Cost of Living Index by Country 2015 Mid-Year

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Country
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Switzerland 124.5 54.5 88.8 114.8 137.8 210.0
Norway 109.3 40.4 74.2 95.9 136.8 139.8
Iceland 95.4 29.0 61.6 88.1 113.1 111.1
Us Virgin Islands 93.4 29.1 60.6 88.0 89.3 129.5
Australia 89.5 38.7 63.6 82.0 87.0 158.0
Denmark 88.3 26.3 56.7 71.7 112.8 164.3
Singapore 88.1 71.3 79.5 74.3 59.5 117.7
United Kingdom 86.7 33.5 59.6 75.1 96.7 133.6
Papua New Guinea 86.6 77.2 81.8 86.5 56.7 9.2
Kuwait 85.6 36.4 60.5 105.5 51.9 125.3
Venezuela 82.8 24.4 53.0 106.4 66.8 21.5
Luxembourg 80.8 50.9 65.6 65.3 105.0 153.6
New Zealand 79.8 26.7 52.8 75.1 81.6 118.8
Ireland 79.7 32.6 55.7 70.0 86.1 137.6
South Korea 77.8 34.1 55.5 91.5 48.9 138.3
Israel 77.6 24.3 50.4 63.8 89.4 133.6
Finland 76.9 23.5 49.7 65.6 86.2 149.4
Belgium 76.7 34.1 55.0 65.4 92.3 115.2
France 75.9 24.1 49.5 68.5 84.8 132.5
Hong Kong 75.0 75.0 75.0 77.0 58.1 111.8
Netherlands 74.4 28.0 50.8 54.9 92.7 150.6
Japan 74.3 26.4 49.9 73.8 50.3 135.8
Sweden 73.9 22.9 47.9 65.7 81.6 156.2
Canada 73.5 27.0 49.8 74.1 74.1 143.9
United States 73.4 31.5 52.0 76.2 69.2 156.5
Italy 72.4 20.1 45.7 58.3 86.8 112.6
Qatar 71.6 75.9 73.8 61.5 73.4 136.4
Ghana 70.7 54.1 62.2 67.8 60.6 18.3
Puerto Rico 68.7 17.0 42.3 69.8 63.5 125.9
Argentina 68.2 19.1 43.1 56.7 70.5 83.6
Austria 68.1 25.3 46.3 62.3 67.9 135.3
Germany 66.0 21.2 43.1 51.1 67.5 160.1
United Arab Emirates 64.9 62.2 63.5 56.4 66.4 143.8
Lebanon 64.0 29.6 46.5 46.2 67.3 74.7
Cyprus 63.7 12.4 37.5 54.9 69.4 109.8
Belize 62.8 10.7 36.2 56.3 44.0 195.3
Zimbabwe 62.1 16.5 38.8 52.9 57.1 48.4
Malta 61.8 17.1 39.0 50.2 72.0 100.1
Uruguay 61.6 17.0 38.8 52.9 65.4 61.7
Brunei 60.4 23.7 41.7 59.9 40.8 87.1
Costa Rica 59.5 16.0 37.3 61.2 50.4 71.0
Greece 58.9 9.3 33.6 46.8 63.9 83.2
Maldives 58.7 26.3 42.2 56.7 42.9 42.1
Trinidad And Tobago 58.0 20.1 38.7 57.5 52.9 72.0
Jamaica 57.5 12.2 34.4 54.8 47.2 58.7
Spain 56.6 16.1 35.9 43.9 65.9 114.8
Jordan 55.7 12.0 33.4 42.1 58.7 56.3
Slovenia 55.6 13.7 34.2 45.0 49.2 94.6
Oman 54.4 23.0 38.4 47.0 47.4 173.1
Taiwan 54.2 13.7 33.6 60.2 28.3 104.7
Panama 53.8 26.9 40.1 57.9 41.9 58.3
Tanzania 53.6 24.0 38.5 49.1 42.9 62.4
Palestine 53.4 8.6 30.6 44.9 44.5 63.7
Dominican Republic 53.2 11.0 31.7 50.4 45.4 37.7
Cuba 52.7 12.6 32.3 37.7 32.7 2.4
Myanmar 52.5 19.8 35.8 55.6 29.6 37.2
Estonia 52.5 12.3 32.0 38.9 48.4 80.0
Namibia 52.1 18.3 34.9 41.2 50.8 58.5
Cambodia 51.3 11.5 31.0 59.8 26.8 19.4
Mozambique 50.8 27.9 39.1 43.1 57.0 57.6
Portugal 50.6 14.1 32.0 38.7 47.7 87.3
Bahrain 50.5 29.5 39.8 45.7 53.7 91.3
Honduras 50.0 9.7 29.4 44.2 37.2 78.8
Croatia 49.8 8.7 28.8 41.8 41.3 71.4
Mauritius 49.7 15.2 32.1 44.0 45.6 91.3
Uzbekistan 49.7 12.4 30.7 43.8 36.4 31.2
Chile 49.2 14.0 31.2 42.1 43.5 93.8
Iraq 48.8 16.6 32.4 38.3 50.4 60.7
Nigeria 48.8 22.4 35.3 45.8 46.5 61.7
Latvia 48.7 11.8 29.9 36.7 43.2 68.6
Saudi Arabia 48.2 12.7 30.1 40.1 34.9 187.4
Ethiopia 48.0 18.0 32.7 44.7 25.7 22.6
Guatemala 47.6 11.5 29.2 45.6 37.8 51.1
Nicaragua 46.9 7.0 26.5 40.2 29.8 46.7
China 46.8 19.6 33.0 48.0 34.5 86.9
Kazakhstan 46.7 14.4 30.2 37.0 50.6 69.3
Brazil 46.7 12.8 29.4 35.2 40.9 56.2
Belarus 46.3 13.1 29.3 37.3 62.0 41.6
Lithuania 46.1 11.4 28.4 36.1 37.0 64.4
El Salvador 45.8 10.0 27.6 40.2 35.3 42.6
Slovakia 45.1 13.3 28.9 39.4 35.7 77.1
Fiji 44.8 16.8 30.5 52.8 39.3 47.4
Turkey 44.5 9.2 26.5 35.3 36.4 77.6
Russia 44.3 19.6 31.7 35.1 54.2 62.0
Ecuador 43.5 11.5 27.2 43.3 28.5 45.9
South Africa 43.5 14.6 28.8 36.9 42.8 142.4
Kenya 43.5 11.6 27.2 43.4 33.1 35.2
Iran 43.1 18.7 30.7 40.7 40.7 48.8
Thailand 42.7 13.6 27.9 46.9 23.8 57.3
Czech Republic 42.7 12.6 27.4 35.8 31.4 98.8
Azerbaijan 42.2 19.1 30.4 33.3 43.2 44.1
Peru 41.9 13.5 27.4 39.5 31.3 41.3
Hungary 41.8 7.9 24.5 31.3 35.3 66.3
Malaysia 41.7 9.9 25.5 40.6 24.6 103.8
Montenegro 40.4 7.9 23.8 30.8 41.4 59.7
Poland 39.6 11.7 25.4 29.9 36.5 91.0
Sri Lanka 39.6 9.7 24.3 46.8 24.1 35.4
Vietnam 39.2 12.2 25.5 36.9 20.9 30.2
Uganda 39.0 5.4 21.9 35.0 23.5 26.3
Bolivia 38.5 9.2 23.6 30.8 25.6 56.8
Libya 38.4 13.1 25.5 37.4 38.7 71.1
Armenia 38.3 8.8 23.2 29.9 35.7 39.5
Mexico 38.1 9.3 23.4 36.6 34.2 91.4
Romania 36.9 7.9 22.1 30.2 34.0 61.2
Bangladesh 36.8 4.5 20.3 35.6 25.5 46.7
Bosnia And Herzegovina 36.2 5.9 20.8 30.5 26.7 64.9
Bulgaria 36.1 6.9 21.2 30.3 30.0 58.7
Philippines 36.1 5.9 20.7 36.8 21.3 50.3
Indonesia 35.9 10.1 22.7 38.8 21.0 37.5
Colombia 35.4 9.5 22.2 29.9 27.6 50.0
Serbia 35.4 5.9 20.4 27.2 30.2 55.9
Egypt 35.3 9.0 21.9 30.6 32.9 40.8
Morocco 34.6 8.9 21.5 28.9 27.1 55.7
Syria 34.4 8.4 21.2 29.9 29.1 33.0
Albania 33.9 6.2 19.8 26.4 28.9 46.0
North Macedonia 31.7 5.2 18.2 26.0 24.3 50.1
Tunisia 31.2 6.7 18.7 27.4 22.9 54.6
Ukraine 30.7 8.4 19.3 23.7 27.6 32.7
Georgia 30.4 10.3 20.1 23.9 30.4 36.9
Kosovo (Disputed Territory) 30.4 8.6 19.3 25.0 24.6 64.6
Algeria 28.6 6.5 17.3 26.9 23.2 55.3
Pakistan 27.8 4.2 15.8 26.2 23.9 46.4
Nepal 27.5 2.8 14.9 25.9 16.7 29.9
Moldova 27.4 6.4 16.7 21.6 24.5 32.8
India 24.8 5.3 14.9 26.4 16.4 99.3