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 #70 / 200 · score 48.7 · Real purchasing power

Ranking table

200 countries
Rank follows the selected mode; global ranks stay the same when filtering.
#CountryRegionAffordabilityReal purchasing powerComponents
1 Macao Asia 70.5 100.0 Real Purchasing Power 100.0Price Stability 100.0
2 Brunei Asia 86.6 100.0 Real Purchasing Power 100.0Price Stability 100.0
3 Qatar Asia 59.8 100.0 Real Purchasing Power 100.0Price Stability 100.0
4 Saudi Arabia Asia 77.8 99.0 Real Purchasing Power 100.0Price Stability 94.8
5 Singapore Asia 52.5 96.4 Real Purchasing Power 100.0Price Stability 82.0
6 Guyana Americas 73.8 94.8 Real Purchasing Power 100.0Price Stability 74.1
7 Bahrain Asia 80.2 91.8 Real Purchasing Power 89.8Price Stability 100.0
8 Hong Kong Asia 61.2 83.8 Real Purchasing Power 79.8Price Stability 100.0
9 Malaysia Asia 90.3 83.0 Real Purchasing Power 80.0Price Stability 95.1
10 United Arab Emirates Asia 64.3 82.3 Real Purchasing Power 77.9Price Stability 100.0
11 Russia Europe 73.5 81.1 Real Purchasing Power 89.5Price Stability 47.3
12 Belarus Europe 80.6 75.9 Real Purchasing Power 82.8Price Stability 48.3
13 Norway Europe 36.2 74.2 Real Purchasing Power 74.5Price Stability 73.2
14 Luxembourg Europe 36.8 73.7 Real Purchasing Power 71.8Price Stability 81.3
15 Kuwait Asia 66.6 73.5 Real Purchasing Power 71.2Price Stability 82.6
16 South Korea Asia 65.5 72.0 Real Purchasing Power 68.9Price Stability 84.2
17 Egypt Africa 77.8 71.6 Real Purchasing Power 83.0Price Stability 26.0
18 Andorra Europe 42.7 71.2 Real Purchasing Power 71.2
19 Ireland Europe 31.9 70.0 Real Purchasing Power 69.1Price Stability 73.5
20 Kazakhstan Asia 70.9 67.4 Real Purchasing Power 74.6Price Stability 38.6
21 Netherlands Europe 42.4 66.2 Real Purchasing Power 65.3Price Stability 69.6
22 Malta Europe 59.4 66.1 Real Purchasing Power 62.2Price Stability 81.6
23 Germany Europe 47.9 65.8 Real Purchasing Power 63.7Price Stability 74.4
24 Panama Americas 79.5 64.3 Real Purchasing Power 55.4Price Stability 100.0
25 Japan Asia 63.5 64.0 Real Purchasing Power 56.2Price Stability 95.4
26 Oman Asia 81.3 63.8 Real Purchasing Power 54.8Price Stability 100.0
27 Romania Europe 64.7 63.6 Real Purchasing Power 67.4Price Stability 48.3
28 Turkmenistan Asia 98.6 63.2 Real Purchasing Power 63.2
29 San Marino Europe 48.9 62.1 Real Purchasing Power 57.0Price Stability 82.4
30 United States Americas 33.4 61.9 Real Purchasing Power 59.1Price Stability 73.2
31 Thailand Asia 92.7 61.7 Real Purchasing Power 52.1Price Stability 100.0
32 Cyprus Asia 61.3 61.7 Real Purchasing Power 56.5Price Stability 82.6
33 Switzerland Europe 30.0 61.7 Real Purchasing Power 52.1Price Stability 100.0
34 Italy Europe 55.5 61.2 Real Purchasing Power 56.9Price Stability 78.5
35 Austria Europe 42.7 61.2 Real Purchasing Power 60.0Price Stability 65.8
36 Poland Europe 60.9 60.7 Real Purchasing Power 63.1Price Stability 51.2
37 Spain Europe 57.4 60.7 Real Purchasing Power 57.4Price Stability 74.1
38 Slovenia Europe 57.6 60.5 Real Purchasing Power 58.0Price Stability 70.5
39 Belgium Europe 42.6 60.1 Real Purchasing Power 57.2Price Stability 71.9
40 Denmark Europe 32.9 59.7 Real Purchasing Power 53.8Price Stability 83.1
41 Bulgaria Europe 68.1 58.6 Real Purchasing Power 59.6Price Stability 54.5
42 France Europe 50.4 58.6 Real Purchasing Power 51.6Price Stability 86.5
43 Sweden Europe 39.7 58.3 Real Purchasing Power 55.3Price Stability 70.4
44 Portugal Europe 61.5 58.0 Real Purchasing Power 52.9Price Stability 78.6
45 Croatia Europe 61.3 57.6 Real Purchasing Power 56.4Price Stability 62.6
46 Lithuania Europe 55.6 57.1 Real Purchasing Power 58.4Price Stability 51.7
47 Mauritius Africa 72.4 56.8 Real Purchasing Power 55.7Price Stability 61.1
48 Czechia Europe 52.9 56.5 Real Purchasing Power 56.9Price Stability 55.0
49 Bermuda Americas 0.0 56.0 Real Purchasing Power 56.0
50 Turkey Asia 56.5 55.0 Real Purchasing Power 65.8Price Stability 11.6
51 Canada Americas 42.2 54.4 Real Purchasing Power 48.5Price Stability 77.9
52 Finland Europe 42.5 54.3 Real Purchasing Power 47.9Price Stability 80.1
53 Bhutan Asia 89.5 54.0 Real Purchasing Power 50.3Price Stability 68.9
54 Hungary Europe 57.1 53.5 Real Purchasing Power 55.3Price Stability 46.2
55 Australia Oceania 37.2 53.2 Real Purchasing Power 48.3Price Stability 73.0
56 Faroe Islands Europe 12.1 52.8 Real Purchasing Power 52.8
57 Azerbaijan Asia 78.7 52.3 Real Purchasing Power 52.3Price Stability 52.5
58 Iran Asia 74.0 51.6 Real Purchasing Power 61.2Price Stability 13.3
59 Sint Maarten Americas 52.1 51.4 Real Purchasing Power 39.3Price Stability 100.0
60 China Asia 80.7 51.4 Real Purchasing Power 39.2Price Stability 100.0
61 Trinidad and Tobago Americas 70.5 50.6 Real Purchasing Power 41.2Price Stability 88.1
62 Slovakia Europe 55.6 50.6 Real Purchasing Power 49.1Price Stability 56.4
63 Greece Europe 60.3 50.4 Real Purchasing Power 44.0Price Stability 75.8
64 Seychelles Africa 71.8 50.3 Real Purchasing Power 39.4Price Stability 93.8
65 Aruba Americas 53.1 49.8 Real Purchasing Power 37.3Price Stability 100.0
66 United Kingdom Europe 37.5 49.8 Real Purchasing Power 45.4Price Stability 67.6
67 Latvia Europe 56.4 49.4 Real Purchasing Power 48.0Price Stability 55.0
68 Montenegro Europe 67.1 49.3 Real Purchasing Power 47.0Price Stability 58.5
69 Dominican Republic Americas 76.4 49.0 Real Purchasing Power 45.9Price Stability 61.2
70 Vietnam Asia 90.8 48.7 Real Purchasing Power 39.5Price Stability 85.3
71 Georgia Asia 75.5 48.6 Real Purchasing Power 45.4Price Stability 61.3
72 Chile Americas 65.6 48.0 Real Purchasing Power 45.6Price Stability 57.4
73 Cayman Islands Americas 30.0 47.3 Real Purchasing Power 34.1Price Stability 100.0
74 Indonesia Asia 90.7 46.7 Real Purchasing Power 36.0Price Stability 89.5
75 Israel Asia 31.8 45.2 Real Purchasing Power 35.8Price Stability 82.8
76 Costa Rica Americas 69.8 45.1 Real Purchasing Power 31.4Price Stability 99.9
77 Estonia Europe 44.3 45.0 Real Purchasing Power 44.1Price Stability 48.7
78 Iceland Europe 17.5 45.0 Real Purchasing Power 41.7Price Stability 58.3
79 New Zealand Oceania 40.3 45.0 Real Purchasing Power 38.6Price Stability 70.4
80 North Macedonia Europe 72.6 44.9 Real Purchasing Power 42.3Price Stability 55.2
81 Armenia Asia 77.8 44.8 Real Purchasing Power 37.9Price Stability 72.5
82 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe 75.2 44.5 Real Purchasing Power 37.6Price Stability 72.1
83 Libya Africa 88.2 43.8 Real Purchasing Power 32.5Price Stability 89.0
84 Saint Kitts and Nevis Americas 57.0 43.3 Real Purchasing Power 29.1Price Stability 100.0
85 Serbia Europe 64.4 42.9 Real Purchasing Power 40.5Price Stability 52.6
86 Albania Europe 69.8 42.5 Real Purchasing Power 33.3Price Stability 79.2
87 Ukraine Europe 76.6 41.7 Real Purchasing Power 42.9Price Stability 36.8
88 Gabon Africa 78.8 41.5 Real Purchasing Power 28.4Price Stability 94.1
89 Algeria Africa 80.7 41.4 Real Purchasing Power 37.1Price Stability 58.5
90 Curaçao Americas 57.5 41.4 Real Purchasing Power 26.7Price Stability 100.0
91 Maldives Asia 69.0 40.0 Real Purchasing Power 25.9Price Stability 96.2
92 India Asia 90.0 39.5 Real Purchasing Power 32.7Price Stability 66.9
93 Sri Lanka Asia 76.9 39.1 Real Purchasing Power 40.3Price Stability 34.1
94 Paraguay Americas 77.4 38.8 Real Purchasing Power 32.6Price Stability 63.7
95 Saint Lucia Americas 66.6 38.6 Real Purchasing Power 28.1Price Stability 80.6
96 Ecuador Americas 83.7 38.4 Real Purchasing Power 23.0Price Stability 100.0
97 Colombia Americas 71.8 38.3 Real Purchasing Power 34.8Price Stability 52.5
98 Botswana Africa 75.5 38.1 Real Purchasing Power 32.5Price Stability 60.7
99 Argentina Americas 54.5 38.0 Real Purchasing Power 46.1Price Stability 5.6
100 Fiji Oceania 85.0 38.0 Real Purchasing Power 24.9Price Stability 90.6
101 Mongolia Asia 75.2 37.4 Real Purchasing Power 35.7Price Stability 44.3
102 Uruguay Americas 49.5 37.1 Real Purchasing Power 32.0Price Stability 57.4
103 Brazil Americas 69.6 36.7 Real Purchasing Power 31.3Price Stability 58.2
104 Bahamas Americas 31.5 36.5 Real Purchasing Power 22.2Price Stability 93.7
105 Dominica Americas 68.8 36.1 Real Purchasing Power 24.0Price Stability 84.6
106 Grenada Americas 70.3 36.0 Real Purchasing Power 20.0Price Stability 100.0
107 Antigua and Barbuda Americas 47.0 35.8 Real Purchasing Power 27.0Price Stability 71.0
108 Philippines Asia 82.2 35.1 Real Purchasing Power 25.4Price Stability 73.9
109 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Americas 64.9 34.4 Real Purchasing Power 22.3Price Stability 82.8
110 Mexico Americas 61.5 34.1 Real Purchasing Power 26.9Price Stability 63.0
111 Tunisia Africa 78.5 33.8 Real Purchasing Power 28.8Price Stability 53.9
112 Uzbekistan Asia 78.3 33.0 Real Purchasing Power 30.6Price Stability 42.4
113 Equatorial Guinea Africa 78.2 32.8 Real Purchasing Power 19.7Price Stability 85.1
114 Jordan Asia 82.2 32.7 Real Purchasing Power 16.7Price Stability 96.8
115 Iraq Asia 78.8 32.5 Real Purchasing Power 21.0Price Stability 78.3
116 South Africa Africa 74.3 31.2 Real Purchasing Power 22.4Price Stability 66.2
117 Nauru Oceania 52.5 31.1 Real Purchasing Power 13.9Price Stability 100.0
118 Guatemala Americas 74.8 30.9 Real Purchasing Power 20.7Price Stability 71.9
119 El Salvador Americas 76.7 30.3 Real Purchasing Power 16.9Price Stability 83.7
120 Peru Americas 67.3 30.0 Real Purchasing Power 19.9Price Stability 70.4
121 Morocco Africa 80.2 29.1 Real Purchasing Power 15.4Price Stability 83.7
122 Suriname Americas 59.7 28.5 Real Purchasing Power 32.0Price Stability 14.4
123 Cambodia Asia 86.2 28.5 Real Purchasing Power 13.3Price Stability 89.4
124 Barbados Americas 29.7 28.3 Real Purchasing Power 10.6Price Stability 99.1
125 Belize Americas 69.4 28.2 Real Purchasing Power 15.6Price Stability 78.4
126 Bangladesh Asia 79.7 28.1 Real Purchasing Power 23.1Price Stability 48.1
127 Bolivia Americas 75.7 27.8 Real Purchasing Power 19.7Price Stability 60.4
128 Djibouti Africa 79.4 27.7 Real Purchasing Power 9.6Price Stability 100.0
129 Moldova Europe 60.1 27.4 Real Purchasing Power 24.8Price Stability 37.6
130 Namibia Africa 76.6 27.0 Real Purchasing Power 16.4Price Stability 69.2
131 Nigeria Africa 76.6 26.7 Real Purchasing Power 27.9Price Stability 21.9
132 Cape Verde Africa 70.5 26.6 Real Purchasing Power 12.9Price Stability 81.3
133 Tajikistan Asia 84.1 26.3 Real Purchasing Power 17.5Price Stability 61.6
134 Eswatini Africa 74.8 26.0 Real Purchasing Power 16.3Price Stability 64.6
135 Mauritania Africa 85.3 26.0 Real Purchasing Power 14.7Price Stability 71.3
136 Benin Africa 91.6 25.8 Real Purchasing Power 7.3Price Stability 100.0
137 Côte d’Ivoire Africa 81.5 25.0 Real Purchasing Power 11.2Price Stability 80.3
138 Puerto Rico Americas 27.5 24.7 Real Purchasing Power 24.7
139 Congo Africa 83.1 24.4 Real Purchasing Power 8.8Price Stability 86.8
140 Nepal Asia 87.0 24.3 Real Purchasing Power 14.2Price Stability 64.9
141 Tuvalu Oceania 43.5 24.3 Real Purchasing Power 5.4Price Stability 100.0
142 Palau Oceania 32.4 23.6 Real Purchasing Power 14.4Price Stability 60.5
143 Tanzania Africa 91.0 23.1 Real Purchasing Power 9.2Price Stability 78.5
144 Nicaragua Americas 77.0 23.0 Real Purchasing Power 13.9Price Stability 59.4
145 Afghanistan Asia 97.1 22.5 Real Purchasing Power 5.5Price Stability 90.4
146 Laos Asia 73.7 22.4 Real Purchasing Power 21.1Price Stability 27.6
147 Kyrgyzstan Asia 74.6 21.6 Real Purchasing Power 16.3Price Stability 43.0
148 Jamaica Americas 57.7 21.3 Real Purchasing Power 12.2Price Stability 57.6
149 Kenya Africa 78.8 21.0 Real Purchasing Power 11.3Price Stability 60.0
150 Cameroon Africa 80.4 20.5 Real Purchasing Power 8.5Price Stability 68.4
151 Senegal Africa 80.2 20.3 Real Purchasing Power 6.6Price Stability 74.9
152 Myanmar Asia 80.9 19.8 Real Purchasing Power 11.5Price Stability 53.0
153 Micronesia Oceania 44.6 19.5 Real Purchasing Power 1.4Price Stability 92.1
154 Pakistan Asia 78.7 19.4 Real Purchasing Power 16.5Price Stability 31.1
155 Timor-Leste Asia 75.0 18.8 Real Purchasing Power 5.5Price Stability 72.1
156 Togo Africa 80.7 18.7 Real Purchasing Power 5.1Price Stability 73.3
157 Samoa Oceania 55.3 18.6 Real Purchasing Power 7.1Price Stability 64.7
158 Angola Africa 68.0 18.5 Real Purchasing Power 17.3Price Stability 23.2
159 Honduras Americas 68.5 18.5 Real Purchasing Power 7.9Price Stability 60.7
160 Papua New Guinea Oceania 60.7 18.3 Real Purchasing Power 2.6Price Stability 81.0
161 Mali Africa 83.3 18.0 Real Purchasing Power 4.7Price Stability 71.3
162 Niger Africa 85.9 18.0 Real Purchasing Power 1.9Price Stability 82.5
163 Kiribati Oceania 62.1 17.9 Real Purchasing Power 4.4Price Stability 72.0
164 Uganda Africa 81.2 17.7 Real Purchasing Power 4.1Price Stability 72.0
165 DR Congo Africa 77.2 17.3 Real Purchasing Power 0.4Price Stability 84.7
166 Syria Asia 76.5 17.3 Real Purchasing Power 16.2Price Stability 21.6
167 Turks and Caicos Islands Americas 0.0 17.2 Real Purchasing Power 17.2
168 Burkina Faso Africa 83.3 17.1 Real Purchasing Power 3.6Price Stability 70.9
169 Central African Republic Africa 78.9 17.0 Real Purchasing Power 0.0Price Stability 85.0
170 Chad Africa 80.2 16.8 Real Purchasing Power 2.6Price Stability 73.5
171 Guinea-Bissau Africa 78.7 16.6 Real Purchasing Power 3.5Price Stability 69.2
172 Tonga Oceania 45.2 16.2 Real Purchasing Power 5.7Price Stability 58.0
173 Lesotho Africa 78.4 16.0 Real Purchasing Power 5.3Price Stability 58.8
174 Venezuela Americas 36.9 16.0 Real Purchasing Power 18.5Price Stability 5.8
175 Rwanda Africa 81.2 15.9 Real Purchasing Power 8.3Price Stability 46.3
176 Solomon Islands Oceania 40.7 15.4 Real Purchasing Power 0.0Price Stability 77.0
177 Vanuatu Oceania 31.6 15.1 Real Purchasing Power 1.0Price Stability 71.4
178 Comoros Africa 61.4 14.4 Real Purchasing Power 2.7Price Stability 61.0
179 Guinea Africa 69.8 13.9 Real Purchasing Power 5.4Price Stability 48.0
180 Gambia Africa 77.7 13.3 Real Purchasing Power 6.4Price Stability 40.9
181 Ghana Africa 62.0 13.1 Real Purchasing Power 10.9Price Stability 22.0
182 Madagascar Africa 80.2 11.8 Real Purchasing Power 2.1Price Stability 50.4
183 Mozambique Africa 74.2 11.7 Real Purchasing Power 0.3Price Stability 57.4
184 Zambia Africa 71.5 11.1 Real Purchasing Power 5.8Price Stability 32.3
185 Ethiopia Africa 76.2 11.0 Real Purchasing Power 8.6Price Stability 20.7
186 Sao Tome and Principe Africa 45.5 10.1 Real Purchasing Power 4.6Price Stability 32.3
187 Liberia Africa 61.3 9.7 Real Purchasing Power 0.0Price Stability 48.4
188 Yemen Asia 66.6 9.6 Real Purchasing Power 2.6Price Stability 37.7
189 Lebanon Asia 39.1 9.0 Real Purchasing Power 10.0Price Stability 4.8
190 Sierra Leone Africa 70.3 8.9 Real Purchasing Power 5.9Price Stability 21.0
191 Palestine Asia 28.0 7.7 Real Purchasing Power 1.7Price Stability 31.8
192 Burundi Africa 75.0 5.5 Real Purchasing Power 1.0Price Stability 23.3
193 Malawi Africa 66.4 5.3 Real Purchasing Power 1.2Price Stability 21.5
194 Marshall Islands Oceania 21.5 5.3 Real Purchasing Power 5.3
195 South Sudan Africa 30.3 4.1 Real Purchasing Power 0.0Price Stability 20.4
196 Zimbabwe Africa 39.2 4.1 Real Purchasing Power 4.4Price Stability 2.9
197 Haiti Americas 15.3 3.7 Real Purchasing Power 0.0Price Stability 18.4
198 Sudan Africa 57.8 1.8 Real Purchasing Power 1.3Price Stability 3.8
199 Eritrea Africa 87.2 1.1 Real Purchasing Power 1.1
200 Somalia Africa 81.3 0.5 Real Purchasing Power 0.5

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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