Zemira

Cost of living: 52 countries

What one person and a family of two adults and two children need per month — from the most affordable countries to the most expensive.

  1. 1Belarusfamily of four — €1,520city: Grodno€615
  2. 2Türkiyefamily of four — €1,790cheapest — Alanya, €584€639
  3. 3Vietnamfamily of four — €1,610cheapest — Da Nang, €590€683
  4. 4Chilefamily of four — €1,660cheapest — Concepción, €695€705
  5. 5Malaysiafamily of four — €2,320cheapest — Johor Bahru, €663€707
  6. 6Armeniafamily of four — €1,860cheapest — Vanadzor, €676€715
  7. 7Indonesiafamily of four — €2,520cheapest — Surabaya, €520€732
  8. 8Azerbaijanfamily of four — €2,020cheapest — Ganja, €733€773
  9. 9Georgiafamily of four — €1,920city: Tbilisi€824
  10. 10Albaniafamily of four — €1,930cheapest — Vlorë, €829€846
  11. 11Brazilfamily of four — €2,110city: Florianópolis€894
  12. 12Kazakhstanfamily of four — €2,250cheapest — Shymkent, €752€903
  13. 13Colombiafamily of four — €3,040cheapest — Cali, €830€926
  14. 14Thailandfamily of four — €2,910cheapest — Chiang Mai, €795€938
  15. 15Portugalfamily of four — €2,060cheapest — Braga, €809€938
  16. 16South Koreafamily of four — €2,510city: Busan€949
  17. 17Czechiafamily of four — €2,380cheapest — Ostrava, €902€952
  18. 18Polandfamily of four — €1,820cheapest — Łódź, €861€956
  19. 19Argentinafamily of four — €2,220city: Buenos Aires€971
  20. 20Slovakiafamily of four — €1,990cheapest — Banská Bystrica, €925€988
  21. 21Greecefamily of four — €2,330cheapest — Thessaloniki, €980€994
  22. 22Montenegrofamily of four — €2,280cheapest — Bar, €978€1,020
  23. 23South Africafamily of four — €2,560cheapest — Durban, €1,010€1,040
  24. 24Hungaryfamily of four — €2,260cheapest — Szeged, €891€1,050
  25. 25Latviafamily of four — €2,780cheapest — Daugavpils, €1,020€1,100
  26. 26Japanfamily of four — €2,770city: Tokyo€1,130
  27. 27Bulgariafamily of four — €2,530cheapest — Plovdiv, €1,050€1,150
  28. 28Romaniafamily of four — €2,540cheapest — Iași, €1,010€1,150
  29. 29Chinafamily of four — €2,690cheapest — Shenzhen, €963€1,170
  30. 30Estoniafamily of four — €3,150cheapest — Narva, €1,030€1,190
  31. 31Lithuaniafamily of four — €2,910cheapest — Klaipėda, €1,210€1,250
  32. 32Spainfamily of four — €2,950cheapest — Alicante, €1,170€1,300
  33. 33Croatiafamily of four — €3,720cheapest — Rijeka, €1,310€1,420
  34. 34Uruguayfamily of four — €3,710city: Montevideo€1,430
  35. 35Austriafamily of four — €3,350cheapest — Graz, €1,400€1,440
  36. 36Germanyfamily of four — €3,360cheapest — Dortmund, €1,170€1,460
  37. 37Swedenfamily of four — €3,320city: Malmö€1,530
  38. 38Francefamily of four — €3,790cheapest — Marseille, €1,500€1,580
  39. 39Italyfamily of four — €3,630cheapest — Turin, €1,320€1,640
  40. 40New Zealandfamily of four — €3,460cheapest — Christchurch, €1,560€1,650
  41. 41Belgiumfamily of four — €3,670cheapest — Antwerp, €1,840€1,870
  42. 42Israelfamily of four — €4,850cheapest — Haifa, €1,680€1,920
  43. 43Canadafamily of four — €3,560cheapest — Calgary, €1,740€2,030
  44. 44Denmarkfamily of four — €4,740cheapest — Odense, €1,720€2,070
  45. 45Netherlandsfamily of four — €4,490cheapest — Eindhoven, €1,940€2,110
  46. 46United Arab Emiratesfamily of four — €5,880city: Abu Dhabi€2,190
  47. 47Australiafamily of four — €4,030cheapest — Melbourne, €2,330€2,370
  48. 48United Kingdomfamily of four — €4,510cheapest — Manchester, €2,240€2,430
  49. 49Irelandfamily of four — €5,050cheapest — Cork, €2,570€2,600
  50. 50United Statesfamily of four — €6,590cheapest — Houston, €2,350€2,950
  51. 51Singaporefamily of four — €7,460city: Singapore€3,310
  52. 52Switzerlandfamily of four — €11,900cheapest — Basel, €4,200€4,610

How we calculated

Average lifestyle, employed. For each country we take the city with the country's median cost (not the most expensive one), in euro at ECB rates. The budget covers rent, transport, food, utilities, phone and internet, health insurance and, for a family, nursery and school. Deposits, furniture and the move itself are not included. A detailed breakdown and all cities are on each country page.

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