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69 countries · price level 2021 · World = 100

What prices look like across the countries we cover

For retirees choosing a country: a first filter before looking at towns. Each country is colored by its overall price level in 2021, against a world average of 100. Point at a country, or tap it, for its figures and a link to its page.

Mexico, price level 74.7 United States, price level 159.1 Costa Rica, price level 89.8 Panama, price level 82.6 Portugal, price level 104.8 Spain, price level 117.3 Italy, price level 122.6 Japan, price level 142.8 Vietnam, price level 46.4 Thailand, price level 53.7 United Kingdom, price level 153.0 Germany, price level 131.0 Philippines, price level 62.1 Poland, price level 67.7 France, price level 130.4 Australia, price level 177.4 Greece, price level 101.6 Israel, price level 188.0 Colombia, price level 55.1 South Korea, price level 121.1 Ireland, price level 175.7 Dominican Republic, price level 59.0 Sweden, price level 163.5 Switzerland, price level 212.0 Netherlands, price level 145.4 Norway, price level 184.7 Taiwan, price level 82.7 India, price level 40.4 New Zealand, price level 156.1 El Salvador, price level 71.3 Ecuador, price level 72.4 Brazil, price level 67.4 Hong Kong, price level 124.3 Austria, price level 139.5 Peru, price level 71.0 Chile, price level 87.7 Argentina, price level 61.4 Belgium, price level 139.2 Nicaragua, price level 49.4 Denmark, price level 171.5 Hungary, price level 75.4 Romania, price level 59.9 Guatemala, price level 66.6 Czechia, price level 85.3 China, price level 96.1 Turkey, price level 44.3 Montenegro, price level 63.7 Serbia, price level 64.9 Jamaica, price level 84.6 Finland, price level 154.9 Croatia, price level 79.6 Bulgaria, price level 62.7 Uruguay, price level 100.2 Bosnia and Herzegovina, price level 63.1 Trinidad and Tobago, price level 88.8 Lebanon, price level 59.4 Malta, price level 108.6 Honduras, price level 70.6 Barbados, no price-level figure Slovakia, price level 92.8 Belize, price level 81.6 Pakistan, price level 39.2 Cyprus, price level 112.7 Indonesia, price level 54.0 Singapore, price level 118.3 Malaysia, price level 56.2 Bolivia, price level 54.8 Jordan, price level 70.6 Canada, price level 152.3
  • Under 50
  • 50–75
  • 75–100
  • 100–130
  • 130 and over
  • No figure

These are price levels of household consumption relative to the world average in 2021 — how prices compare between countries, not what a retiree would spend in one.

Price levels: World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0), last checked against the World Bank Sep 26, 2026. Outlines: Natural Earth 1:50m admin-0 countries (public domain), retrieved Oct 19, 2026.

The countries by price level

130 and over 18

100–130 10

75–100 12

50–75 23

Under 50 5

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Price level of household consumption, World = 100: World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0), 2021; last checked against the World Bank Sep 26, 2026.

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Example — towns we hold cost data for USD · monthly
01
Morelia Mexico
Michoacán
USD $453–$1,021 rent, power & groceries
02
Orihuela Spain
Comunitat Valenciana
USD $503–$677 rent, power & groceries
03
Pedrógão Grande Portugal
Centro
USD $602 rent, power & groceries
Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · as of 2026-09-29. Each town's page shows these lines with their own sources.