HOW FAR MONEY GOES
Where is everyday life cheaper?
Compare what the same goods and services cost in different countries. The numbers show relative prices, not a bill in euros or dollars.
100 is the average across the 27 EU countries. A country at 85 is 15% cheaper than that average, one at 120 is 20% more expensive.
These are official statistics and labelled estimates, with sources listed below. They stay separate from the costs people share on DimeTrace.
| Comparison range | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran, Islamic Rep.Estimated from other official data | 339.0 | 298.3–595.8 | 2023 | +239% |
| SwitzerlandPublished index | 184.3 | — | 2024 | +84% |
| BermudaEstimated from other official data | 180.9 | 159.2–318.0 | 2024 | +81% |
| IcelandPublished index | 172.7 | — | 2024 | +73% |
| Cayman IslandsEstimated from other official data | 170.8 | 150.3–300.2 | 2024 | +71% |
| BarbadosEstimated from other official data | 165.5 | 145.6–290.9 | 2024 | +66% |
| NaoeroEstimated from other official data | 156.9 | 138.0–275.7 | 2024 | +57% |
| LuxembourgPublished index | 150.7 | — | 2024 | +51% |
| United StatesPublished index | 149.2 | — | 2024 | +49% |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsEstimated from other official data | 149.0 | 131.1–261.9 | 2024 | +49% |
| Bahamas, TheEstimated from other official data | 144.4 | 127.1–253.8 | 2024 | +44% |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Estimated from other official data | 144.2 | 126.9–253.5 | 2024 | +44% |
| IsraelEstimated from other official data | 143.0 | 125.8–251.3 | 2024 | +43% |
| DenmarkPublished index | 142.8 | — | 2024 | +43% |
| IrelandPublished index | 141.2 | — | 2024 | +41% |
| TuvaluEstimated from other official data | 139.6 | 122.8–245.3 | 2024 | +40% |
| Marshall IslandsEstimated from other official data | 139.1 | 122.4–244.6 | 2024 | +39% |
| VanuatuEstimated from other official data | 136.9 | 120.5–240.6 | 2024 | +37% |
| Faroe IslandsEstimated from other official data | 136.5 | 120.1–239.8 | 2024 | +36% |
| AustraliaEstimated from other official data | 136.2 | 119.8–239.4 | 2024 | +36% |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)Estimated from other official data | 134.4 | 118.3–236.3 | 2022 | +34% |
| NorwayPublished index | 134.1 | — | 2024 | +34% |
| New ZealandEstimated from other official data | 133.8 | 117.7–235.2 | 2024 | +34% |
| PalauEstimated from other official data | 130.3 | 114.6–229.0 | 2024 | +30% |
| United KingdomPublished index | 129.1 | — | 2024 | +29% |
The line marks the EU average of 100.
5 figures are hidden because they look unusually low or are much older than the others.
For countries without a Eurostat figure, we use World Bank data. We put it on the same scale using the 39 countries covered by both sources. The range shows the widest difference between the sources in those countries. It doesn't tell you how accurate the estimate is.
Reference years 2001–2024
Sources and licences
- World Bank · dataset PA.NUS.PPP + PA.NUS.FCRF · World Development Indicators: CC BY 4.0
- Eurostat · dataset prc_ppp_ind · CC BY 4.0; credit and changes required