International Cost of Living Index: Ranked by Most Expensive Countries

We rank the cost of living for more than 1,000 overseas locations. Vacation countries and destinations abroad are ranked by per diem cost of lodging, breakfast, lunch, dinner and incidentals. The foreign Per Diem rates are established monthly by the Office of Allowances as maximum U.S. dollar rates for reimbursement of government civilians traveling on official business in foreign areas. You may spend more or less depending on your travel style but it does provide a good indication for the cost of living you need to anticipate. Click Here for the Least Expensive Countries

Rank	Location	Country	Maximum Per Diem	Lodging	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Incidental Expenses
1	Cernobbio	ITALY	$679	$451	$34	$57	$91	$46
2	Como	ITALY	$679	$451	$34	$57	$91	$46
3	Cavtat	CROATIA	$581	$414	$25	$42	$67	$33
4	Dubrovnik	CROATIA	$581	$414	$25	$42	$67	$33
5	Venice	ITALY	$560	$375	$28	$46	$74	$37
6	Awashima	JAPAN	$551	$326	$34	$56	$90	$45
7	Rome	ITALY	$543	$349	$29	$49	$78	$39
8	Bermuda	BERMUDA	$543	$373	$26	$43	$68	$34
9	Holy See	HOLY SEE	$543	$349	$29	$49	$78	$39
10	Milan	ITALY	$520	$352	$25	$42	$67	$34
11	Mumbai	INDIA	$515	$389	$19	$32	$50	$25
12	Abuja	NIGERIA	$508	$376	$20	$33	$53	$26
13	Dubai	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	$505	$362	$21	$36	$57	$29
14	Singapore	SINGAPORE	$498	$353	$22	$36	$58	$29
15	Florence	ITALY	$498	$339	$24	$40	$64	$32
16	Moscow	RUSSIA	$496	$361	$20	$34	$54	$27
16	Moscow	RUSSIA	$496	$361	$20	$34	$54	$27
17	Bologna	ITALY	$491	$339	$23	$38	$61	$30
18	London	UNITED KINGDOM	$486	$322	$25	$41	$66	$33
19	Crawley	UNITED KINGDOM	$486	$322	$25	$41	$66	$33
20	New Delhi	INDIA	$486	$380	$16	$27	$42	$21
21	Paris	FRANCE	$481	$303	$27	$45	$71	$36
22	Hong Kong	HONG KONG	$479	$335	$22	$36	$58	$29
23	Bangalore	INDIA	$474	$364	$17	$28	$44	$22
24	Turin	ITALY	$472	$294	$27	$45	$71	$36
25	Siena	ITALY	$463	$323	$21	$35	$56	$28
26	Dublin	IRELAND	$463	$286	$27	$44	$71	$35
27	Luanda	ANGOLA	$463	$331	$20	$33	$53	$26
28	Other	ANGOLA	$463	$331	$20	$33	$53	$26
29	Quebec	CANADA	$459	$336	$18	$31	$49	$25
30	Nassau	BAHAMAS	$455	$300	$23	$39	$62	$31
31	Amsterdam	NETHERLANDS	$454	$282	$26	$43	$69	$34
32	Bermuda	BERMUDA	$454	$292	$24	$41	$65	$32
33	Cavtat	CROATIA	$450	$295	$23	$39	$62	$31
34	Dubrovnik	CROATIA	$450	$295	$23	$39	$62	$31
35	Maastricht	NETHERLANDS	$449	$287	$24	$41	$65	$32
36	Tripoli	LIBYA	$448	$343	$16	$26	$42	$21
37	Port Moresby	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	$448	$335	$17	$28	$45	$23
38	Seychelles	SEYCHELLES	$447	$320	$19	$32	$51	$25
39	Geneva	SWITZERLAND	$446	$284	$24	$41	$65	$32
40	Macau	MACAU	$441	$321	$18	$30	$48	$24
41	Other	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	$440	$303	$21	$34	$55	$27
42	Tobago	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	$440	$262	$27	$45	$71	$36
43	Abu Dhabi	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	$440	$303	$21	$34	$55	$27
44	Jerusalem	JERUSALEM	$432	$300	$20	$33	$53	$26
45	Kuwait City	KUWAIT	$432	$315	$18	$29	$47	$23
46	Other	KUWAIT	$432	$315	$18	$29	$47	$23
47	Barcelona	SPAIN	$432	$286	$22	$37	$58	$29
48	Kurashiki	JAPAN	$430	$247	$27	$46	$73	$37
49	Berlin	GERMANY	$429	$268	$24	$40	$64	$32
50	Miyazaki City	JAPAN	$428	$289	$21	$35	$56	$28
51	Nice	FRANCE	$428	$263	$25	$41	$66	$33
52	Madrid	SPAIN	$427	$274	$23	$38	$61	$31
53	Lima	PERU	$426	$330	$14	$24	$38	$19
54	Saint Petersburg	RUSSIA	$426	$315	$17	$28	$44	$22
54	Saint Petersburg	RUSSIA	$426	$315	$17	$28	$44	$22
55	Monaco	MONACO	$426	$282	$22	$36	$58	$29
56	Genoa	ITALY	$425	$281	$22	$36	$58	$29
57	Punta del Este	URUGUAY	$425	$297	$19	$32	$51	$26
58	Okinawa Prefecture	JAPAN	$423	$298	$19	$31	$50	$25
59	Munich	GERMANY	$421	$266	$23	$39	$62	$31
60	French Polynesia	FRENCH POLYNESIA	$421	$266	$23	$39	$62	$31
61	Barbados	BARBADOS	$420	$287	$20	$33	$53	$27
62	Lamu	KENYA	$420	$300	$18	$30	$48	$24
63	Belfast	UNITED KINGDOM	$420	$275	$22	$36	$58	$29
64	Nassau	BAHAMAS	$420	$268	$23	$38	$61	$30
65	Nuuk	GREENLAND	$419	$300	$18	$30	$48	$24
66	Bremen	GERMANY	$419	$267	$23	$38	$61	$30
67	Faroe Islands	FAROE ISLANDS	$418	$294	$19	$31	$50	$25
68	Prague	CZECH REPUBLIC	$416	$280	$20	$34	$54	$27
69	Naples	ITALY	$415	$265	$23	$38	$60	$30
70	Gatwick	UNITED KINGDOM	$413	$241	$26	$43	$69	$34
71	Dubai	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	$413	$278	$20	$34	$54	$27
72	Horley	UNITED KINGDOM	$413	$241	$26	$43	$69	$34
73	Victoria Falls	ZIMBABWE	$411	$273	$21	$35	$55	$28
74	Calgary	CANADA	$410	$305	$16	$26	$42	$21
75	Herongen	GERMANY	$409	$261	$22	$37	$59	$30
76	Kalkar	GERMANY	$409	$261	$22	$37	$59	$30
77	Moenchen-Gladbach	GERMANY	$409	$261	$22	$37	$59	$30
78	Twisteden	GERMANY	$409	$261	$22	$37	$59	$30
79	Duesseldorf	GERMANY	$409	$261	$22	$37	$59	$30
80	Kyoto	JAPAN	$409	$222	$28	$47	$75	$37
81	Khartoum	SUDAN	$408	$306	$15	$26	$41	$20
82	Banff	CANADA	$407	$315	$14	$23	$37	$18
83	Bristol	UNITED KINGDOM	$404	$274	$20	$33	$52	$26
84	Roedelheim	GERMANY	$403	$258	$22	$36	$58	$29
85	Offenbach	GERMANY	$403	$258	$22	$36	$58	$29
86	Frankfurt am Main	GERMANY	$403	$258	$22	$36	$58	$29
87	Eschborn	GERMANY	$403	$258	$22	$36	$58	$29
88	Hoechst	GERMANY	$403	$258	$22	$36	$58	$29
89	Bonames	GERMANY	$403	$258	$22	$36	$58	$29
90	Tokyo City	JAPAN	$400	$210	$29	$48	$76	$38
91	Lugano	SWITZERLAND	$399	$245	$23	$39	$62	$31
92	Singapore	SINGAPORE	$398	$262	$20	$34	$54	$27
93	Malindi	KENYA	$398	$300	$15	$25	$39	$20
94	Hamburg	GERMANY	$397	$254	$21	$36	$57	$29
95	Eilat	ISRAEL	$397	$271	$19	$32	$50	$25
96	Lyngby	DENMARK	$396	$239	$24	$39	$63	$31
97	Copenhagen	DENMARK	$396	$239	$24	$39	$63	$31
98	Cologne	GERMANY	$394	$246	$22	$37	$59	$30
99	Edinburgh	UNITED KINGDOM	$394	$267	$19	$32	$51	$25

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