Cost calculators and country rankings

How much does it cost?

What a house, a wedding, a dog or a holiday really costs, country by country.

Build a houseCost per m² in 22 countriesWeddingBy country, guests and styleDog or catYearly and lifetime costHoliday28 destinations, any lengthShipping and movingParcels and home movesCompany setup27 places to register

The WorldCosts Index

USA = 100
  1. 1🇨🇭Switzerland138
  2. 2🇬🇧United Kingdom102
  3. 3🇺🇸United States100
  4. 4🇨🇦Canada93
  5. 5🇩🇪Germany90
  6. 6🇦🇺Australia88
  7. 7🇫🇷France87
  8. 8🇦🇪United Arab Emirates82
  9. 9🇮🇹Italy81
  10. 10🇯🇵Japan80
  11. 11🇪🇸Spain72
  12. 12🇸🇦Saudi Arabia65
  13. 13🇵🇹Portugal64
  14. 14🇲🇽Mexico50
  15. 15🇧🇷Brazil48
  16. 16🇿🇦South Africa47
  17. 17🇹🇷Turkey43
  18. 18🇵🇭Philippines40
  19. 19🇳🇬Nigeria37
  20. 20🇮🇳India37
  21. 21🇮🇩Indonesia36
  22. 22🇪🇬Egypt32

Like the Big Mac index, but for life's big costs: the average of building a house, a wedding, a dog, a week's holiday and moving home, each compared with the USA. How we estimate

What the index says

Switzerland is the most expensive place in our basket (138), and Egypt the cheapest (32). A score of 50 means the same things cost about half what they cost in the USA.

Building is where countries differ most: a standard house costs about $743,000 in Switzerland and $41,300 in Egypt. Holidays differ less, because hotels and flights are priced for visitors.

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