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In our comparison of 116 countries around the globe, the United States is in 14th place.<p>The cost of living is calculated periodically in approximately representative baskets of consumer goods. However, only products and quantities are included in such calculations, which are typical for the country and do not always stand up to a global comparison. E.g., a typical apartment doesn’t have a standard size nor fittings. Even the quality of a branded packet of butter isn't the same in developing countries. Comparisons of this kind should therefore be treated with caution.<p>In addition, the level of the prevailing <a href="/average-income.php">average income</a> should play a role in a cost comparison.</div><div class=clear></div></div></div><div class=boxwhite><h2>Cost of living and purchasing power related to average income</h2>We adjusted the average cost of living inside the USA (based on 2023 and 2024) to an index of 100. All other countries are related to this index. Therefore with an index of e.g. 80, the usual expenses in another country are 20% less then in the United States.<p>The monthly income (please do not confuse this with a wage or salary) is calculated from the gross national income per capita.<p>The calculated purchasing power index is again based on a value of 100 for the United States. If it is higher, people can afford more based on the cost of living in relation to income. If it is lower, the population is less wealthy.<p><strong class=h3>The example of Switzerland:</strong><br>With a cost of living index of 129 all goods are on average about 29% more expensive than in the USA. But the average income in Switzerland of 7,923 USD is also 18% higher, which means that citizens can also afford more goods. Now you calculate the 29% higher costs against the 18% higher income. In the result, people in Switzerland can afford about 8 percent less than a US citizen.<p></div><div class="adtg bbd" id="adtg-1" data-gptfrmt="bbd" ><ins id=ags1 class=adsbygoogle data-ad-client="ca-pub-0315193065476355" data-ad-slot="2913722277" data-ad-format="horizontal" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class=boxwhite><div class=tablescroller><table class="std100 hover tabsort sticky"><tr class=no-sort><th class=left>Rank</th><th class=left>Country/Region</th><th class=right>Cost index</th><th class=right>Ø Monthly income</th><th class=right>Purchasing power index</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_BMU" href="/america/bermuda/index.php">Bermuda</a> *</td><td>144.1</td><td>10,858 USD</td><td>112.4</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_CYM" href="/america/cayman-islands/index.php">Cayman Islands</a> *</td><td>140.1</td><td>5,148 USD</td><td>54.8</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_TCA" href="/america/turks-and-caicos-islands/index.php">Turks and Caicos Islands</a> *</td><td>131.7</td><td>2,208 USD</td><td>25.0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_CHE" href="/europe/switzerland/index.php">Switzerland</a></td><td>129.1</td><td>7,923 USD</td><td>91.6</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_BRB" href="/america/barbados/index.php">Barbados</a></td><td>123.2</td><td>1,906 USD</td><td>23.1</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_ISL" href="/europe/iceland/index.php">Iceland</a></td><td>117.0</td><td>6,700 USD</td><td>85.4</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_BHS" href="/america/bahamas/index.php">Bahamas</a></td><td>113.5</td><td>2,778 USD</td><td>36.5</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_DNK" href="/europe/denmark/index.php">Denmark</a></td><td>107.9</td><td>6,112 USD</td><td>84.5</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a class="fl_oz fl_NCL" href="/oceania/new-caledonia/index.php">New Caledonia</a> *</td><td>104.7</td><td>2,953 USD</td><td>42.1</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_IRL" href="/europe/ireland/index.php">Ireland</a></td><td>102.0</td><td>6,581 USD</td><td>96.2</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_ISR" href="/asia/israel/index.php">Israel</a></td><td>101.9</td><td>4,554 USD</td><td>66.7</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_VIR" href="/america/virgin-islands/index.php">Virgin Islands</a> *</td><td>101.0</td><td>1,161 USD</td><td>17.1</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td><a class="fl_oz fl_PLW" href="/oceania/palau/index.php">Palau</a></td><td>100.0</td><td>1,176 USD</td><td>17.5</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_USA" href="/america/usa/index.php">United States</a></td><td>100.0</td><td>6,704 USD</td><td>100.0</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td><a class="fl_oz fl_VUT" href="/oceania/vanuatu/index.php">Vanuatu</a></td><td>99.6</td><td>318 USD</td><td>4.8</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_LUX" href="/europe/luxembourg/index.php">Luxembourg</a></td><td>99.6</td><td>6,998 USD</td><td>104.8</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td><a class="fl_oz fl_AUS" href="/oceania/australia/index.php">Australia</a></td><td>95.6</td><td>5,263 USD</td><td>82.1</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_FIN" href="/europe/finland/index.php">Finland</a></td><td>92.5</td><td>4,436 USD</td><td>71.5</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_NOR" href="/europe/norway/index.php">Norway</a></td><td>92.5</td><td>8,576 USD</td><td>138.3</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td><a class="fl_oz fl_NZL" href="/oceania/new-zealand/index.php">New Zealand</a></td><td>91.6</td><td>4,018 USD</td><td>65.4</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_CAN" href="/america/canada/index.php">Canada</a></td><td>89.9</td><td>4,503 USD</td><td>74.7</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_GBR" href="/europe/united-kingdom/index.php">United Kingdom</a></td><td>88.3</td><td>3,975 USD</td><td>67.2</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_BEL" href="/europe/belgium/index.php">Belgium</a></td><td>87.3</td><td>4,548 USD</td><td>77.7</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_NLD" href="/europe/netherlands/index.php">Netherlands</a></td><td>87.0</td><td>5,212 USD</td><td>89.4</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_SWE" href="/europe/sweden/index.php">Sweden</a></td><td>85.1</td><td>5,040 USD</td><td>88.4</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_FRA" href="/europe/france/index.php">France</a></td><td>83.4</td><td>3,765 USD</td><td>67.3</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_AUT" href="/europe/austria/index.php">Austria</a></td><td>83.1</td><td>4,586 USD</td><td>82.3</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_SMR" href="/europe/san-marino/index.php">San Marino</a></td><td>81.9</td><td>4,494 USD</td><td>81.9</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_DEU" href="/europe/germany/index.php">Germany</a></td><td>80.7</td><td>4,567 USD</td><td>84.4</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_GRL" href="/america/greenland/index.php">Greenland</a> *</td><td>79.6</td><td>1,608 USD</td><td>30.1</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_SGP" href="/asia/singapore/index.php">Singapore</a></td><td>78.0</td><td>5,883 USD</td><td>112.5</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_QAT" href="/asia/qatar/index.php">Qatar</a></td><td>76.9</td><td>6,619 USD</td><td>128.3</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_HKG" href="/asia/hong-kong/index.php">Hong Kong</a> *</td><td>75.5</td><td>4,598 USD</td><td>90.9</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_EST" href="/europe/estonia/index.php">Estonia</a></td><td>75.1</td><td>2,302 USD</td><td>45.7</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_ITA" href="/europe/italy/index.php">Italy</a></td><td>72.7</td><td>3,160 USD</td><td>64.8</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_JPN" href="/asia/japan/index.php">Japan</a></td><td>72.6</td><td>3,279 USD</td><td>67.4</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_KOR" href="/asia/south-korea/index.php">South Korea</a></td><td>71.4</td><td>2,958 USD</td><td>61.8</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_ARE" href="/asia/arab-emirates/index.php">United Arab Emirates</a></td><td>70.7</td><td>4,085 USD</td><td>86.2</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_AND" href="/europe/andorra/index.php">Andorra</a></td><td>69.1</td><td>4,179 USD</td><td>90.2</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_CZE" href="/europe/czechia/index.php">Czechia</a></td><td>69.0</td><td>2,281 USD</td><td>49.3</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_ESP" href="/europe/spain/index.php">Spain</a></td><td>67.7</td><td>2,736 USD</td><td>60.3</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_MLT" href="/europe/malta/index.php">Malta</a></td><td>67.7</td><td>2,896 USD</td><td>63.8</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_SVN" href="/europe/slovenia/index.php">Slovenia</a></td><td>66.6</td><td>2,572 USD</td><td>57.6</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_CRI" href="/america/costa-rica/index.php">Costa Rica</a></td><td>65.5</td><td>1,188 USD</td><td>27.1</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_PRT" href="/europe/portugal/index.php">Portugal</a></td><td>64.5</td><td>2,179 USD</td><td>50.4</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_MAC" href="/asia/macao/index.php">Macao</a> *</td><td>64.2</td><td>3,830 USD</td><td>89.0</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_GRC" href="/europe/greece/index.php">Greece</a></td><td>63.8</td><td>1,883 USD</td><td>44.0</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_HTI" href="/america/haiti/index.php">Haiti</a></td><td>60.9</td><td>147 USD</td><td>3.6</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_MEX" href="/america/mexico/index.php">Mexico</a></td><td>60.2</td><td>998 USD</td><td>24.7</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_CHL" href="/america/chile/index.php">Chile</a></td><td>58.0</td><td>1,317 USD</td><td>33.8</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_HRV" href="/europe/croatia/index.php">Croatia</a></td><td>55.6</td><td>1,716 USD</td><td>46.1</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_HUN" href="/europe/hungary/index.php">Hungary</a></td><td>54.9</td><td>1,639 USD</td><td>44.5</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_CHN" href="/asia/china/index.php">China</a></td><td>51.5</td><td>1,116 USD</td><td>32.3</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_SAU" href="/asia/saudi-arabia/index.php">Saudi Arabia</a></td><td>50.8</td><td>2,655 USD</td><td>78.0</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_POL" href="/europe/poland/index.php">Poland</a></td><td>50.1</td><td>1,658 USD</td><td>49.3</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_BRA" href="/america/brazil/index.php">Brazil</a></td><td>49.8</td><td>773 USD</td><td>23.2</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_SLV" href="/america/el-salvador/index.php">El Salvador</a></td><td>49.0</td><td>413 USD</td><td>12.6</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_SRB" href="/europe/serbia/index.php">Serbia</a></td><td>48.5</td><td>897 USD</td><td>27.6</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_ALB" href="/europe/albania/index.php">Albania</a></td><td>48.5</td><td>640 USD</td><td>19.7</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_MNE" href="/europe/montenegro/index.php">Montenegro</a></td><td>46.2</td><td>966 USD</td><td>31.2</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_TLS" href="/asia/east-timor/index.php">East Timor</a></td><td>46.0</td><td>168 USD</td><td>5.5</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_ECU" href="/america/ecuador/index.php">Ecuador</a></td><td>45.6</td><td>549 USD</td><td>17.9</td></tr><tr><td>63</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_ROU" href="/europe/romania/index.php">Romania</a></td><td>45.5</td><td>1,388 USD</td><td>45.6</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_GTM" href="/america/guatemala/index.php">Guatemala</a></td><td>44.4</td><td>457 USD</td><td>15.4</td></tr><tr><td>65</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_BGR" href="/europe/bulgaria/index.php">Bulgaria</a></td><td>44.0</td><td>1,190 USD</td><td>40.4</td></tr><tr><td>66</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_BIH" href="/europe/bosnia-and-herzegovina/index.php">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></td><td>43.2</td><td>690 USD</td><td>23.8</td></tr><tr><td>67</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_KOS" href="/europe/kosovo/index.php">Kosovo</a></td><td>42.4</td><td>502 USD</td><td>17.6</td></tr><tr><td>68</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_ZAF" href="/africa/south-africa/index.php">South Africa</a></td><td>41.2</td><td>540 USD</td><td>19.5</td></tr><tr><td>69</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_MAR" href="/africa/morocco/index.php">Morocco</a></td><td>40.6</td><td>313 USD</td><td>11.5</td></tr><tr><td>70</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_IRQ" href="/asia/iraq/index.php">Iraq</a></td><td>40.6</td><td>470 USD</td><td>17.3</td></tr><tr><td>71</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_MKD" href="/europe/northmacedonia/index.php">North Macedonia</a></td><td>40.1</td><td>658 USD</td><td>24.5</td></tr><tr><td>72</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_ETH" href="/africa/ethiopia/index.php">Ethiopia</a></td><td>38.1</td><td>93 USD</td><td>3.6</td></tr><tr><td>73</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_PHL" href="/asia/philippines/index.php">Philippines</a></td><td>37.2</td><td>360 USD</td><td>14.4</td></tr><tr><td>74</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_KHM" href="/asia/cambodia/index.php">Cambodia</a></td><td>36.7</td><td>199 USD</td><td>8.1</td></tr><tr><td>75</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_COL" href="/america/colombia/index.php">Colombia</a></td><td>36.1</td><td>568 USD</td><td>23.5</td></tr><tr><td>76</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_MDV" href="/asia/maldives/index.php">Maldives</a></td><td>35.7</td><td>923 USD</td><td>38.5</td></tr><tr><td>77</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_SUR" href="/america/suriname/index.php">Suriname</a></td><td>35.7</td><td>433 USD</td><td>18.1</td></tr><tr><td>78</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_GHA" href="/africa/ghana/index.php">Ghana</a></td><td>33.8</td><td>197 USD</td><td>8.7</td></tr><tr><td>79</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_IDN" href="/asia/indonesia/index.php">Indonesia</a></td><td>33.8</td><td>401 USD</td><td>17.7</td></tr><tr><td>80</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_CMR" href="/africa/cameroon/index.php">Cameroon</a></td><td>33.7</td><td>141 USD</td><td>6.2</td></tr><tr><td>81</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_RUS" href="/europe/russia/index.php">Russia</a></td><td>33.7</td><td>1,188 USD</td><td>52.6</td></tr><tr><td>82</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_ZMB" href="/africa/zambia/index.php">Zambia</a></td><td>33.6</td><td>108 USD</td><td>4.8</td></tr><tr><td>83</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_SWZ" href="/africa/eswatini/index.php">Eswatini</a></td><td>33.5</td><td>308 USD</td><td>13.7</td></tr><tr><td>84</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_BEN" href="/africa/benin/index.php">Benin</a></td><td>33.5</td><td>116 USD</td><td>5.2</td></tr><tr><td>85</td><td><a class="fl_am fl_BOL" href="/america/bolivia/index.php">Bolivia</a></td><td>32.9</td><td>302 USD</td><td>13.7</td></tr><tr><td>86</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_TUR" href="/asia/turkey/index.php">Turkey</a></td><td>32.5</td><td>978 USD</td><td>44.9</td></tr><tr><td>87</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_NGA" href="/africa/nigeria/index.php">Nigeria</a></td><td>32.4</td><td>157 USD</td><td>7.2</td></tr><tr><td>88</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_LSO" href="/africa/lesotho/index.php">Lesotho</a></td><td>32.2</td><td>104 USD</td><td>4.8</td></tr><tr><td>89</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_THA" href="/asia/thailand/index.php">Thailand</a></td><td>32.2</td><td>600 USD</td><td>27.8</td></tr><tr><td>90</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_MYS" href="/asia/malaysia/index.php">Malaysia</a></td><td>32.2</td><td>976 USD</td><td>45.2</td></tr><tr><td>91</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_KEN" href="/africa/kenya/index.php">Kenya</a></td><td>31.4</td><td>176 USD</td><td>8.4</td></tr><tr><td>92</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_AZE" href="/asia/azerbaijan/index.php">Azerbaijan</a></td><td>31.3</td><td>555 USD</td><td>26.5</td></tr><tr><td>93</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_MNG" href="/asia/mongolia/index.php">Mongolia</a></td><td>31.1</td><td>406 USD</td><td>19.4</td></tr><tr><td>94</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_KGZ" href="/asia/kyrgyzstan/index.php">Kyrgyzstan</a></td><td>31.1</td><td>147 USD</td><td>7.0</td></tr><tr><td>95</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_MRT" href="/africa/mauritania/index.php">Mauritania</a></td><td>30.9</td><td>178 USD</td><td>8.6</td></tr><tr><td>96</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_DZA" href="/africa/algeria/index.php">Algeria</a></td><td>30.7</td><td>413 USD</td><td>20.0</td></tr><tr><td>97</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_GEO" href="/asia/georgia/index.php">Georgia</a></td><td>30.4</td><td>559 USD</td><td>27.4</td></tr><tr><td>98</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_VNM" href="/asia/vietnam/index.php">Vietnam</a></td><td>29.9</td><td>343 USD</td><td>17.1</td></tr><tr><td>99</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_TJK" href="/asia/tajikistan/index.php">Tajikistan</a></td><td>29.7</td><td>117 USD</td><td>5.9</td></tr><tr><td>100</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_TUN" href="/africa/tunisia/index.php">Tunisia</a></td><td>29.6</td><td>320 USD</td><td>16.1</td></tr><tr><td>101</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_BLR" href="/europe/belarus/index.php">Belarus</a></td><td>29.3</td><td>649 USD</td><td>33.0</td></tr><tr><td>102</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_BGD" href="/asia/bangladesh/index.php">Bangladesh</a></td><td>28.5</td><td>240 USD</td><td>12.6</td></tr><tr><td>103</td><td><a class="fl_eu fl_UKR" href="/europe/ukraine/index.php">Ukraine</a></td><td>28.4</td><td>413 USD</td><td>21.7</td></tr><tr><td>104</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_LKA" href="/asia/sri-lanka/index.php">Sri Lanka</a></td><td>27.5</td><td>295 USD</td><td>16.0</td></tr><tr><td>105</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_TZA" href="/africa/tanzania/index.php">Tanzania</a></td><td>27.1</td><td>102 USD</td><td>5.6</td></tr><tr><td>106</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_NPL" href="/asia/nepal/index.php">Nepal</a></td><td>26.3</td><td>119 USD</td><td>6.8</td></tr><tr><td>107</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_UZB" href="/asia/uzbekistan/index.php">Uzbekistan</a></td><td>25.6</td><td>225 USD</td><td>13.1</td></tr><tr><td>108</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_BTN" href="/asia/bhutan/index.php">Bhutan</a></td><td>25.3</td><td>300 USD</td><td>17.7</td></tr><tr><td>109</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_LAO" href="/asia/laos/index.php">Laos</a></td><td>25.2</td><td>176 USD</td><td>10.4</td></tr><tr><td>110</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_LBY" href="/africa/libya/index.php">Libya</a></td><td>24.4</td><td>495 USD</td><td>30.3</td></tr><tr><td>111</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_MMR" href="/asia/burma/index.php">Myanmar</a></td><td>23.8</td><td>103 USD</td><td>6.4</td></tr><tr><td>112</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_IND" href="/asia/india/index.php">India</a></td><td>23.6</td><td>212 USD</td><td>13.4</td></tr><tr><td>113</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_ZWE" href="/africa/zimbabwe/index.php">Zimbabwe</a></td><td>23.4</td><td>172 USD</td><td>10.9</td></tr><tr><td>114</td><td><a class="fl_as fl_PAK" href="/asia/pakistan/index.php">Pakistan</a></td><td>21.3</td><td>122 USD</td><td>8.5</td></tr><tr><td>115</td><td><a class="fl_af fl_EGY" href="/africa/egypt/index.php">Egypt</a></td><td>18.2</td><td>320 USD</td><td>26.2</td></tr></table></div><br><br><div class="adtg cad-right" id="adtg-2" data-gptfrmt="cad" data-asfrmt="rectangle" style="min-height:250px;width:336px;"><ins id=ags2 class=adsbygoogle data-ad-client="ca-pub-0315193065476355" data-ad-slot="3247214056" data-ad-format="rectangle" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div>The calculated cost of living index is based on the <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/price-level-indices.html" target=_blank rel=noopener>OECD</a>, the <a href="https://www.worldbank.org/ext/en/home" target=_blank rel=noopener>Worldbank</a>, the <a href="https://www.imf.org/en/home" target=_blank rel=noopener>IMF</a> and <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Comparative_price_levels_of_consumer_goods_and_services" target=_blank rel=noopener>Eurostat</a> figures and has been completed by our own researches. It does not take into account the differences between poverty and wealth, as well as prices for goods that do not belong to normal needs. Therefore this list should be regarded as a mathematical theorem. Whether it is realistic to survive with a purchasing power index of 3.6 (Haiti) does not matter in this table. This would correspond to about one-28th of the purchasing power inside the US.<br><br><h2>Quality of life in relation to cost of living</h2><img class=mob-img-right src="//cdn.worlddata.info/pics/shopping-cart.jpg" loading=lazy width=320 height=240 alt="Cost of daily necessities">In the search for a potential adopted country, the cost of living usually has the highest priority. However, other factors such as medical care or political stability should also be taken into account. In a further evaluation, we compare numerous factors of different countries in order to derive a <a href="/quality-of-life.php">ranking for the quality of life</a>.<br><br><h2>Other indices</h2>There are some other indices, e.g., the study by the Swiss bank UBS issued about every three years or from the <a href="https://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/fdfa/living-abroad/auslandaufenthalt/ruhestand-im-ausland.html" target=_blank rel=noopener>EDA</a> (Federal Departement of Foreign Affairs). Both studies refer only to some few and usually large cities in which UBS and Switzerland have representation.<br><br><br>* The marked countries are not independent and sovereign states, but dependent territories of other states. 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