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
247 Mali, Bamako
248 Ghana, Accra
249 El Salvador, San Salvador
250 Montenegro, Podgorica
251 Suriname, Paramaribo
252 South Africa, Cape Town
253 Timor-Leste, Dili
254 Burundi, Bujumbura
255 Bangladesh, Dhaka
256 South Africa, Durban
257 China, Shenzhen
258 Albania, Tirana
259 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
260 China, Wuhan
261 Botswana, Gaborone
262 Paraguay, Asuncion
263 China, Dalian
264 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
265 Uganda, Kampala
266 Pakistan, Lahore
267 China, Guangzhou
268 Pakistan, Islamabad
269 Laos, Vientiane
270 Argentina, Buenos Aires
271 Pakistan, Karachi
272 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
273 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
274 Cuba, Havana
275 Zimbabwe, Harare
276 China, Tianjin
The October 2009 restaurants, meals out and hotel international cost of living rank is as follows:
Ranking Country, City
1 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
2 Greece, Athens
3 Qatar, Doha
4 Belgium, Brussels
5 Slovenia, Ljubljana
6 Russia, Moscow
7 Korea Republic of, Seoul
8 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
9 Bahrain, Manama
10 France, Paris
11 Norway, Oslo
12 United Kingdom, London
13 Finland, Helsinki
14 Cyprus, Nicosia
15 Denmark, Copenhagen
16 Switzerland, Geneva
17 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
18 Monaco, Monaco
19 Brazil, Brasilia
20 Bhutan, Thimphu
21 Greenland, Nuuk
22 Switzerland, Zurich
23 Senegal, Dakar
24 Spain, Madrid
25 Australia, Sydney
26 San Marino, San Marino
27 Estonia, Tallinn
28 USA, San Jose Calif
29 Angola, Luanda
30 Austria, Vienna
31 Venezuela, Caracas
32 Ireland, Dublin
33 Italy, Milan
34 Canada, Toronto
35 Isle of Man, Douglas
36 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
37 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
38 Gabon, Libreville
39 Italy, Rome
40 Guernsey, St Peter Port
41 Israel, Jerusalem
42 Lebanon, Beirut
43 Hungary, Budapest
44 Canada, Vancouver
45 Vanuatu, Port Vila
46 Japan, Tokyo
47 USA, San Francisco Calif
48 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
49 Kazakhstan, Almaty
50 Singapore, Singapore
51 Australia, Melbourne
52 USA, New York NY
53 Iceland, Reykjavik
54 USA, Seattle Wash
55 Canada, Calgary
56 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
57 Jersey, Saint Helier
58 Syria, Damascus
59 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
60 Azerbaijan, Baku
61 Netherlands, Amsterdam
62 Bermuda, Hamilton
63 Australia, Perth
64 Australia, Canberra
65 Slovakia, Bratislava
66 USA, Memphis Tenn
67 Congo, Brazzaville
68 USA, Washington DC
69 Maldives, Male
70 USA, St Louis MO
71 Iran, Tehran
72 USA, Baltimore Md
73 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
74 Vatican City, Vatican City
75 Sweden, Stockholm
76 Falkland Islands, Stanley
77 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
78 Kiribati, South Tarawa
79 Canada, Montreal
80 USA, Cleveland Ohio
81 USA, Jacksonville Fla
82 Latvia, Riga
83 USA, Portland Ore
84 Croatia, Zagreb
85 USA, Boston Mass
86 Somalia, Mogadishu
87 Iraq, Baghdad
88 New Caledonia, Noumea
89 United Kingdom, Glasgow
90 USA, Atlanta GA
91 Egypt, Cairo
92 USA, Charlotte NC
93 USA, Austin Tex
94 Czech Republic, Prague
95 Togo, Lome
96 USA, Tampa Fla
97 USA, Columbus Ohio
98 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
99 USA, Milwaukee Wis
100 Turkey, Ankara
101 USA, Phoenix Ariz
102 Cameroon, Douala
103 USA, Las Vegas Nev
104 Ukraine, Kiev
105 Jordan, Amman
106 Australia, Brisbane
107 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
108 Canada, Ottawa
109 Kuwait, Kuwait City
110 Germany, Berlin
111 Oman, Muscat
112 Djibouti, Djibouti
113 Chad, N'Djamena
114 USA, El Paso Tex
115 Marshall Islands, Majuro
116 USA, Los Angeles Calif
117 United Kingdom, Birmingham
118 USA, Chicago Ill
118 USA, Denver Colo
120 USA, San Diego Calif
121 USA, Miami Fla
122 Peru, Lima
123 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
124 USA, Indianapolis Ind
125 New Zealand, Auckland
126 USA, Philadelphia Pa
127 Sierra Leone, Freetown
128 Germany, Bonn
129 Saint Helena, Jamestown
130 Libya, Tripoli
131 Tuvalu, Funafuti
132 Germany, Frankfurt
133 USA, Fort Worth Tex
134 Samoa, Apia
135 Malta, Velletta
136 Portugal, Lisbon
137 USA, Dallas Tex
138 Central African Republic, Bangui
139 Mauritania, Nouakchott
140 Cameroon, Yaounde
141 Malawi, Lilongwe
142 Moldova, Chisinau
143 Sudan, Khartoum
144 Martinique, Fort-de-France
145 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
146 Swaziland, Mbabane
147 Cayman Islands, George Town
148 Solomon Islands, Honiara
149 Guam, Hagatna
150 Cape Verde, Praia
151 USA, Houston Tex
152 China, Macao
153 Guinea, Conakry
154 Puerto Rico, San Juan
155 Micronesia, Palikir
156 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
157 Thailand, Bangkok
158 Barbados, Bridgetown
159 USA, Detroit Mich
160 Australia, Adelaide
161 Gambia, Banjul
162 Serbia, Belgrade
163 Chile, Santiago
164 Mexico, Mexico City
165 Liberia, Monrovia
166 Panama, Panama City
167 Nepal, Kathmandu
168 Costa Rica, San Jose
169 Rwanda, Kigali
170 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
171 Benin, Cotonou
172 Nauru, Yaren
173 Vietnam, Hanoi
174 Seychelles, Victoria
175 Bahamas, Nassau
176 China, Hong Kong
177 Belarus, Minsk
178 Fiji, Suva
179 Bulgaria, Sofia
180 Mauritius, Port Louis
181 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
182 Jamaica, Kingston
183 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
184 Romania, Bucharest
185 Comores, Moroni
186 USA, San Antonio Tex
187 India, Mumbai
188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
189 Kenya, Nairobi
190 Colombia, Bogota
191 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
192 Grenada, Saint George's
193 Ecuador, Quito
194 Palau, Melekeok
195 Taiwan, Taipei
196 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
197 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
198 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
199 China, Beijing
200 Mozambique, Maputo
201 Poland, Warsaw
202 Lithuania, Vilnius
203 Uruguay, Montevideo
204 Dominica, Roseau
205 Niger, Niamey
206 Armenia, Yerevan
207 Afghanistan, Kabul
208 Yemen, Sanaa
209 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
210 Philippines, Manila
211 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
212 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
213 India, Calcutta
214 India, New Delhi
215 Namibia, Windhoek
216 Belize, Belmopan
217 Guyana, Georgetown
218 India, Chennai
219 Myanmar, Yangon
220 Kosovo, Pristina
221 Bolivia, La Paz
222 Algeria, Algiers
223 Zambia, Lusaka
224 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
225 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
226 India, Hyderabad
227 Saint Lucia, Castries
228 Madagascar, Antananarivo
229 Morocco, Rabat
230 Tunisia, Tunis
231 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
232 Indonesia, Jakarta
233 Sri Lanka, Colombo
234 China, Shanghai
235 Guatemala, Guatemala City
236 India, Bangalore
237 South Africa, Johannesburg
238 Nicaragua, Managua
239 Lesotho, Maseru
240 Eritrea, Asmara
241 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
242 South Africa, Pretoria
243 Nigeria, Lagos
244 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
245 Macedonia, Skopje
246 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
247 Mali, Bamako
248 Ghana, Accra
249 El Salvador, San Salvador
250 Montenegro, Podgorica
251 Suriname, Paramaribo
252 South Africa, Cape Town
253 Timor-Leste, Dili
254 Burundi, Bujumbura
255 Bangladesh, Dhaka
256 South Africa, Durban
257 China, Shenzhen
258 Albania, Tirana
259 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
260 China, Wuhan
261 Botswana, Gaborone
262 Paraguay, Asuncion
263 China, Dalian
264 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
265 Uganda, Kampala
266 Pakistan, Lahore
267 China, Guangzhou
268 Pakistan, Islamabad
269 Laos, Vientiane
270 Argentina, Buenos Aires
271 Pakistan, Karachi
272 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
273 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
274 Cuba, Havana
275 Zimbabwe, Harare
276 China, Tianjin
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
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
Personal Care International Cost of Living Ranking
Personal Care costs include personal care products and services such as cosmetics, hair care, moisturizer / sun block, nappies, pain relief tablets, toilet paper, toothpaste, and soap / shampoo / conditioner.
The October 2009 personal care international cost of living rank is as follows:
Rank Country, City
1 Kiribati, South Tarawa
2 Gambia, Banjul
3 Algeria, Algiers
4 Comores, Moroni
5 Slovakia, Bratislava
6 Brazil, Brasilia
7 Chad, N'Djamena
8 Burundi, Bujumbura
9 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
10 Samoa, Apia
11 USA, Austin Tex
12 Congo, Brazzaville
13 Australia, Sydney
14 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
15 Bermuda, Hamilton
16 Rwanda, Kigali
17 Ireland, Dublin
18 Angola, Luanda
19 USA, Seattle Wash
20 Australia, Melbourne
21 Nigeria, Lagos
22 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
23 Australia, Canberra
24 USA, San Francisco Calif
25 Iran, Tehran
26 Germany, Berlin
27 United Kingdom, London
28 Myanmar, Yangon
29 Austria, Vienna
30 Bahamas, Nassau
31 USA, San Diego Calif
32 USA, New York NY
33 Italy, Milan
34 Australia, Perth
35 USA, Fort Worth Tex
36 Micronesia, Palikir
37 Germany, Bonn
38 Isle of Man, Douglas
39 USA, Philadelphia Pa
40 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
41 Germany, Frankfurt
42 Sudan, Khartoum
43 Cape Verde, Praia
44 USA, Boston Mass
45 Croatia, Zagreb
46 Mauritius, Port Louis
47 Italy, Rome
48 Switzerland, Geneva
49 Ghana, Accra
50 San Marino, San Marino
51 Ukraine, Kiev
52 Kazakhstan, Almaty
53 Switzerland, Zurich
54 USA, Dallas Tex
55 USA, Washington DC
56 USA, San Jose Calif
57 USA, Detroit Mich
58 Australia, Brisbane
59 Niger, Niamey
60 USA, Chicago Ill
60 USA, Los Angeles Calif
62 Nauru, Yaren
63 Mozambique, Maputo
64 USA, Las Vegas Nev
65 New Zealand, Auckland
66 China, Macao
67 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
68 USA, Portland Ore
69 USA, Cleveland Ohio
70 Russia, Moscow
71 USA, Milwaukee Wis
72 Serbia, Belgrade
73 USA, St Louis MO
74 Afghanistan, Kabul
75 Jersey, Saint Helier
76 Cameroon, Douala
77 Vatican City, Vatican City
78 Monaco, Monaco
79 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
80 Libya, Tripoli
81 USA, Jacksonville Fla
82 Falkland Islands, Stanley
83 USA, Denver Colo
84 Benin, Cotonou
85 USA, Phoenix Ariz
86 Japan, Tokyo
87 USA, Atlanta GA
88 USA, Baltimore Md
89 Bulgaria, Sofia
90 Guernsey, St Peter Port
91 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
92 Palau, Melekeok
93 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
94 Netherlands, Amsterdam
95 Australia, Adelaide
96 Denmark, Copenhagen
97 USA, Miami Fla
98 USA, Tampa Fla
99 Hungary, Budapest
100 Malta, Velletta
101 USA, Houston Tex
102 Greenland, Nuuk
103 USA, Columbus Ohio
104 Togo, Lome
105 Israel, Jerusalem
106 France, Paris
107 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
108 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
109 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
109 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
111 USA, Charlotte NC
112 Cameroon, Yaounde
113 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
114 Venezuela, Caracas
115 United Kingdom, Glasgow
116 Solomon Islands, Honiara
117 Finland, Helsinki
118 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
119 Djibouti, Djibouti
120 Turkey, Ankara
121 Mauritania, Nouakchott
122 China, Beijing
123 United Kingdom, Birmingham
124 Romania, Bucharest
125 USA, Memphis Tenn
126 Saint Helena, Jamestown
127 Marshall Islands, Majuro
128 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
129 Somalia, Mogadishu
130 Belgium, Brussels
131 Indonesia, Jakarta
132 USA, Indianapolis Ind
133 Sweden, Stockholm
134 Estonia, Tallinn
135 Qatar, Doha
136 Namibia, Windhoek
137 Lebanon, Beirut
138 Mexico, Mexico City
139 Timor-Leste, Dili
140 Central African Republic, Bangui
140 Nicaragua, Managua
142 Egypt, Cairo
143 Cayman Islands, George Town
144 Lesotho, Maseru
145 Kosovo, Pristina
146 Spain, Madrid
147 Maldives, Male
148 Vietnam, Hanoi
149 Grenada, Saint George's
150 Norway, Oslo
151 Armenia, Yerevan
152 Laos, Vientiane
153 Nepal, Kathmandu
154 China, Shanghai
155 Jordan, Amman
156 Azerbaijan, Baku
157 Mali, Bamako
158 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
159 Canada, Toronto
160 Czech Republic, Prague
161 Botswana, Gaborone
162 Iceland, Reykjavik
163 Martinique, Fort-de-France
164 USA, San Antonio Tex
165 Iraq, Baghdad
166 Kuwait, Kuwait City
167 Lithuania, Vilnius
168 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
169 Canada, Vancouver
170 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
171 China, Hong Kong
172 Puerto Rico, San Juan
173 Sri Lanka, Colombo
174 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
175 Bahrain, Manama
176 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
177 Thailand, Bangkok
178 USA, El Paso Tex
179 Latvia, Riga
180 Bolivia, La Paz
181 Vanuatu, Port Vila
182 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
183 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
184 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
185 Eritrea, Asmara
186 Portugal, Lisbon
187 Slovenia, Ljubljana
188 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
189 Singapore, Singapore
190 Canada, Calgary
191 Barbados, Bridgetown
192 Albania, Tirana
193 Madagascar, Antananarivo
194 Chile, Santiago
195 Gabon, Libreville
196 Poland, Warsaw
197 Cyprus, Nicosia
198 Kenya, Nairobi
198 Uruguay, Montevideo
200 Seychelles, Victoria
201 Swaziland, Mbabane
202 Colombia, Bogota
203 Canada, Montreal
204 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
205 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
206 Guam, Hagatna
207 Morocco, Rabat
208 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
209 El Salvador, San Salvador
210 Taiwan, Taipei
211 Tuvalu, Funafuti
212 Costa Rica, San Jose
213 Guatemala, Guatemala City
214 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
215 Canada, Ottawa
216 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
217 Senegal, Dakar
218 China, Shenzhen
219 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
220 Bhutan, Thimphu
221 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
222 China, Wuhan
223 Peru, Lima
224 Moldova, Chisinau
225 Malawi, Lilongwe
226 Guinea, Conakry
227 Dominica, Roseau
228 Yemen, Sanaa
229 Paraguay, Asuncion
230 Macedonia, Skopje
231 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
232 Sierra Leone, Freetown
233 Greece, Athens
234 Suriname, Paramaribo
235 Zambia, Lusaka
236 Guyana, Georgetown
237 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
238 China, Dalian
239 New Caledonia, Noumea
240 South Africa, Johannesburg
241 India, Mumbai
242 Belarus, Minsk
243 Saint Lucia, Castries
244 South Africa, Pretoria
245 Bangladesh, Dhaka
246 Philippines, Manila
247 Korea Republic of, Seoul
248 China, Guangzhou
249 India, New Delhi
250 India, Chennai
251 Jamaica, Kingston
252 Argentina, Buenos Aires
253 South Africa, Cape Town
254 India, Hyderabad
255 India, Calcutta
256 South Africa, Durban
257 Oman, Muscat
258 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
259 Panama, Panama City
260 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
261 Ecuador, Quito
262 India, Bangalore
263 China, Tianjin
264 Tunisia, Tunis
265 Belize, Belmopan
266 Liberia, Monrovia
267 Fiji, Suva
268 Syria, Damascus
269 Pakistan, Lahore
270 Pakistan, Islamabad
271 Zimbabwe, Harare
272 Pakistan, Karachi
273 Montenegro, Podgorica
274 Uganda, Kampala
275 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
276 Cuba, Havana
The October 2009 personal care international cost of living rank is as follows:
Rank Country, City
1 Kiribati, South Tarawa
2 Gambia, Banjul
3 Algeria, Algiers
4 Comores, Moroni
5 Slovakia, Bratislava
6 Brazil, Brasilia
7 Chad, N'Djamena
8 Burundi, Bujumbura
9 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
10 Samoa, Apia
11 USA, Austin Tex
12 Congo, Brazzaville
13 Australia, Sydney
14 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
15 Bermuda, Hamilton
16 Rwanda, Kigali
17 Ireland, Dublin
18 Angola, Luanda
19 USA, Seattle Wash
20 Australia, Melbourne
21 Nigeria, Lagos
22 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
23 Australia, Canberra
24 USA, San Francisco Calif
25 Iran, Tehran
26 Germany, Berlin
27 United Kingdom, London
28 Myanmar, Yangon
29 Austria, Vienna
30 Bahamas, Nassau
31 USA, San Diego Calif
32 USA, New York NY
33 Italy, Milan
34 Australia, Perth
35 USA, Fort Worth Tex
36 Micronesia, Palikir
37 Germany, Bonn
38 Isle of Man, Douglas
39 USA, Philadelphia Pa
40 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
41 Germany, Frankfurt
42 Sudan, Khartoum
43 Cape Verde, Praia
44 USA, Boston Mass
45 Croatia, Zagreb
46 Mauritius, Port Louis
47 Italy, Rome
48 Switzerland, Geneva
49 Ghana, Accra
50 San Marino, San Marino
51 Ukraine, Kiev
52 Kazakhstan, Almaty
53 Switzerland, Zurich
54 USA, Dallas Tex
55 USA, Washington DC
56 USA, San Jose Calif
57 USA, Detroit Mich
58 Australia, Brisbane
59 Niger, Niamey
60 USA, Chicago Ill
60 USA, Los Angeles Calif
62 Nauru, Yaren
63 Mozambique, Maputo
64 USA, Las Vegas Nev
65 New Zealand, Auckland
66 China, Macao
67 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
68 USA, Portland Ore
69 USA, Cleveland Ohio
70 Russia, Moscow
71 USA, Milwaukee Wis
72 Serbia, Belgrade
73 USA, St Louis MO
74 Afghanistan, Kabul
75 Jersey, Saint Helier
76 Cameroon, Douala
77 Vatican City, Vatican City
78 Monaco, Monaco
79 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
80 Libya, Tripoli
81 USA, Jacksonville Fla
82 Falkland Islands, Stanley
83 USA, Denver Colo
84 Benin, Cotonou
85 USA, Phoenix Ariz
86 Japan, Tokyo
87 USA, Atlanta GA
88 USA, Baltimore Md
89 Bulgaria, Sofia
90 Guernsey, St Peter Port
91 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
92 Palau, Melekeok
93 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
94 Netherlands, Amsterdam
95 Australia, Adelaide
96 Denmark, Copenhagen
97 USA, Miami Fla
98 USA, Tampa Fla
99 Hungary, Budapest
100 Malta, Velletta
101 USA, Houston Tex
102 Greenland, Nuuk
103 USA, Columbus Ohio
104 Togo, Lome
105 Israel, Jerusalem
106 France, Paris
107 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
108 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
109 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
109 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
111 USA, Charlotte NC
112 Cameroon, Yaounde
113 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
114 Venezuela, Caracas
115 United Kingdom, Glasgow
116 Solomon Islands, Honiara
117 Finland, Helsinki
118 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
119 Djibouti, Djibouti
120 Turkey, Ankara
121 Mauritania, Nouakchott
122 China, Beijing
123 United Kingdom, Birmingham
124 Romania, Bucharest
125 USA, Memphis Tenn
126 Saint Helena, Jamestown
127 Marshall Islands, Majuro
128 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
129 Somalia, Mogadishu
130 Belgium, Brussels
131 Indonesia, Jakarta
132 USA, Indianapolis Ind
133 Sweden, Stockholm
134 Estonia, Tallinn
135 Qatar, Doha
136 Namibia, Windhoek
137 Lebanon, Beirut
138 Mexico, Mexico City
139 Timor-Leste, Dili
140 Central African Republic, Bangui
140 Nicaragua, Managua
142 Egypt, Cairo
143 Cayman Islands, George Town
144 Lesotho, Maseru
145 Kosovo, Pristina
146 Spain, Madrid
147 Maldives, Male
148 Vietnam, Hanoi
149 Grenada, Saint George's
150 Norway, Oslo
151 Armenia, Yerevan
152 Laos, Vientiane
153 Nepal, Kathmandu
154 China, Shanghai
155 Jordan, Amman
156 Azerbaijan, Baku
157 Mali, Bamako
158 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
159 Canada, Toronto
160 Czech Republic, Prague
161 Botswana, Gaborone
162 Iceland, Reykjavik
163 Martinique, Fort-de-France
164 USA, San Antonio Tex
165 Iraq, Baghdad
166 Kuwait, Kuwait City
167 Lithuania, Vilnius
168 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
169 Canada, Vancouver
170 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
171 China, Hong Kong
172 Puerto Rico, San Juan
173 Sri Lanka, Colombo
174 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
175 Bahrain, Manama
176 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
177 Thailand, Bangkok
178 USA, El Paso Tex
179 Latvia, Riga
180 Bolivia, La Paz
181 Vanuatu, Port Vila
182 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
183 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
184 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
185 Eritrea, Asmara
186 Portugal, Lisbon
187 Slovenia, Ljubljana
188 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
189 Singapore, Singapore
190 Canada, Calgary
191 Barbados, Bridgetown
192 Albania, Tirana
193 Madagascar, Antananarivo
194 Chile, Santiago
195 Gabon, Libreville
196 Poland, Warsaw
197 Cyprus, Nicosia
198 Kenya, Nairobi
198 Uruguay, Montevideo
200 Seychelles, Victoria
201 Swaziland, Mbabane
202 Colombia, Bogota
203 Canada, Montreal
204 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
205 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
206 Guam, Hagatna
207 Morocco, Rabat
208 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
209 El Salvador, San Salvador
210 Taiwan, Taipei
211 Tuvalu, Funafuti
212 Costa Rica, San Jose
213 Guatemala, Guatemala City
214 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
215 Canada, Ottawa
216 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
217 Senegal, Dakar
218 China, Shenzhen
219 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
220 Bhutan, Thimphu
221 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
222 China, Wuhan
223 Peru, Lima
224 Moldova, Chisinau
225 Malawi, Lilongwe
226 Guinea, Conakry
227 Dominica, Roseau
228 Yemen, Sanaa
229 Paraguay, Asuncion
230 Macedonia, Skopje
231 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
232 Sierra Leone, Freetown
233 Greece, Athens
234 Suriname, Paramaribo
235 Zambia, Lusaka
236 Guyana, Georgetown
237 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
238 China, Dalian
239 New Caledonia, Noumea
240 South Africa, Johannesburg
241 India, Mumbai
242 Belarus, Minsk
243 Saint Lucia, Castries
244 South Africa, Pretoria
245 Bangladesh, Dhaka
246 Philippines, Manila
247 Korea Republic of, Seoul
248 China, Guangzhou
249 India, New Delhi
250 India, Chennai
251 Jamaica, Kingston
252 Argentina, Buenos Aires
253 South Africa, Cape Town
254 India, Hyderabad
255 India, Calcutta
256 South Africa, Durban
257 Oman, Muscat
258 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
259 Panama, Panama City
260 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
261 Ecuador, Quito
262 India, Bangalore
263 China, Tianjin
264 Tunisia, Tunis
265 Belize, Belmopan
266 Liberia, Monrovia
267 Fiji, Suva
268 Syria, Damascus
269 Pakistan, Lahore
270 Pakistan, Islamabad
271 Zimbabwe, Harare
272 Pakistan, Karachi
273 Montenegro, Podgorica
274 Uganda, Kampala
275 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
276 Cuba, Havana
Miscellaneous International Cost of Living Ranking
Miscellaneous costs include stationary, linen and general goods and services such as domestic help, dry cleaning, linen, office supplies, newspapers and magazines, and postage stamps.
The October 2009 miscellaneous international cost of living rank is as follows:
Rank Country, City
1 Central African Republic, Bangui
2 Norway, Oslo
3 Finland, Helsinki
4 New Caledonia, Noumea
5 Qatar, Doha
6 United Kingdom, London
7 Denmark, Copenhagen
8 Greenland, Nuuk
9 Russia, Moscow
10 Cape Verde, Praia
11 Italy, Milan
12 Isle of Man, Douglas
13 Switzerland, Geneva
14 Comores, Moroni
15 Italy, Rome
16 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
17 Iceland, Reykjavik
18 Switzerland, Zurich
19 San Marino, San Marino
20 Estonia, Tallinn
21 Jersey, Saint Helier
22 Armenia, Yerevan
23 Austria, Vienna
24 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
25 China, Macao
26 Falkland Islands, Stanley
27 Liberia, Monrovia
28 Belgium, Brussels
29 Congo, Brazzaville
30 Rwanda, Kigali
31 Czech Republic, Prague
32 USA, San Francisco Calif
33 Benin, Cotonou
34 Guernsey, St Peter Port
35 Bermuda, Hamilton
36 Bangladesh, Dhaka
37 Japan, Tokyo
38 Brazil, Brasilia
39 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
40 United Kingdom, Glasgow
41 Bahamas, Nassau
42 Malta, Velletta
43 Vatican City, Vatican City
44 Turkey, Ankara
45 Ireland, Dublin
46 Monaco, Monaco
47 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
48 USA, Boston Mass
49 Netherlands, Amsterdam
50 Germany, Berlin
51 United Kingdom, Birmingham
52 Grenada, Saint George's
53 Lithuania, Vilnius
54 Slovakia, Bratislava
55 USA, Philadelphia Pa
56 Germany, Frankfurt
57 Germany, Bonn
58 Canada, Toronto
59 Chad, N'Djamena
60 Bahrain, Manama
61 France, Paris
62 Saint Helena, Jamestown
63 Gambia, Banjul
64 USA, Portland Ore
65 China, Beijing
66 Syria, Damascus
67 Sweden, Stockholm
68 Latvia, Riga
69 Canada, Vancouver
70 Nigeria, Lagos
71 USA, New York NY
72 Israel, Jerusalem
73 Cyprus, Nicosia
74 USA, Phoenix Ariz
75 USA, Memphis Tenn
76 USA, Los Angeles Calif
77 USA, Chicago Ill
78 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
79 USA, Miami Fla
80 Somalia, Mogadishu
81 Greece, Athens
82 Canada, Calgary
83 Oman, Muscat
84 USA, San Jose Calif
85 USA, Austin Tex
86 USA, Dallas Tex
87 Botswana, Gaborone
88 Seychelles, Victoria
89 USA, Tampa Fla
90 USA, San Antonio Tex
91 USA, San Diego Calif
92 USA, Denver Colo
93 USA, Seattle Wash
94 Canada, Montreal
95 China, Shanghai
96 USA, Las Vegas Nev
97 USA, Charlotte NC
98 Bulgaria, Sofia
99 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
100 Spain, Madrid
101 USA, St Louis MO
102 Ukraine, Kiev
103 Lebanon, Beirut
104 Venezuela, Caracas
105 Cayman Islands, George Town
106 Afghanistan, Kabul
107 Canada, Ottawa
108 USA, Columbus Ohio
109 USA, Atlanta GA
110 Korea Republic of, Seoul
111 Mexico, Mexico City
112 USA, Cleveland Ohio
113 Ghana, Accra
114 USA, Washington DC
115 USA, El Paso Tex
116 USA, Fort Worth Tex
117 USA, Indianapolis Ind
118 Togo, Lome
119 Nicaragua, Managua
120 Singapore, Singapore
121 Belarus, Minsk
122 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
123 USA, Jacksonville Fla
124 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
125 Barbados, Bridgetown
126 Portugal, Lisbon
127 China, Hong Kong
128 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
129 Sierra Leone, Freetown
130 Maldives, Male
131 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
132 Hungary, Budapest
133 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
134 Marshall Islands, Majuro
135 Mali, Bamako
136 Martinique, Fort-de-France
137 Dominica, Roseau
138 USA, Baltimore Md
139 Madagascar, Antananarivo
140 Saint Lucia, Castries
141 Senegal, Dakar
142 Kuwait, Kuwait City
143 Puerto Rico, San Juan
144 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
145 USA, Houston Tex
146 Poland, Warsaw
147 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
148 Romania, Bucharest
149 Cameroon, Douala
150 Australia, Sydney
151 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
152 Slovenia, Ljubljana
153 Jamaica, Kingston
154 USA, Detroit Mich
155 Kazakhstan, Almaty
156 Chile, Santiago
157 China, Shenzhen
158 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
159 Djibouti, Djibouti
160 Taiwan, Taipei
161 Angola, Luanda
162 Guam, Hagatna
163 Azerbaijan, Baku
164 Kiribati, South Tarawa
165 Myanmar, Yangon
166 China, Wuhan
167 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
168 Nauru, Yaren
169 Suriname, Paramaribo
170 Zambia, Lusaka
171 Tunisia, Tunis
172 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
173 USA, Milwaukee Wis
174 Australia, Melbourne
175 Thailand, Bangkok
176 South Africa, Johannesburg
177 Cameroon, Yaounde
178 Australia, Canberra
179 Jordan, Amman
180 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
181 Namibia, Windhoek
182 El Salvador, San Salvador
183 Albania, Tirana
184 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
185 Peru, Lima
186 Kenya, Nairobi
187 Egypt, Cairo
188 South Africa, Pretoria
189 China, Dalian
190 Burundi, Bujumbura
191 Kosovo, Pristina
192 Australia, Perth
193 Costa Rica, San Jose
194 Micronesia, Palikir
195 Mauritius, Port Louis
196 Morocco, Rabat
197 Solomon Islands, Honiara
198 South Africa, Cape Town
199 Vanuatu, Port Vila
200 China, Guangzhou
201 Colombia, Bogota
202 Paraguay, Asuncion
203 Australia, Brisbane
204 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
205 Lesotho, Maseru
206 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
207 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
208 Croatia, Zagreb
209 Mauritania, Nouakchott
210 Palau, Melekeok
211 South Africa, Durban
212 Iraq, Baghdad
213 New Zealand, Auckland
214 India, Mumbai
215 Iran, Tehran
216 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
217 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
218 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
219 Guinea, Conakry
220 Niger, Niamey
221 Tuvalu, Funafuti
222 Philippines, Manila
223 Uruguay, Montevideo
224 Vietnam, Hanoi
225 Eritrea, Asmara
226 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
227 India, New Delhi
228 India, Chennai
229 China, Tianjin
230 India, Hyderabad
231 Pakistan, Lahore
232 Timor-Leste, Dili
233 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
234 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
235 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
236 Yemen, Sanaa
237 Serbia, Belgrade
238 Ecuador, Quito
239 Uganda, Kampala
240 Australia, Adelaide
241 Pakistan, Islamabad
242 Bolivia, La Paz
243 Pakistan, Karachi
244 Moldova, Chisinau
245 India, Calcutta
246 Macedonia, Skopje
247 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
248 Malawi, Lilongwe
249 Panama, Panama City
250 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
251 Gabon, Libreville
252 Mozambique, Maputo
253 Nepal, Kathmandu
254 India, Bangalore
255 Bhutan, Thimphu
256 Guatemala, Guatemala City
257 Indonesia, Jakarta
258 Fiji, Suva
259 Montenegro, Podgorica
260 Argentina, Buenos Aires
261 Sudan, Khartoum
262 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
263 Zimbabwe, Harare
264 Libya, Tripoli
265 Laos, Vientiane
266 Swaziland, Mbabane
267 Samoa, Apia
268 Belize, Belmopan
269 Algeria, Algiers
270 Guyana, Georgetown
271 Cuba, Havana
272 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
273 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
274 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
275 Sri Lanka, Colombo
276 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
The October 2009 miscellaneous international cost of living rank is as follows:
Rank Country, City
1 Central African Republic, Bangui
2 Norway, Oslo
3 Finland, Helsinki
4 New Caledonia, Noumea
5 Qatar, Doha
6 United Kingdom, London
7 Denmark, Copenhagen
8 Greenland, Nuuk
9 Russia, Moscow
10 Cape Verde, Praia
11 Italy, Milan
12 Isle of Man, Douglas
13 Switzerland, Geneva
14 Comores, Moroni
15 Italy, Rome
16 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
17 Iceland, Reykjavik
18 Switzerland, Zurich
19 San Marino, San Marino
20 Estonia, Tallinn
21 Jersey, Saint Helier
22 Armenia, Yerevan
23 Austria, Vienna
24 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
25 China, Macao
26 Falkland Islands, Stanley
27 Liberia, Monrovia
28 Belgium, Brussels
29 Congo, Brazzaville
30 Rwanda, Kigali
31 Czech Republic, Prague
32 USA, San Francisco Calif
33 Benin, Cotonou
34 Guernsey, St Peter Port
35 Bermuda, Hamilton
36 Bangladesh, Dhaka
37 Japan, Tokyo
38 Brazil, Brasilia
39 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
40 United Kingdom, Glasgow
41 Bahamas, Nassau
42 Malta, Velletta
43 Vatican City, Vatican City
44 Turkey, Ankara
45 Ireland, Dublin
46 Monaco, Monaco
47 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
48 USA, Boston Mass
49 Netherlands, Amsterdam
50 Germany, Berlin
51 United Kingdom, Birmingham
52 Grenada, Saint George's
53 Lithuania, Vilnius
54 Slovakia, Bratislava
55 USA, Philadelphia Pa
56 Germany, Frankfurt
57 Germany, Bonn
58 Canada, Toronto
59 Chad, N'Djamena
60 Bahrain, Manama
61 France, Paris
62 Saint Helena, Jamestown
63 Gambia, Banjul
64 USA, Portland Ore
65 China, Beijing
66 Syria, Damascus
67 Sweden, Stockholm
68 Latvia, Riga
69 Canada, Vancouver
70 Nigeria, Lagos
71 USA, New York NY
72 Israel, Jerusalem
73 Cyprus, Nicosia
74 USA, Phoenix Ariz
75 USA, Memphis Tenn
76 USA, Los Angeles Calif
77 USA, Chicago Ill
78 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
79 USA, Miami Fla
80 Somalia, Mogadishu
81 Greece, Athens
82 Canada, Calgary
83 Oman, Muscat
84 USA, San Jose Calif
85 USA, Austin Tex
86 USA, Dallas Tex
87 Botswana, Gaborone
88 Seychelles, Victoria
89 USA, Tampa Fla
90 USA, San Antonio Tex
91 USA, San Diego Calif
92 USA, Denver Colo
93 USA, Seattle Wash
94 Canada, Montreal
95 China, Shanghai
96 USA, Las Vegas Nev
97 USA, Charlotte NC
98 Bulgaria, Sofia
99 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
100 Spain, Madrid
101 USA, St Louis MO
102 Ukraine, Kiev
103 Lebanon, Beirut
104 Venezuela, Caracas
105 Cayman Islands, George Town
106 Afghanistan, Kabul
107 Canada, Ottawa
108 USA, Columbus Ohio
109 USA, Atlanta GA
110 Korea Republic of, Seoul
111 Mexico, Mexico City
112 USA, Cleveland Ohio
113 Ghana, Accra
114 USA, Washington DC
115 USA, El Paso Tex
116 USA, Fort Worth Tex
117 USA, Indianapolis Ind
118 Togo, Lome
119 Nicaragua, Managua
120 Singapore, Singapore
121 Belarus, Minsk
122 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
123 USA, Jacksonville Fla
124 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
125 Barbados, Bridgetown
126 Portugal, Lisbon
127 China, Hong Kong
128 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
129 Sierra Leone, Freetown
130 Maldives, Male
131 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
132 Hungary, Budapest
133 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
134 Marshall Islands, Majuro
135 Mali, Bamako
136 Martinique, Fort-de-France
137 Dominica, Roseau
138 USA, Baltimore Md
139 Madagascar, Antananarivo
140 Saint Lucia, Castries
141 Senegal, Dakar
142 Kuwait, Kuwait City
143 Puerto Rico, San Juan
144 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
145 USA, Houston Tex
146 Poland, Warsaw
147 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
148 Romania, Bucharest
149 Cameroon, Douala
150 Australia, Sydney
151 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
152 Slovenia, Ljubljana
153 Jamaica, Kingston
154 USA, Detroit Mich
155 Kazakhstan, Almaty
156 Chile, Santiago
157 China, Shenzhen
158 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
159 Djibouti, Djibouti
160 Taiwan, Taipei
161 Angola, Luanda
162 Guam, Hagatna
163 Azerbaijan, Baku
164 Kiribati, South Tarawa
165 Myanmar, Yangon
166 China, Wuhan
167 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
168 Nauru, Yaren
169 Suriname, Paramaribo
170 Zambia, Lusaka
171 Tunisia, Tunis
172 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
173 USA, Milwaukee Wis
174 Australia, Melbourne
175 Thailand, Bangkok
176 South Africa, Johannesburg
177 Cameroon, Yaounde
178 Australia, Canberra
179 Jordan, Amman
180 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
181 Namibia, Windhoek
182 El Salvador, San Salvador
183 Albania, Tirana
184 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
185 Peru, Lima
186 Kenya, Nairobi
187 Egypt, Cairo
188 South Africa, Pretoria
189 China, Dalian
190 Burundi, Bujumbura
191 Kosovo, Pristina
192 Australia, Perth
193 Costa Rica, San Jose
194 Micronesia, Palikir
195 Mauritius, Port Louis
196 Morocco, Rabat
197 Solomon Islands, Honiara
198 South Africa, Cape Town
199 Vanuatu, Port Vila
200 China, Guangzhou
201 Colombia, Bogota
202 Paraguay, Asuncion
203 Australia, Brisbane
204 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
205 Lesotho, Maseru
206 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
207 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
208 Croatia, Zagreb
209 Mauritania, Nouakchott
210 Palau, Melekeok
211 South Africa, Durban
212 Iraq, Baghdad
213 New Zealand, Auckland
214 India, Mumbai
215 Iran, Tehran
216 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
217 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
218 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
219 Guinea, Conakry
220 Niger, Niamey
221 Tuvalu, Funafuti
222 Philippines, Manila
223 Uruguay, Montevideo
224 Vietnam, Hanoi
225 Eritrea, Asmara
226 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
227 India, New Delhi
228 India, Chennai
229 China, Tianjin
230 India, Hyderabad
231 Pakistan, Lahore
232 Timor-Leste, Dili
233 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
234 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
235 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
236 Yemen, Sanaa
237 Serbia, Belgrade
238 Ecuador, Quito
239 Uganda, Kampala
240 Australia, Adelaide
241 Pakistan, Islamabad
242 Bolivia, La Paz
243 Pakistan, Karachi
244 Moldova, Chisinau
245 India, Calcutta
246 Macedonia, Skopje
247 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
248 Malawi, Lilongwe
249 Panama, Panama City
250 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
251 Gabon, Libreville
252 Mozambique, Maputo
253 Nepal, Kathmandu
254 India, Bangalore
255 Bhutan, Thimphu
256 Guatemala, Guatemala City
257 Indonesia, Jakarta
258 Fiji, Suva
259 Montenegro, Podgorica
260 Argentina, Buenos Aires
261 Sudan, Khartoum
262 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
263 Zimbabwe, Harare
264 Libya, Tripoli
265 Laos, Vientiane
266 Swaziland, Mbabane
267 Samoa, Apia
268 Belize, Belmopan
269 Algeria, Algiers
270 Guyana, Georgetown
271 Cuba, Havana
272 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
273 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
274 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
275 Sri Lanka, Colombo
276 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
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