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Expenses · Everyday · Healthcare & Housing

# What will living here actually cost?

The two expenses that decide whether somewhere is affordable — healthcare and housing — measured against **your** income rather than a national average. The US and Thailand both pay about a tenth of their health spending directly. In the US that is **$1,472** a year; in Thailand, **$32**.

## What will a month actually cost?

Rent, everyday living, healthcare and tax — added up and taken off your income, so you can see what you would keep. Enter what you earn a month.

On **$6,000/month**, living in **Myanmar** costs about **$234** a month — leaving **$5,766**.

| # | Country | Rent | Everydayexcl. rent | Health | Tax | Total | Left over | % of income |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Myanmar est. rent | $91 | $140 | $3 | $0 | $234 | $5,766 | 3.9% |
| 2 | Syria est. rent | $104 | $154 | $2 | $0 | $260 | $5,740 | 4.3% |
| 3 | Laos est. rent | $164 | $213 | $1 | $0 | $378 | $5,622 | 6.3% |
| 4 | Pakistan est. rent | $165 | $214 | $1 | $0 | $380 | $5,620 | 6.3% |
| 5 | Sierra Leone est. rent | $181 | $229 | $2 | $0 | $412 | $5,588 | 6.9% |
| 6 | Bhutan est. rent | $185 | $233 | $3 | $0 | $422 | $5,578 | 7% |
| 7 | Sudan est. rent | $191 | $238 | $1 | $0 | $430 | $5,570 | 7.2% |
| 8 | Nepal est. rent | $193 | $240 | $4 | $0 | $437 | $5,563 | 7.3% |
| 9 | Tajikistan est. rent | $197 | $243 | $4 | $0 | $444 | $5,556 | 7.4% |
| 10 | Burundi est. rent | $217 | $261 | $1 | $0 | $479 | $5,522 | 8% |
| 11 | Sri Lanka est. rent | $215 | $259 | $6 | $0 | $480 | $5,520 | 8% |
| 12 | Gambia est. rent | $219 | $263 | $1 | $0 | $483 | $5,517 | 8% |
| 13 | Bangladesh est. rent | $220 | $264 | $4 | $0 | $488 | $5,512 | 8.1% |
| 14 | Uzbekistan est. rent | $217 | $261 | $10 | $0 | $488 | $5,512 | 8.1% |
| 15 | Iran est. rent | $225 | $268 | $10 | $0 | $503 | $5,497 | 8.4% |
| 16 | Belarus est. rent | $229 | $271 | $13 | $0 | $513 | $5,487 | 8.5% |
| 17 | Rwanda est. rent | $236 | $277 | $0 | $0 | $513 | $5,487 | 8.5% |
| 18 | East Timor est. rent | $240 | $281 | $1 | $0 | $522 | $5,478 | 8.7% |
| 19 | Ukraine est. rent | $242 | $282 | $14 | $0 | $537 | $5,463 | 9% |
| 20 | Madagascar est. rent | $255 | $293 | $0 | $0 | $548 | $5,452 | 9.1% |
| 21 | Tanzania est. rent | $256 | $294 | $1 | $0 | $551 | $5,449 | 9.2% |
| 22 | Tunisia est. rent | $251 | $290 | $10 | $0 | $551 | $5,449 | 9.2% |
| 23 | Azerbaijan est. rent | $257 | $295 | $16 | $0 | $568 | $5,432 | 9.5% |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan est. rent | $267 | $303 | $3 | $0 | $573 | $5,427 | 9.6% |
| 25 | Mauritania est. rent | $283 | $316 | $3 | $0 | $602 | $5,398 | 10% |
| 26 | Mali est. rent | $288 | $320 | $1 | $0 | $609 | $5,391 | 10.1% |
| 27 | Kenya est. rent | $288 | $320 | $2 | $0 | $609 | $5,391 | 10.2% |
| 28 | Suriname est. rent | $287 | $319 | $5 | $0 | $610 | $5,390 | 10.2% |
| 29 | Zambia est. rent | $289 | $321 | $1 | $0 | $611 | $5,389 | 10.2% |
| 30 | Russia est. rent | $279 | $313 | $24 | $0 | $616 | $5,384 | 10.3% |
| 31 | Malawi est. rent | $293 | $324 | $0 | $0 | $617 | $5,383 | 10.3% |
| 32 | Niger est. rent | $295 | $326 | $1 | $0 | $622 | $5,378 | 10.4% |
| 33 | Georgia est. rent | $283 | $316 | $27 | $0 | $626 | $5,374 | 10.4% |
| 34 | Algeria est. rent | $295 | $326 | $9 | $0 | $630 | $5,370 | 10.5% |
| 35 | Togo est. rent | $300 | $330 | $3 | $0 | $633 | $5,367 | 10.6% |
| 36 | Uganda est. rent | $302 | $331 | $1 | $0 | $634 | $5,366 | 10.6% |
| 37 | Cameroon est. rent | $300 | $330 | $5 | $0 | $635 | $5,365 | 10.6% |
| 38 | Nicaragua est. rent | $299 | $329 | $7 | $0 | $635 | $5,365 | 10.6% |
| 39 | Ethiopia est. rent | $309 | $337 | $1 | $0 | $647 | $5,353 | 10.8% |
| 40 | Kazakhstan est. rent | $305 | $334 | $11 | $0 | $650 | $5,350 | 10.8% |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau est. rent | $313 | $340 | $4 | $0 | $657 | $5,343 | 11% |
| 42 | Republic of the Congo est. rent | $316 | $342 | $2 | $0 | $659 | $5,341 | 11% |
| 43 | Ghana est. rent | $322 | $347 | $2 | $0 | $670 | $5,330 | 11.2% |
| 44 | Mongolia est. rent | $316 | $342 | $15 | $0 | $672 | $5,328 | 11.2% |
| 45 | Lesotho est. rent | $326 | $350 | $1 | $0 | $677 | $5,323 | 11.3% |
| 46 | Benin est. rent | $326 | $350 | $2 | $0 | $678 | $5,322 | 11.3% |
| 47 | Eswatini est. rent | $326 | $350 | $3 | $0 | $679 | $5,321 | 11.3% |
| 48 | Burkina Faso est. rent | $327 | $351 | $3 | $0 | $681 | $5,319 | 11.3% |
| 49 | Angola est. rent | $331 | $354 | $2 | $0 | $687 | $5,313 | 11.5% |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea est. rent | $326 | $350 | $13 | $0 | $689 | $5,311 | 11.5% |
| 51 | North Macedonia est. rent | $322 | $347 | $21 | $0 | $690 | $5,310 | 11.5% |
| 52 | Brunei est. rent | $332 | $355 | $5 | $0 | $692 | $5,308 | 11.5% |
| 53 | Guinea est. rent | $336 | $358 | $3 | $0 | $697 | $5,303 | 11.6% |
| 54 | Cambodia est. rent | $335 | $357 | $6 | $0 | $698 | $5,302 | 11.6% |
| 55 | Senegal est. rent | $339 | $360 | $3 | $0 | $701 | $5,299 | 11.7% |
| 56 | Chad est. rent | $345 | $365 | $2 | $0 | $712 | $5,288 | 11.9% |
| 57 | Paraguay est. rent | $340 | $361 | $16 | $0 | $717 | $5,283 | 12% |
| 58 | Libya est. rent | $347 | $366 | $8 | $0 | $720 | $5,280 | 12% |
| 59 | Bolivia est. rent | $349 | $368 | $6 | $0 | $723 | $5,277 | 12.1% |
| 60 | Gabon est. rent | $351 | $369 | $4 | $0 | $723 | $5,277 | 12.1% |
| 61 | Ivory Coast est. rent | $355 | $372 | $2 | $0 | $729 | $5,271 | 12.1% |
| 62 | Mozambique est. rent | $356 | $373 | $0 | $0 | $729 | $5,271 | 12.2% |
| 63 | Botswana est. rent | $360 | $376 | $2 | $0 | $738 | $5,262 | 12.3% |
| 64 | Guyana est. rent | $361 | $377 | $11 | $0 | $749 | $5,251 | 12.5% |
| 65 | Iraq est. rent | $361 | $377 | $15 | $0 | $753 | $5,247 | 12.6% |
| 66 | Lebanon est. rent | $367 | $381 | $6 | $0 | $754 | $5,246 | 12.6% |
| 67 | Mauritius est. rent | $359 | $375 | $23 | $0 | $757 | $5,243 | 12.6% |
| 68 | Armenia est. rent | $348 | $367 | $51 | $0 | $766 | $5,234 | 12.8% |
| 69 | Fiji est. rent | $377 | $389 | $2 | $0 | $768 | $5,232 | 12.8% |
| 70 | Namibia est. rent | $381 | $392 | $3 | $0 | $776 | $5,224 | 12.9% |
| 71 | Morocco est. rent | $390 | $398 | $7 | $0 | $795 | $5,205 | 13.2% |
| 72 | Dominican Republic est. rent | $391 | $399 | $10 | $0 | $800 | $5,200 | 13.3% |
| 73 | Central African Republic est. rent | $402 | $407 | $2 | $0 | $811 | $5,189 | 13.5% |
| 74 | Djibouti est. rent | $411 | $414 | $2 | $0 | $828 | $5,172 | 13.8% |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina est. rent | $402 | $407 | $20 | $0 | $829 | $5,171 | 13.8% |
| 76 | Montenegro est. rent | $399 | $405 | $25 | $0 | $830 | $5,170 | 13.8% |
| 77 | El Salvador est. rent | $420 | $420 | $14 | $0 | $854 | $5,146 | 14.2% |
| 78 | Ecuador est. rent | $421 | $421 | $13 | $0 | $856 | $5,144 | 14.3% |
| 79 | Jordan est. rent | $427 | $425 | $10 | $0 | $862 | $5,138 | 14.4% |
| 80 | Moldova est. rent | $428 | $427 | $10 | $0 | $865 | $5,135 | 14.4% |
| 81 | Comoros est. rent | $434 | $430 | $5 | $0 | $869 | $5,131 | 14.5% |
| 82 | Guatemala est. rent | $428 | $427 | $19 | $0 | $873 | $5,127 | 14.6% |
| 83 | Bulgaria est. rent | $421 | $421 | $37 | $0 | $880 | $5,120 | 14.7% |
| 84 | Albania est. rent | $445 | $438 | $24 | $0 | $907 | $5,093 | 15.1% |
| 85 | Oman est. rent | $459 | $449 | $4 | $0 | $912 | $5,088 | 15.2% |
| 86 | Honduras est. rent | $466 | $454 | $11 | $0 | $931 | $5,069 | 15.5% |
| 87 | Romania est. rent | $465 | $453 | $20 | $0 | $938 | $5,062 | 15.6% |
| 88 | Bahrain est. rent | $461 | $450 | $28 | $0 | $938 | $5,062 | 15.6% |
| 89 | Serbia est. rent | $469 | $456 | $26 | $0 | $951 | $5,049 | 15.9% |
| 90 | Panama est. rent | $465 | $453 | $53 | $0 | $970 | $5,030 | 16.2% |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia est. rent | $484 | $466 | $22 | $0 0% | $971 | $5,029 | 16.2% |
| 92 | Cabo Verde est. rent | $494 | $473 | $6 | $0 | $973 | $5,027 | 16.2% |
| 93 | DR Congo est. rent | $510 | $484 | $1 | $0 | $995 | $5,005 | 16.6% |
| 94 | São Tomé and Príncipe est. rent | $520 | $491 | $2 | $0 | $1,014 | $4,986 | 16.9% |
| 95 | Liberia est. rent | $525 | $494 | $6 | $0 | $1,024 | $4,976 | 17.1% |
| 96 | Zimbabwe est. rent | $542 | $506 | $1 | $0 | $1,049 | $4,951 | 17.5% |
| 97 | Peru est. rent | $541 | $505 | $10 | $0 | $1,056 | $4,944 | 17.6% |
| 98 | Saint Lucia est. rent | $559 | $517 | $20 | $0 | $1,096 | $4,904 | 18.3% |
| 99 | Dominica est. rent | $566 | $523 | $12 | $0 | $1,101 | $4,899 | 18.4% |
| 100 | Croatia est. rent | $579 | $531 | $12 | $0 | $1,121 | $4,879 | 18.7% |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago est. rent | $571 | $526 | $48 | $0 | $1,145 | $4,855 | 19.1% |
| 102 | Belize est. rent | $608 | $550 | $7 | $0 | $1,165 | $4,835 | 19.4% |
| 103 | Qatar est. rent | $626 | $562 | $11 | $0 | $1,200 | $4,800 | 20% |
| 104 | Maldives est. rent | $625 | $561 | $17 | $0 | $1,203 | $4,797 | 20.1% |
| 105 | Kuwait est. rent | $631 | $565 | $14 | $0 | $1,210 | $4,790 | 20.2% |
| 106 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines est. rent | $634 | $567 | $10 | $0 | $1,212 | $4,788 | 20.2% |
| 107 | Lithuania est. rent | $644 | $573 | $59 | $0 | $1,275 | $4,725 | 21.3% |
| 108 | United Arab Emirates est. rent | $674 | $592 | $19 | $0 0% | $1,285 | $4,715 | 21.4% |
| 109 | Slovakia est. rent | $667 | $588 | $30 | $0 | $1,286 | $4,714 | 21.4% |
| 110 | Latvia est. rent | $661 | $584 | $48 | $0 | $1,293 | $4,707 | 21.6% |
| 111 | Costa Rica est. rent | $686 | $601 | $23 | $0 | $1,310 | $4,690 | 21.8% |
| 112 | Seychelles est. rent | $704 | $612 | $18 | $0 | $1,334 | $4,666 | 22.2% |
| 113 | Papua New Guinea est. rent | $722 | $623 | $1 | $0 | $1,345 | $4,655 | 22.4% |
| 114 | Grenada est. rent | $712 | $617 | $21 | $0 | $1,350 | $4,650 | 22.5% |
| 115 | Jamaica est. rent | $728 | $627 | $9 | $0 | $1,364 | $4,636 | 22.7% |
| 116 | Nigeria est. rent | $79 | $126 | $4 | $1,159 19.3% | $1,368 | $4,632 | 22.8% |
| 117 | Slovenia est. rent | $746 | $638 | $33 | $0 | $1,418 | $4,582 | 23.6% |
| 118 | Samoa est. rent | $806 | $675 | $3 | $0 | $1,484 | $4,516 | 24.7% |
| 119 | Kiribati est. rent | $824 | $686 | $1 | $0 | $1,511 | $4,489 | 25.2% |
| 120 | Thailand est. rent | $253 | $292 | $3 | $965 16.1% | $1,513 | $4,487 | 25.2% |
| 121 | Andorra est. rent | $818 | $682 | $34 | $0 | $1,533 | $4,467 | 25.6% |
| 122 | Estonia est. rent | $813 | $679 | $43 | $0 | $1,535 | $4,465 | 25.6% |
| 123 | Egypt est. rent | $102 | $152 | $7 | $1,306 21.8% | $1,566 | $4,434 | 26.1% |
| 124 | Malaysia est. rent | $293 | $324 | $14 | $938 15.6% | $1,569 | $4,431 | 26.1% |
| 125 | Antigua and Barbuda est. rent | $862 | $709 | $15 | $0 | $1,585 | $4,415 | 26.4% |
| 126 | Uruguay est. rent | $875 | $717 | $30 | $0 | $1,622 | $4,378 | 27% |
| 127 | Saint Kitts and Nevis est. rent | $898 | $730 | $45 | $0 | $1,673 | $4,327 | 27.9% |
| 128 | India est. rent | $180 | $228 | $3 | $1,291 21.5% | $1,702 | $4,298 | 28.4% |
| 129 | Indonesia est. rent | $244 | $284 | $3 | $1,205 20.1% | $1,736 | $4,264 | 28.9% |
| 130 | Singapore est. rent | $693 | $605 | $83 | $406 6.8% | $1,786 | $4,214 | 29.8% |
| 131 | Solomon Islands est. rent | $998 | $789 | $0 | $0 | $1,787 | $4,213 | 29.8% |
| 132 | San Marino est. rent | $971 | $773 | $43 | $0 | $1,787 | $4,213 | 29.8% |
| 133 | Tonga est. rent | $1,021 | $802 | $2 | $0 | $1,824 | $4,176 | 30.4% |
| 134 | Philippines est. rent | $304 | $333 | $7 | $1,265 21.1% | $1,909 | $4,091 | 31.8% |
| 135 | Vietnam est. rent | $250 | $289 | $6 | $1,385 23.1% | $1,930 | $4,070 | 32.2% |
| 136 | Austria est. rent | $1,032 | $808 | $93 | $0 | $1,932 | $4,068 | 32.2% |
| 137 | Belgium est. rent | $1,039 | $812 | $106 | $0 | $1,957 | $4,043 | 32.6% |
| 138 | Chile est. rent | $511 | $485 | $57 | $931 15.5% | $1,985 | $4,015 | 33.1% |
| 139 | Haiti est. rent | $1,134 | $866 | $2 | $0 | $2,002 | $3,998 | 33.4% |
| 140 | Finland est. rent | $1,119 | $857 | $65 | $0 | $2,041 | $3,959 | 34% |
| 141 | China est. rent | $491 | $471 | $21 | $1,138 19% | $2,120 | $3,880 | 35.3% |
| 142 | Tuvalu est. rent | $1,250 | $929 | $0 | $0 | $2,179 | $3,821 | 36.3% |
| 143 | Colombia | $448 | $375 | $8 | $1,351 22.5% | $2,182 | $3,818 | 36.4% |
| 144 | Palau est. rent | $1,269 | $940 | $17 | $0 | $2,225 | $3,775 | 37.1% |
| 145 | Brazil est. rent | $469 | $456 | $22 | $1,306 21.8% | $2,252 | $3,748 | 37.5% |
| 146 | Bahamas est. rent | $1,301 | $957 | $52 | $0 | $2,310 | $3,690 | 38.5% |
| 147 | Luxembourg est. rent | $1,315 | $965 | $58 | $0 | $2,337 | $3,663 | 39% |
| 148 | Vanuatu est. rent | $1,353 | $985 | $1 | $0 | $2,339 | $3,661 | 39% |
| 149 | Argentina est. rent | $469 | $456 | $30 | $1,505 25.1% | $2,459 | $3,541 | 41% |
| 150 | Türkiye | $453 | $378 | $9 | $1,625 27.1% | $2,465 | $3,535 | 41.1% |
| 151 | Marshall Islands est. rent | $1,439 | $1,031 | $1 | $0 | $2,471 | $3,529 | 41.2% |
| 152 | Micronesia est. rent | $1,447 | $1,035 | $1 | $0 | $2,483 | $3,517 | 41.4% |
| 153 | Mexico est. rent | $586 | $536 | $26 | $1,358 22.6% | $2,506 | $3,494 | 41.8% |
| 154 | South Africa | $511 | $412 | $3 | $1,591 26.5% | $2,517 | $3,483 | 42% |
| 155 | South Korea | $797 | $569 | $88 | $1,111 18.5% | $2,565 | $3,435 | 42.8% |
| 156 | Israel est. rent | $1,575 | $1,101 | $67 | $0 | $2,744 | $3,256 | 45.7% |
| 157 | Barbados est. rent | $1,590 | $1,108 | $53 | $0 | $2,751 | $3,249 | 45.8% |
| 158 | Nauru est. rent | $1,651 | $1,140 | $1 | $0 | $2,792 | $3,208 | 46.5% |
| 159 | Poland | $682 | $508 | $27 | $1,598 26.6% | $2,816 | $3,184 | 46.9% |
| 160 | Czechia | $842 | $592 | $32 | $1,366 22.8% | $2,832 | $3,168 | 47.2% |
| 161 | Cyprus est. rent | $759 | $647 | $43 | $1,531 25.5% | $2,980 | $3,020 | 49.7% |
| 162 | Spain | $542 | $659 | $54 | $1,745 29.1% | $2,999 | $3,001 | 50% |
| 163 | Iceland est. rent | $1,727 | $1,178 | $95 | $0 | $3,000 | $3,000 | 50% |
| 164 | Japan | $939 | $641 | $37 | $1,385 23.1% | $3,002 | $2,998 | 50% |
| 165 | Portugal | $619 | $623 | $70 | $1,711 28.5% | $3,023 | $2,977 | 50.4% |
| 166 | Malta est. rent | $758 | $645 | $93 | $1,685 28.1% | $3,181 | $2,819 | 53% |
| 167 | Hungary | $712 | $525 | $27 | $1,980 33% | $3,244 | $2,756 | 54.1% |
| 168 | United States | $1,109 | $740 | $123 | $1,298 21.6% | $3,270 | $2,730 | 54.5% |
| 169 | Greece | $852 | $598 | $56 | $1,771 29.5% | $3,277 | $2,723 | 54.6% |
| 170 | New Zealand | $1,424 | $869 | $53 | $1,325 22.1% | $3,670 | $2,330 | 61.2% |
| 171 | Canada | $1,357 | $839 | $81 | $1,445 24.1% | $3,722 | $2,278 | 62% |
| 172 | Italy | $1,033 | $687 | $63 | $2,011 33.5% | $3,794 | $2,206 | 63.2% |
| 173 | France | $1,192 | $763 | $41 | $1,805 30.1% | $3,801 | $2,199 | 63.3% |
| 174 | Australia | $1,534 | $917 | $92 | $1,291 21.5% | $3,834 | $2,166 | 63.9% |
| 175 | Ireland | $1,355 | $838 | $65 | $1,584 26.4% | $3,842 | $2,158 | 64% |
| 176 | Switzerland | $1,416 | $1,127 | $216 | $1,085 18.1% | $3,844 | $2,156 | 64.1% |
| 177 | United Kingdom | $1,466 | $887 | $71 | $1,445 24.1% | $3,869 | $2,131 | 64.5% |
| 178 | Sweden | $1,373 | $846 | $72 | $1,918 32% | $4,209 | $1,791 | 70.2% |
| 179 | Norway | $1,459 | $884 | $95 | $1,805 30.1% | $4,242 | $1,758 | 70.7% |
| 180 | Netherlands | $1,341 | $832 | $67 | $2,011 33.5% | $4,252 | $1,748 | 70.9% |
| 181 | Germany | $1,285 | $806 | $61 | $2,105 35.1% | $4,257 | $1,743 | 70.9% |
| 182 | Denmark | $1,545 | $922 | $78 | $2,285 38.1% | $4,830 | $1,170 | 80.5% |

How this total is built

**Rent is not counted twice.** The everyday basket normally includes rent — roughly half of it — so this tool strips rent out of the basket before adding the housing figure. Adding them naively would overstate a total by about 60%.

**VAT is already in the prices.** The basket is built from purchasing-power data derived from surveyed shop prices, which include local sales tax. It is therefore never added as a separate line.

**Tax assumes you become resident there** and are taxed on this income locally — income tax plus employee social contributions, single filer, no deductions. Countries with a special regime (Portugal's IFICI, Spain's Beckham Law) can be much cheaper than shown; the residency tool models those.

Rows tagged est. rent sit outside the measured rent datasets and use the price basket instead.

Total = rent + everyday basket (excluding rent, so it is not counted twice) + out-of-pocket healthcare + income tax and employee social contributions on your stated income. VAT is already inside the basket prices, so it is never added. Estimates for comparison, not a quote and not tax advice. Prices updated 2026-07-11; rent from 2023 data (page rebuilt 2026-09-01); healthcare 2026-09-07; tax rules 2026-07-15.

## Frequently asked questions

Why not just scale healthcare costs by cost of living?

Because it would be badly wrong. Tested against real health spending, scaling by a country's price level overstates healthcare costs abroad by between 1.2× and 5.4× — Mexico's general price level is about 55% of the US, but its health spending is 10%. Healthcare does not track the general price level: the US is an outlier, and several countries deliberately price healthcare below their own economies. That is why medical tourism exists. Every figure here is measured, not modelled.

What does 'out of pocket' actually mean?

The share of a country's health spending paid directly by households rather than by government or insurance, shown both as an amount per person per year and as a percentage. Both matter: the United States pays only about 11% out of pocket — a low share — yet that is still the largest absolute amount of any country here.

Does this tell me what a crown or an implant costs?

No, and nothing on this page pretends to. No free, citable source publishes international dental or medical procedure prices — every comparison available online comes from clinics selling the treatment they are quoting, with no licence for reuse and prices that drift monthly. What is real and published is access: dentists per 10,000 people, which is what this shows.

Where does the data come from?

The World Bank (health spend per capita, out-of-pocket spend and share, government share, physicians per 1,000) and the WHO Global Health Observatory (dentists per 10,000). Both are keyless public sources, refreshed at build time — last updated 2026-09-07. Reference years differ per metric and travel with each figure.

How is this different from the livability healthcare score?

The livability matrix scores healthcare ACCESS, using WHO's UHC service coverage index — whether the care exists and reaches people. This page is about cost and financial exposure — what you pay and how much of it falls on you. A country can score well on one and badly on the other, which is precisely why they are separate.

What does the housing tab tell me that a rent listing site doesn't?

Rent measured two ways at once: as a share of your remote income and as a share of the local median wage. The gap between those is the arbitrage — the number that says whether somewhere is cheap for you specifically rather than cheap in the abstract. No listings site can compute it, because it needs a wage ladder for every country, which this site already has.

Are the rent figures real or estimated?

Both, and every row says which. Rows tagged "measured" use real rents published by Eurostat for that country's cities — Spain, Portugal and Switzerland today. Everything else is derived from this site's price basket, which scales rent by the general cost of living. Measured against Eurostat's housing price level, that method is wrong in both directions: it understates housing by up to 36% where housing has decoupled from everything else (Ireland, Denmark, Czechia) and overstates it by about 66% in Türkiye. Treat an unmarked figure as an estimate, not as a floor. Housing data last updated 2026-09-01.

Why is price-to-income shown as a percentage rather than a number of years?

Because the free, current sources publish it as an index against each country's own long-run average, not as an absolute ratio. 127% means housing there is 27% less affordable than that country's historical norm. It compares a country with its own past — comparing two countries' percentages against each other tells you nothing.

Can AI agents query this?

Yes — GET /api/healthcare.json and GET /api/housing.json, or the compare_healthcare and compare_housing MCP tools. No key required.

## Related

- [Quality of Life vs Cost](https://geo-parity.com/livability/) — healthcare *quality* as an outcome, alongside internet, safety and air.
- [Cost of living & salary](https://geo-parity.com/) — everyday prices and what an income is worth.
- [Tax residency](https://geo-parity.com/tax-residency/) — how long you can stay before a country taxes you.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/expenses/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/total-cost.json?income=6000