Country Cost Comparison
From International Cost of Living Index
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
