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title: "Cost of Living in Samoa vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Samoa is about 33% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.674, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Samoa, across World Bank, IMF, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table data."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/ppp/samoa/"
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generator: geo-parity markdown twin
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Purchasing Power Parity · Samoa

# Cost of living in 🇼🇸 Samoa vs the United States

Samoa has a US-relative price level of **0.674** (US = 1.0) — about 33% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2025.

## What US salaries are worth in Samoa

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $74,184 | $33,700 |
| $80,000 | $118,694 | $53,920 |
| $120,000 | $178,042 | $80,880 |
| $180,000 | $267,062 | $121,320 |
| $250,000 | $370,920 | $168,500 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=WS).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Samoa's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

Consensus (median) 0.674 2025

World Bank — GDP 0.628 2025

IMF (WEO) 0.719 2025

World Bank — Consumption 0.674 2025

CIA Factbook (coverage) 0.625 2024

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇪🇪 Estonia](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/estonia/) — price level 0.678
- [🇦🇩 Andorra](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/andorra/) — price level 0.681
- [🇰🇮 Kiribati](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/kiribati/) — price level 0.685
- [🇮🇹 Italy](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/italy/) — price level 0.686
- [🇪🇸 Spain](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/spain/) — price level 0.658

Relocating for work? use the [Fair Pay Localizer](https://geo-parity.com/?tab=salary).

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## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Samoa compared to the United States?**: Samoa has a price level of 0.674 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 33% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2025.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Samoa?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $148,368 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Samoa; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $67,400.
- **Where does the Samoa cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=WS.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/samoa/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=WS