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The list of countries by price level shows countries by their price level index.The data has been collected by the World Bank's International Comparison Program since the 1970s and has been available for almost all World Bank member states and some other territories since 1990.
1. Switzerland. Cost-of-living index: 123.35 Local purchasing power: 118.44 Switzerland has one of the highest costs of living in the world. Rent is only $1,516.83 but worldwide income tax can run ...
These are lists of the world's most expensive cities for expatriate employees (not residents), according to the Mercer, [1] ECA International [2] and Xpatulator.com [3] cost-of-living surveys. Other surveys from online collaborative indices, such as Numbeo, [ 4 ] Expatistan, [ 5 ] or Eardex [ 6 ] are not covered by this article.
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Services includes home rents to transport, utility bills and private schools to domestic help. The prices of commodities are gathered from three types of stores: supermarket, medium-priced retailers and more expensive specialty shops. Only those outlets were considered where the quality of the products are comparable to international standards.
The Scandinavian country of Norway is about 10% more expensive to live in than the U.S. Groceries are only a few percent higher, though, and average apartment rent is relatively low at $447 per month.
No. Region Home ownership rate(%) Date [2] [3]; 1 Kazakhstan 98: 2024 2 China 96: 2022 3 Laos 95.9: 2015 4 Romania 95.6: 2023 5 Albania 95.3: 2023 6 Slovakia 93.6: 2023 7 Russia 92.60
Singapore and Zurich are the most expensive cities in the world to live in, according to a new report. The Southeast Asia hub retains the spot it held last year, with Switzerland ’s largest city ...