Country Cost Comparison

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The countries here are shown as ranked and placed by our users. Feel free to edit if you see needed.


All data here is only designed to give you a comparison, everyone´s spending habits are different.


The following reflects costs of travel, not costs of living.

[edit] Tier 1: Expensive countries (Eat, sleep and live here for $50 USD per day or more)

North America United States of America, Canada, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Cuba (It’s expensive for tourists, not for locals)

South America Brazil, Chile, French Guiana

Europe United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Germany, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Iceland, Serbia, Russia

Africa Libya, Algeria, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Angola, Mauritania, Nigeria, Sudan, Botswana, Chad

Asia South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Russia, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Belarus,

Australia and Pacific Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, The Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)

[edit] Tier 2: Less expensive countries ($25-$45 USD per day)

North America Mexico, Panama, Belize, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Honduras

South America Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Colombia


Europe Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia

Africa South Africa, Madagascar, Morocco, Mali


Asia Vietnam, Lebanon, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Singapore

[edit] Tier 3: Inexpensive countries of 2009 ($15-$25 USD per day)

North America El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua

South America Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay,


Europe Romania, Macedonia, Ukraine

Africa Egypt, Tunisia, Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mozambique

Asia and the Middle East China, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Jordan, Philippines, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Syria