Cost of Living Index Global cost of living and purchasing power

Compare price levels and purchasing power across 200 countries, with two modes and component scores.

Vietnam: rank #6 / 200 · score 90.8 · Affordability

Ranking table

200 countries
Rank follows the selected mode; global ranks stay the same when filtering.
#CountryRegionAffordabilityReal purchasing powerComponents
1 Turkmenistan Asia 98.6 63.2 Affordable Prices 98.6
2 Afghanistan Asia 97.1 22.5 Affordable Prices 100.0Price Stability 90.4
3 Thailand Asia 92.7 61.7 Affordable Prices 89.6Price Stability 100.0
4 Benin Africa 91.6 25.8 Affordable Prices 88.0Price Stability 100.0
5 Tanzania Africa 91.0 23.1 Affordable Prices 96.3Price Stability 78.5
6 Vietnam Asia 90.8 48.7 Affordable Prices 93.2Price Stability 85.3
7 Indonesia Asia 90.7 46.7 Affordable Prices 91.2Price Stability 89.5
8 Malaysia Asia 90.3 83.0 Affordable Prices 88.3Price Stability 95.1
9 India Asia 90.0 39.5 Affordable Prices 99.9Price Stability 66.9
10 Bhutan Asia 89.5 54.0 Affordable Prices 98.3Price Stability 68.9
11 Libya Africa 88.2 43.8 Affordable Prices 87.9Price Stability 89.0
12 Eritrea Africa 87.2 1.1 Affordable Prices 87.2
13 Nepal Asia 87.0 24.3 Affordable Prices 96.5Price Stability 64.9
14 Brunei Asia 86.6 100.0 Affordable Prices 80.9Price Stability 100.0
15 Cambodia Asia 86.2 28.5 Affordable Prices 84.8Price Stability 89.4
16 Niger Africa 85.9 18.0 Affordable Prices 87.4Price Stability 82.5
17 Mauritania Africa 85.3 26.0 Affordable Prices 91.3Price Stability 71.3
18 Fiji Oceania 85.0 38.0 Affordable Prices 82.6Price Stability 90.6
19 Tajikistan Asia 84.1 26.3 Affordable Prices 93.7Price Stability 61.6
20 Ecuador Americas 83.7 38.4 Affordable Prices 76.7Price Stability 100.0
21 Burkina Faso Africa 83.3 17.1 Affordable Prices 88.6Price Stability 70.9
22 Mali Africa 83.3 18.0 Affordable Prices 88.5Price Stability 71.3
23 Congo Africa 83.1 24.4 Affordable Prices 81.5Price Stability 86.8
24 Philippines Asia 82.2 35.1 Affordable Prices 85.8Price Stability 73.9
25 Jordan Asia 82.2 32.7 Affordable Prices 76.0Price Stability 96.8
26 Côte d’Ivoire Africa 81.5 25.0 Affordable Prices 82.0Price Stability 80.3
27 Somalia Africa 81.3 0.5 Affordable Prices 81.3
28 Oman Asia 81.3 63.8 Affordable Prices 73.3Price Stability 100.0
29 Rwanda Africa 81.2 15.9 Affordable Prices 96.2Price Stability 46.3
30 Uganda Africa 81.2 17.7 Affordable Prices 85.1Price Stability 72.0
31 Myanmar Asia 80.9 19.8 Affordable Prices 92.9Price Stability 53.0
32 Algeria Africa 80.7 41.4 Affordable Prices 90.2Price Stability 58.5
33 Togo Africa 80.7 18.7 Affordable Prices 83.9Price Stability 73.3
34 China Asia 80.7 51.4 Affordable Prices 72.4Price Stability 100.0
35 Belarus Europe 80.6 75.9 Affordable Prices 94.5Price Stability 48.3
36 Cameroon Africa 80.4 20.5 Affordable Prices 85.6Price Stability 68.4
37 Madagascar Africa 80.2 11.8 Affordable Prices 93.0Price Stability 50.4
38 Chad Africa 80.2 16.8 Affordable Prices 83.1Price Stability 73.5
39 Morocco Africa 80.2 29.1 Affordable Prices 78.7Price Stability 83.7
40 Senegal Africa 80.2 20.3 Affordable Prices 82.4Price Stability 74.9
41 Bahrain Asia 80.2 91.8 Affordable Prices 71.7Price Stability 100.0
42 Bangladesh Asia 79.7 28.1 Affordable Prices 93.2Price Stability 48.1
43 Panama Americas 79.5 64.3 Affordable Prices 70.7Price Stability 100.0
44 Djibouti Africa 79.4 27.7 Affordable Prices 70.6Price Stability 100.0
45 Central African Republic Africa 78.9 17.0 Affordable Prices 76.3Price Stability 85.0
46 Kenya Africa 78.8 21.0 Affordable Prices 86.8Price Stability 60.0
47 Gabon Africa 78.8 41.5 Affordable Prices 72.3Price Stability 94.1
48 Iraq Asia 78.8 32.5 Affordable Prices 79.0Price Stability 78.3
49 Guinea-Bissau Africa 78.7 16.6 Affordable Prices 82.7Price Stability 69.2
50 Pakistan Asia 78.7 19.4 Affordable Prices 99.1Price Stability 31.1
51 Azerbaijan Asia 78.7 52.3 Affordable Prices 89.9Price Stability 52.5
52 Tunisia Africa 78.5 33.8 Affordable Prices 89.1Price Stability 53.9
53 Lesotho Africa 78.4 16.0 Affordable Prices 86.8Price Stability 58.8
54 Uzbekistan Asia 78.3 33.0 Affordable Prices 93.7Price Stability 42.4
55 Equatorial Guinea Africa 78.2 32.8 Affordable Prices 75.3Price Stability 85.1
56 Egypt Africa 77.8 71.6 Affordable Prices 100.0Price Stability 26.0
57 Armenia Asia 77.8 44.8 Affordable Prices 80.1Price Stability 72.5
58 Saudi Arabia Asia 77.8 99.0 Affordable Prices 70.5Price Stability 94.8
59 Gambia Africa 77.7 13.3 Affordable Prices 93.5Price Stability 40.9
60 Paraguay Americas 77.4 38.8 Affordable Prices 83.2Price Stability 63.7
61 DR Congo Africa 77.2 17.3 Affordable Prices 74.0Price Stability 84.7
62 Nicaragua Americas 77.0 23.0 Affordable Prices 84.5Price Stability 59.4
63 Sri Lanka Asia 76.9 39.1 Affordable Prices 95.3Price Stability 34.1
64 El Salvador Americas 76.7 30.3 Affordable Prices 73.7Price Stability 83.7
65 Namibia Africa 76.6 27.0 Affordable Prices 79.8Price Stability 69.2
66 Nigeria Africa 76.6 26.7 Affordable Prices 100.0Price Stability 21.9
67 Ukraine Europe 76.6 41.7 Affordable Prices 93.7Price Stability 36.8
68 Syria Asia 76.5 17.3 Affordable Prices 100.0Price Stability 21.6
69 Dominican Republic Americas 76.4 49.0 Affordable Prices 82.9Price Stability 61.2
70 Ethiopia Africa 76.2 11.0 Affordable Prices 100.0Price Stability 20.7
71 Bolivia Americas 75.7 27.8 Affordable Prices 82.2Price Stability 60.4
72 Botswana Africa 75.5 38.1 Affordable Prices 81.9Price Stability 60.7
73 Georgia Asia 75.5 48.6 Affordable Prices 81.6Price Stability 61.3
74 Mongolia Asia 75.2 37.4 Affordable Prices 88.4Price Stability 44.3
75 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe 75.2 44.5 Affordable Prices 76.5Price Stability 72.1
76 Burundi Africa 75.0 5.5 Affordable Prices 97.2Price Stability 23.3
77 Timor-Leste Asia 75.0 18.8 Affordable Prices 76.3Price Stability 72.1
78 Eswatini Africa 74.8 26.0 Affordable Prices 79.2Price Stability 64.6
79 Guatemala Americas 74.8 30.9 Affordable Prices 76.1Price Stability 71.9
80 Kyrgyzstan Asia 74.6 21.6 Affordable Prices 88.2Price Stability 43.0
81 South Africa Africa 74.3 31.2 Affordable Prices 77.7Price Stability 66.2
82 Mozambique Africa 74.2 11.7 Affordable Prices 81.4Price Stability 57.4
83 Iran Asia 74.0 51.6 Affordable Prices 100.0Price Stability 13.3
84 Guyana Americas 73.8 94.8 Affordable Prices 73.7Price Stability 74.1
85 Laos Asia 73.7 22.4 Affordable Prices 93.4Price Stability 27.6
86 Russia Europe 73.5 81.1 Affordable Prices 84.7Price Stability 47.3
87 North Macedonia Europe 72.6 44.9 Affordable Prices 80.1Price Stability 55.2
88 Mauritius Africa 72.4 56.8 Affordable Prices 77.2Price Stability 61.1
89 Seychelles Africa 71.8 50.3 Affordable Prices 62.4Price Stability 93.8
90 Colombia Americas 71.8 38.3 Affordable Prices 80.0Price Stability 52.5
91 Zambia Africa 71.5 11.1 Affordable Prices 88.3Price Stability 32.3
92 Kazakhstan Asia 70.9 67.4 Affordable Prices 84.8Price Stability 38.6
93 Cape Verde Africa 70.5 26.6 Affordable Prices 65.9Price Stability 81.3
94 Trinidad and Tobago Americas 70.5 50.6 Affordable Prices 62.9Price Stability 88.1
95 Macao Asia 70.5 100.0 Affordable Prices 57.8Price Stability 100.0
96 Sierra Leone Africa 70.3 8.9 Affordable Prices 91.4Price Stability 21.0
97 Grenada Americas 70.3 36.0 Affordable Prices 57.6Price Stability 100.0
98 Guinea Africa 69.8 13.9 Affordable Prices 79.2Price Stability 48.0
99 Costa Rica Americas 69.8 45.1 Affordable Prices 56.9Price Stability 99.9
100 Albania Europe 69.8 42.5 Affordable Prices 65.7Price Stability 79.2
101 Brazil Americas 69.6 36.7 Affordable Prices 74.5Price Stability 58.2
102 Belize Americas 69.4 28.2 Affordable Prices 65.6Price Stability 78.4
103 Maldives Asia 69.0 40.0 Affordable Prices 57.3Price Stability 96.2
104 Dominica Americas 68.8 36.1 Affordable Prices 62.0Price Stability 84.6
105 Honduras Americas 68.5 18.5 Affordable Prices 71.9Price Stability 60.7
106 Bulgaria Europe 68.1 58.6 Affordable Prices 73.9Price Stability 54.5
107 Angola Africa 68.0 18.5 Affordable Prices 87.2Price Stability 23.2
108 Peru Americas 67.3 30.0 Affordable Prices 66.0Price Stability 70.4
109 Montenegro Europe 67.1 49.3 Affordable Prices 70.8Price Stability 58.5
110 Saint Lucia Americas 66.6 38.6 Affordable Prices 60.6Price Stability 80.6
111 Kuwait Asia 66.6 73.5 Affordable Prices 59.8Price Stability 82.6
112 Yemen Asia 66.6 9.6 Affordable Prices 79.0Price Stability 37.7
113 Malawi Africa 66.4 5.3 Affordable Prices 85.7Price Stability 21.5
114 Chile Americas 65.6 48.0 Affordable Prices 69.1Price Stability 57.4
115 South Korea Asia 65.5 72.0 Affordable Prices 57.5Price Stability 84.2
116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Americas 64.9 34.4 Affordable Prices 57.2Price Stability 82.8
117 Romania Europe 64.7 63.6 Affordable Prices 71.7Price Stability 48.3
118 Serbia Europe 64.4 42.9 Affordable Prices 69.4Price Stability 52.6
119 United Arab Emirates Asia 64.3 82.3 Affordable Prices 49.0Price Stability 100.0
120 Japan Asia 63.5 64.0 Affordable Prices 49.8Price Stability 95.4
121 Kiribati Oceania 62.1 17.9 Affordable Prices 57.8Price Stability 72.0
122 Ghana Africa 62.0 13.1 Affordable Prices 79.2Price Stability 22.0
123 Mexico Americas 61.5 34.1 Affordable Prices 60.9Price Stability 63.0
124 Portugal Europe 61.5 58.0 Affordable Prices 54.2Price Stability 78.6
125 Comoros Africa 61.4 14.4 Affordable Prices 61.6Price Stability 61.0
126 Liberia Africa 61.3 9.7 Affordable Prices 66.8Price Stability 48.4
127 Cyprus Asia 61.3 61.7 Affordable Prices 52.1Price Stability 82.6
128 Croatia Europe 61.3 57.6 Affordable Prices 60.8Price Stability 62.6
129 Hong Kong Asia 61.2 83.8 Affordable Prices 44.5Price Stability 100.0
130 Poland Europe 60.9 60.7 Affordable Prices 65.1Price Stability 51.2
131 Papua New Guinea Oceania 60.7 18.3 Affordable Prices 52.0Price Stability 81.0
132 Greece Europe 60.3 50.4 Affordable Prices 53.6Price Stability 75.8
133 Moldova Europe 60.1 27.4 Affordable Prices 69.8Price Stability 37.6
134 Qatar Asia 59.8 100.0 Affordable Prices 42.6Price Stability 100.0
135 Suriname Americas 59.7 28.5 Affordable Prices 79.1Price Stability 14.4
136 Malta Europe 59.4 66.1 Affordable Prices 49.9Price Stability 81.6
137 Sudan Africa 57.8 1.8 Affordable Prices 80.9Price Stability 3.8
138 Jamaica Americas 57.7 21.3 Affordable Prices 57.7Price Stability 57.6
139 Slovenia Europe 57.6 60.5 Affordable Prices 52.0Price Stability 70.5
140 Curaçao Americas 57.5 41.4 Affordable Prices 39.3Price Stability 100.0
141 Spain Europe 57.4 60.7 Affordable Prices 50.2Price Stability 74.1
142 Hungary Europe 57.1 53.5 Affordable Prices 61.8Price Stability 46.2
143 Saint Kitts and Nevis Americas 57.0 43.3 Affordable Prices 38.5Price Stability 100.0
144 Turkey Asia 56.5 55.0 Affordable Prices 75.8Price Stability 11.6
145 Latvia Europe 56.4 49.4 Affordable Prices 57.0Price Stability 55.0
146 Slovakia Europe 55.6 50.6 Affordable Prices 55.3Price Stability 56.4
147 Lithuania Europe 55.6 57.1 Affordable Prices 57.3Price Stability 51.7
148 Italy Europe 55.5 61.2 Affordable Prices 45.7Price Stability 78.5
149 Samoa Oceania 55.3 18.6 Affordable Prices 51.3Price Stability 64.7
150 Argentina Americas 54.5 38.0 Affordable Prices 75.5Price Stability 5.6
151 Aruba Americas 53.1 49.8 Affordable Prices 33.0Price Stability 100.0
152 Czechia Europe 52.9 56.5 Affordable Prices 52.0Price Stability 55.0
153 Singapore Asia 52.5 96.4 Affordable Prices 39.8Price Stability 82.0
154 Nauru Oceania 52.5 31.1 Affordable Prices 32.2Price Stability 100.0
155 Sint Maarten Americas 52.1 51.4 Affordable Prices 31.6Price Stability 100.0
156 France Europe 50.4 58.6 Affordable Prices 34.9Price Stability 86.5
157 Uruguay Americas 49.5 37.1 Affordable Prices 46.1Price Stability 57.4
158 San Marino Europe 48.9 62.1 Affordable Prices 34.5Price Stability 82.4
159 Germany Europe 47.9 65.8 Affordable Prices 36.6Price Stability 74.4
160 Antigua and Barbuda Americas 47.0 35.8 Affordable Prices 36.7Price Stability 71.0
161 Sao Tome and Principe Africa 45.5 10.1 Affordable Prices 51.2Price Stability 32.3
162 Tonga Oceania 45.2 16.2 Affordable Prices 39.7Price Stability 58.0
163 Micronesia Oceania 44.6 19.5 Affordable Prices 24.2Price Stability 92.1
164 Estonia Europe 44.3 45.0 Affordable Prices 42.4Price Stability 48.7
165 Tuvalu Oceania 43.5 24.3 Affordable Prices 19.3Price Stability 100.0
166 Andorra Europe 42.7 71.2 Affordable Prices 42.7
167 Austria Europe 42.7 61.2 Affordable Prices 32.8Price Stability 65.8
168 Belgium Europe 42.6 60.1 Affordable Prices 30.1Price Stability 71.9
169 Finland Europe 42.5 54.3 Affordable Prices 26.4Price Stability 80.1
170 Netherlands Europe 42.4 66.2 Affordable Prices 30.7Price Stability 69.6
171 Canada Americas 42.2 54.4 Affordable Prices 26.9Price Stability 77.9
172 Solomon Islands Oceania 40.7 15.4 Affordable Prices 25.1Price Stability 77.0
173 New Zealand Oceania 40.3 45.0 Affordable Prices 27.4Price Stability 70.4
174 Sweden Europe 39.7 58.3 Affordable Prices 26.6Price Stability 70.4
175 Zimbabwe Africa 39.2 4.1 Affordable Prices 54.8Price Stability 2.9
176 Lebanon Asia 39.1 9.0 Affordable Prices 53.8Price Stability 4.8
177 United Kingdom Europe 37.5 49.8 Affordable Prices 24.6Price Stability 67.6
178 Australia Oceania 37.2 53.2 Affordable Prices 21.9Price Stability 73.0
179 Venezuela Americas 36.9 16.0 Affordable Prices 50.2Price Stability 5.8
180 Luxembourg Europe 36.8 73.7 Affordable Prices 17.8Price Stability 81.3
181 Norway Europe 36.2 74.2 Affordable Prices 20.4Price Stability 73.2
182 United States Americas 33.4 61.9 Affordable Prices 16.3Price Stability 73.2
183 Denmark Europe 32.9 59.7 Affordable Prices 11.4Price Stability 83.1
184 Palau Oceania 32.4 23.6 Affordable Prices 20.3Price Stability 60.5
185 Ireland Europe 31.9 70.0 Affordable Prices 14.0Price Stability 73.5
186 Israel Asia 31.8 45.2 Affordable Prices 9.9Price Stability 82.8
187 Vanuatu Oceania 31.6 15.1 Affordable Prices 14.6Price Stability 71.4
188 Bahamas Americas 31.5 36.5 Affordable Prices 4.8Price Stability 93.7
189 South Sudan Africa 30.3 4.1 Affordable Prices 34.6Price Stability 20.4
190 Cayman Islands Americas 30.0 47.3 Affordable Prices 0.0Price Stability 100.0
191 Switzerland Europe 30.0 61.7 Affordable Prices 0.0Price Stability 100.0
192 Barbados Americas 29.7 28.3 Affordable Prices 0.0Price Stability 99.1
193 Palestine Asia 28.0 7.7 Affordable Prices 26.4Price Stability 31.8
194 Puerto Rico Americas 27.5 24.7 Affordable Prices 27.5
195 Marshall Islands Oceania 21.5 5.3 Affordable Prices 21.5
196 Iceland Europe 17.5 45.0 Affordable Prices 0.0Price Stability 58.3
197 Haiti Americas 15.3 3.7 Affordable Prices 14.0Price Stability 18.4
198 Faroe Islands Europe 12.1 52.8 Affordable Prices 12.1
199 Turks and Caicos Islands Americas 0.0 17.2 Affordable Prices 0.0
200 Bermuda Americas 0.0 56.0 Affordable Prices 0.0

Map view

The table above works without the map.

Legend: grey = no matching data · light = lower score · dark = higher score.

What the index measures

  • Household price level relative to the world
  • Average income at purchasing-power parity (PPP)
  • Price stability: average inflation over up to the latest five years

Data sources

  • World Bank ICP + World Bank WDI + inflation (CC-⁠BY).
  • Covers 200 countries
See the data sources

Method

  • How the Affordability and Real purchasing power modes are calculated
  • The limits of the data and the observation year of each indicator
See the methodology