What does it cost per day for a single person to live in different countries?
Here is a sampling of expenses for various places around the globe, as per 2025 figures from both World Population Review and Numbeo.
It is a daily estimate calculated by adding average monthly housing costs (for a resident with a long-term rental arrangement) to regular outgoings and expenses.
Visitors should note that short-term stays and travel-related spending are likely to be considerably higher than the amounts quoted here.
All figures are in US dollars.
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| Country | Costs |
|---|
| Singapore |
$107.30 |
| Iceland |
$106.50 |
| Switzerland |
$106.30 |
| Ireland |
$90.07 |
| United Kingdom |
$79.67 |
| United States of America |
$83.47 |
| Australia |
$74.40 |
| United Arab Emirates |
$69.63 |
| New Zealand |
$62.07 |
| Germany |
$59.27 |
| Kuwait |
$47.63 |
| Maldives |
$44.47 |
| Sierra Leone |
$44.27 |
| Saudi Arabia |
$42.30 |
| Costa Rica |
$41.90 |
| Japan |
$39.43 |
| Jamaica |
$38.30 |
| Chile |
$33.97 |
| South Africa |
$32.97 |
| Mexico |
$32.60 |
| Sudan |
$31.07 |
| Nigeria |
$30.07 |
| Turkey |
$29.93 |
| Thailand |
$29.23 |
| Argentina |
$28.73 |
| Venezuela |
$27.43 |
| Bosnia |
$26.37 |
| Brazil |
$24.17 |
| Kenya |
$23.73 |
| Malaysia |
$22.93 |
| China |
$21.63 |
| Philippines |
$20.63 |
| Vietnam |
$20.53 |
| Iran |
$20.27 |
| Indonesia |
$19.43 |
| Sri Lanka |
$18.47 |
| Syria |
$17.90 |
| Central African Republic |
$17.43 |
| India |
$14.57 |
| Bhutan |
$14.30 |
| Bangladesh |
$13.77 |
| Pakistan |
$12.90 |
| Nepal |
$12.80 |
| Egypt |
$12.80 |
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