--- title: "Geo-Parity — Cost of Living & Salary Comparison" description: "Compare cost of living and pay across countries in your own currency, on World Bank, IMF and OECD data. Every tool is an open JSON API and MCP tool." canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/" generator: geo-parity markdown twin --- Geographic parity tools for remote work, global pay, and travel # See what your money is really worth, anywhere. One place to compare cost of living and pay across countries: what your income is worth abroad, two countries side by side, and a cost-of-living-fair salary — in **your currency**. Every tool is also an open JSON API and an MCP tool for AI agents. - 186 countries, one engine per question - World Bank, IMF and OECD data, every figure sourced - 55 tools, each an open API and MCP tool ## Cost-of-Living Compare Pick two countries to compare price levels across every dataset, plus salary equivalence in both directions. Thailand is 63% cheaper than Germany (Thailand 30% of US prices, Germany 80% of US prices). $100k in Germany ≈ in Thailand $36,783 $100k in Thailand ≈ in Germany $271,864 | Source | Germany | Thailand | | --- | --- | --- | | Consensus (median) | 0.802 | 0.295 | | World Bank — GDP | 0.802 | 0.307 | | IMF (WEO) | 0.817 | 0.307 | | OECD | 0.802 | — | | Penn World Table | 0.802 | 0.282 | | World Bank — Consumption | 0.812 | 0.323 | | Big Mac Index | 1.138 | 0.646 | | Eurostat (observed prices) | 0.731 | — | | Eurostat (GDP) | 0.772 | — | ## What do you want to know? 55 tools in 10 sections. Or press `/` to search them. [Compare countries What is my money actually worth there? 1 tool](https://geo-parity.com/)[What a month costs What does living there actually cost? 7 tools](https://geo-parity.com/expenses/)[Earning and staying What should I charge, and how long does my money last? 7 tools](https://geo-parity.com/earn/)[Where to go, and whether you can Where should I go — and am I allowed to? 6 tools](https://geo-parity.com/move/)[Working from there Can I actually do my job from there? 7 tools](https://geo-parity.com/work/)[Will my money work there 3 tools](https://geo-parity.com/money/)[What must I comply with 6 tools](https://geo-parity.com/rules/)[Is it safe, and what do I need before I go 6 tools](https://geo-parity.com/safety/)[Can I afford to retire there 4 tools](https://geo-parity.com/retire/)[Can I run a business there 8 tools](https://geo-parity.com/business/) ## Start here [Total Cost of Living vs Your Income Rent, everyday living, healthcare and tax added up for every country with measured health spending and taken off your income — so you see what you would actually keep, not an index.](https://geo-parity.com/expenses/)[Geo-Arbitrage Calculator Retire abroad on passive income (FIRE), or see how many extra months of runway relocating buys — two ways to make your money go further.](https://geo-parity.com/fire/)[Everyday Prices (Pint & Property) Rent, a pint, groceries, transport and the gym in any two countries — a 32-item basket scaled by each country's price level, with a single-person monthly budget.](https://geo-parity.com/expenses/?tab=prices)[Childcare Cost What full-time centre-based childcare costs a couple or a single parent after benefits and tax, as a share of income — OECD's model, for the countries it covers.](https://geo-parity.com/expenses/?tab=childcare)[Climate Comfort Ranking Which cities are actually pleasant to be in, month by month — comfortable days measured from ten years of ERA5 reanalysis, not from opinions.](https://geo-parity.com/climate/)[Which Country Fits Me Rank countries by what matters to you — cost, safety, healthcare, internet, air and English — with region, budget and visa as filters.](https://geo-parity.com/move/?tab=fit) ## Popular comparisons Every country pair has its own page with everyday prices, a fair-salary figure and the local wage ladder. A few of the most-travelled routes: - [United Kingdom vs Portugal](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-kingdom-vs-portugal/) - [United States vs Portugal](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-portugal/) - [United States vs Mexico](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-mexico/) - [United Kingdom vs Spain](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-kingdom-vs-spain/) - [Germany vs Poland](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/germany-vs-poland/) - [United States vs Japan](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-japan/) - [United States vs Thailand](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-thailand/) - [Canada vs Mexico](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/canada-vs-mexico/) - [Australia vs Indonesia](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/australia-vs-indonesia/) - [Netherlands vs Spain](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/netherlands-vs-spain/) - [United States vs United Kingdom](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-united-kingdom/) - [Singapore vs United States](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/singapore-vs-united-states/) ## Frequently asked questions - **What is purchasing power parity (PPP)?**: PPP compares what money actually buys in different countries. A PPP index of 0.5 means goods and services cost about half of what they cost in the United States, so the same dollar income stretches twice as far. - **Where does the data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, and the Penn World Table, refreshed at build time. The default 'consensus' source is the per-country median across the GDP-based providers. - **Why do the sources disagree?**: Providers use different baskets, reference years, and methodologies. The cross-source comparison view shows the spread; a tight spread means high confidence in the figure. - **Can AI agents use this calculator?**: Yes — the same math is exposed as a free JSON API at /api/calculate.json and declared as an MCP tool (calculate_ppp) in /.well-known/mcp.json. No API key is required. ## Built for AI agents Every capability on this site is callable without parsing HTML: deterministic JSON APIs (CORS-enabled, no key), a machine-readable capability index at [/llms.txt](https://geo-parity.com/llms.txt), and an MCP manifest at [/.well-known/mcp.json](https://geo-parity.com/.well-known/mcp.json) declaring 55 tools (calculate_ppp, calculate_wage_bands, find_meeting_slot, compare_contract, select_region, compare_public_holidays, compare_connectivity, plan_team_calendar, estimate_employer_cost, compare_working_time, compare_inflation, remittance_cost, pension_abroad, banking_access, compare_tax_rates, compare_tax_rates, compare_vat, legal_profile, travel_advice, health_prep, compare_safety_stats, compare_pension_systems, find_retirement_visas, retire_on_budget, compare_effective_tax, withholding_tax, compare_business_entry, find_founder_visas, compare_health_capacity, compare_childcare_cost, compare_food_cost, compare_trade_customs, compare_tax_burden, compare_egov, property_rules, employment_rules, driving_rules, find_student_visas, find_country_fit, find_fire_locations, localize_salary, required_rate, calculate_runway, compare_occupation_pay, build_pay_range, compare_climate, compare_country_risk, check_travel_residency, rank_livability, compare_total_cost, estimate_micro_costs, compare_healthcare, arrival_cost, compare_housing, find_nomad_visas). The DOM carries `data-agent-*` hints for headless-browser agents. Building something on it? [The developer page](https://geo-parity.com/developers/) has a copy-paste MCP config, the error codes and the quota ladder. The API stays free and key-free; paid plans only raise the ceiling. --- Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/