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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IcelandPublished index | 219.1 | — | 2024 | +119% |
| NorwayPublished index | 205.3 | — | 2024 | +105% |
| IrelandPublished index | 204.5 | — | 2024 | +105% |
| FinlandPublished index | 175.4 | — | 2024 | +75% |
| SwitzerlandPublished index | 140.3 | — | 2024 | +40% |
| FrancePublished index | 137.1 | — | 2024 | +37% |
| NetherlandsPublished index | 126.9 | — | 2024 | +27% |
| BelgiumPublished index | 124.2 | — | 2024 | +24% |
| DenmarkPublished index | 122.4 | — | 2024 | +22% |
| SwedenPublished index | 121.5 | — | 2024 | +22% |
| EstoniaPublished index | 105.0 | — | 2024 | +5% |
| LatviaPublished index | 102.9 | — | 2024 | +3% |
| GermanyPublished index | 99.6 | — | 2024 | At the average |
| MaltaPublished index | 99.2 | — | 2024 | -1% |
| LithuaniaPublished index | 97.1 | — | 2024 | -3% |
| GreecePublished index | 96.5 | — | 2024 | -4% |
| PortugalPublished index | 94.2 | — | 2024 | -6% |
| LuxembourgPublished index | 94.0 | — | 2024 | -6% |
| CyprusPublished index | 90.6 | — | 2024 | -9% |
| AustriaPublished index | 90.4 | — | 2024 | -10% |
| CzechiaPublished index | 90.2 | — | 2024 | -10% |
| SloveniaPublished index | 88.9 | — | 2024 | -11% |
| CroatiaPublished index | 88.8 | — | 2024 | -11% |
| ItalyPublished index | 87.7 | — | 2024 | -12% |
| RomaniaPublished index | 87.1 | — | 2024 | -13% |
The line marks the EU average of 100.
Reference year 2024
Sources and licences
- Eurostat · dataset prc_ppp_ind · CC BY 4.0; credit and changes required