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How much money do you need to live in another country?

Choose a country and your situation. Get a practical monthly and yearly planning range, not a vague index.

Country

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City type

Housing

Lifestyle

01 · Budget map

Where the monthly budget goes

Housing€173

Food€135

Transport€59

Utilities€49

Health€43

Personal & leisure€81

02 · Compare

Side-by-side country budget

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🇮🇳India€540Estimated per month

78%less per month

🇺🇸United States€2,450Estimated per month

General price index🇮🇳 18.9🇺🇸 68.8

Rent index🇮🇳 4.3🇺🇸 40.7

Groceries index🇮🇳 21.6🇺🇸 74

Local purchasing power🇮🇳 76.4🇺🇸 146

03 · 36 countries

Compare countries

🇵🇰Pakistan€540 / month 🇮🇳India€540 / month 🇧🇩Bangladesh€601 / month 🇪🇬Egypt€601 / month 🇮🇩Indonesia€805 / month 🇻🇳Vietnam€831 / month 🇰🇪Kenya€849 / month 🇵🇭Philippines€879 / month 🇧🇷Brazil€892 / month 🇨🇳China€936 / month 🇲🇾Malaysia€997 / month 🇳🇬Nigeria€1,110 / month 🇷🇺Russia€1,118 / month 🇿🇦South Africa€1,149 / month 🇹🇭Thailand€1,184 / month 🇹🇷Türkiye€1,201 / month 🇦🇷Argentina€1,232 / month 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia€1,323 / month 🇪🇹Ethiopia€1,362 / month 🇲🇽Mexico€1,371 / month 🇯🇵Japan€1,427 / month 🇵🇱Poland€1,497 / month 🇵🇹Portugal€1,667 / month 🇪🇸Spain€1,697 / month 🇰🇷South Korea€1,797 / month 🇮🇹Italy€1,876 / month 🇫🇷France€2,067 / month 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates€2,098 / month 🇨🇦Canada€2,128 / month 🇩🇪Germany€2,132 / month 🇬🇧United Kingdom€2,259 / month 🇦🇺Australia€2,293 / month 🇺🇸United States€2,450 / month 🇳🇱Netherlands€2,520 / month 🇸🇬Singapore€3,534 / month 🇨🇭Switzerland€3,668 / month

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Planning estimate based on 2026 country price and rent indices. A city, neighborhood, visa, taxes, childcare and healthcare can change the real budget substantially.

Sources: Numbeo 2026 · OECD price levels · World Bank PPP · Frankfurter rates

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