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title: "Lowest Cost of Living Countries — Geo-Parity"
description: "The 15 cheapest countries to live in per month — rent, everyday prices and out-of-pocket healthcare added up, not an index."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/best/lowest-cost-of-living-countries/"
generator: geo-parity markdown twin
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# Which countries cost least to live in?

Myanmar leads on monthly cost at $234/mo; Iran is last of the 15 shown at $503/mo.

Most cost-of-living rankings give you an index number against a city you have never lived in. This gives a figure in dollars: what a month costs for one person, adding rent, an ordinary week's spending and the healthcare you pay for yourself.

Tax is included at a $60,000 remote income so the comparison is like-for-like — a country with no income tax genuinely costs less to live in on the same salary, and hiding that would flatter high-tax countries.

| # | Country | Monthly cost |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [🇲🇲 Myanmar](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/myanmar/) | $234/mo | 5% of income |
| 2 | [🇸🇾 Syria](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/syria/) | $260/mo | 5% of income |
| 3 | [🇱🇦 Laos](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/laos/) | $378/mo | 8% of income |
| 4 | [🇵🇰 Pakistan](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/pakistan/) | $380/mo | 8% of income |
| 5 | [🇸🇱 Sierra Leone](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/sierra-leone/) | $412/mo | 8% of income |
| 6 | [🇧🇹 Bhutan](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/bhutan/) | $422/mo | 8% of income |
| 7 | [🇸🇩 Sudan](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/sudan/) | $430/mo | 9% of income |
| 8 | [🇳🇵 Nepal](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/nepal/) | $437/mo | 9% of income |
| 9 | [🇹🇯 Tajikistan](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/tajikistan/) | $444/mo | 9% of income |
| 10 | [🇧🇮 Burundi](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/burundi/) | $479/mo | 10% of income |
| 11 | [🇱🇰 Sri Lanka](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/sri-lanka/) | $480/mo | 10% of income |
| 12 | [🇬🇲 Gambia](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/gambia/) | $483/mo | 10% of income |
| 13 | [🇧🇩 Bangladesh](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/bangladesh/) | $488/mo | 10% of income |
| 14 | [🇺🇿 Uzbekistan](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/uzbekistan/) | $488/mo | 10% of income |
| 15 | [🇮🇷 Iran](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/iran/) | $503/mo | 10% of income |

**How this is worked out:** Rent + everyday basket (excluding rent) + out-of-pocket healthcare + income tax on $60,000, per month, for a single person. Estimates for comparison, not advice.

## Check your own numbers

A ranking is a starting point, not an answer — your income, household and destination change the order. The [Total cost evaluator](https://geo-parity.com/expenses/?tab=total) runs the same engine against your own figures, and every country above links to its own page.

## Other questions

- [Where would you pay the least tax on a remote salary?](https://geo-parity.com/best/lowest-tax-countries-for-remote-workers/)
- [Where is rent cheapest?](https://geo-parity.com/best/cheapest-rent-countries/)
- [Where do you pay least for healthcare?](https://geo-parity.com/best/cheapest-healthcare-countries/)
- [Where can you actually see a doctor?](https://geo-parity.com/best/best-healthcare-access-countries/)
- [Which countries are safest to live in?](https://geo-parity.com/best/safest-countries-for-remote-workers/)
- [Where is the internet fast enough to work on?](https://geo-parity.com/best/best-internet-countries-for-remote-work/)

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/best/lowest-cost-of-living-countries/