How expensive is each country for a trip? This table shows two measures side by side for the countries we cover, both compared with prices in the United States (US = 100). Travel cost is what visitors mostly pay for: hotels, restaurants and transport. Cost of living is prices in general, for everything people buy. Each is shown on a five-step scale from $ (very inexpensive) to $$$$$ (very expensive). Use the buttons to sort, or find a country.
The two usually move together: countries that are cheap to live in are usually cheap to visit. But in many popular destinations, visitors pay noticeably more than the general price level, because hotels and restaurants are priced for tourists. Those countries are marked “Visitors pay more”.
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| Country | Travel cost | Cost of living | Visitors vs locals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇱 Albania | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 52 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 43 | About the same |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 27 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 33 | Visitors pay less |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 68 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 68 | About the same |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 74 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 69 | About the same |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 62 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 46 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 48 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 38 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇦🇼 Aruba | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 81 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 75 | About the same |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 123 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 90 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 107 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 82 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 35 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 28 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 96 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 96 | About the same |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 49 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 43 | About the same |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 23 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 25 | About the same |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 110 | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 110 | About the same |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 38 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 30 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 118 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 81 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 59 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 53 | About the same |
| 🇧🇲 Bermuda | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 121 | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 120 | About the same |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 20 · Most visitors pay a daily Sustainable Development Fee on top of travel costs. | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 23 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 40 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 40 | About the same |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 66 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 40 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 56 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 38 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 43 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 46 | About the same |
| 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 96 | – | About the same |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 39 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 35 | About the same |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 23 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 23 | About the same |
| 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 57 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 48 | About the same |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 36 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 34 | About the same |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 108 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 83 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 91 | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 113 | Visitors pay less |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 59 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 48 | About the same |
| 🇨🇳 China | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 47 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 47 | About the same |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 50 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 38 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 67 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 59 | About the same |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 53 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 53 | About the same |
| 🇨🇼 Curaçao | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 84 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 70 | About the same |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 88 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 65 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 61 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 59 | About the same |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 140 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 92 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 55 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 38 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 49 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 42 | About the same |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 14 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 15 | About the same |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 48 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 41 | About the same |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 94 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 66 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 22 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 33 | Visitors pay less |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 56 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 41 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 126 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 85 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇫🇷 France | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 111 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 77 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 46 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 33 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 113 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 80 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 45 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 38 | About the same |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 83 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 60 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 35 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 43 | Visitors pay less |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 57 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 46 | About the same |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 66 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 71 | About the same |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 68 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 52 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 182 | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 118 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇮🇳 India | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 25 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 23 | About the same |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 30 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 29 | About the same |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 129 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 85 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 131 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 101 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 100 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 69 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 53 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 60 | About the same |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 92 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 65 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 45 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 42 | About the same |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 36 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 33 | About the same |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 31 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 34 | About the same |
| Kosovo | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 41 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 41 | About the same |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 46 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 31 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 28 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 22 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 82 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 57 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 84 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 58 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 121 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 94 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 55 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 55 | About the same |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 26 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 31 | Visitors pay less |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 39 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 35 | About the same |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 22 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 32 | Visitors pay less |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 49 · Resort islands, where most visitors stay, cost much more than the national average. | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 51 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 91 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 66 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 52 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 39 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 69 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 54 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 56 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 43 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 36 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 34 | About the same |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 66 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 42 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 43 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 42 | About the same |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 37 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 38 | About the same |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 26 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 26 | About the same |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 45 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 41 | About the same |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 26 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 24 | About the same |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 120 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 84 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 99 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 86 | About the same |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 38 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 34 | About the same |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 14 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 13 | About the same |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 49 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 37 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 146 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 91 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 49 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 47 | About the same |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 24 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 24 | About the same |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 85 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 85 | About the same |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 46 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 45 | About the same |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 58 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 58 | About the same |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 33 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 35 | About the same |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 57 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 52 | About the same |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 31 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 33 | About the same |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 82 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 52 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 72 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 60 | About the same |
| 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 78 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 78 | About the same |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 73 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 56 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 67 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 44 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 31 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 31 | About the same |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 33 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 27 | About the same |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 74 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 51 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 63 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 63 | About the same |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 76 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 76 | About the same |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 56 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 47 | About the same |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 44 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 36 | About the same |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 68 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 45 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 90 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 54 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 59 · Hotels, which make up much of a visit, cost far more than prices in general. | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 60 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 78 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 58 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 91 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 63 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 45 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 42 | About the same |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 79 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 57 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 80 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 64 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 24 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 26 | About the same |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 131 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 87 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 161 | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 112 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 44 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 28 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 23 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 28 | Visitors pay less |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 28 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 31 | About the same |
| 🇬🇲 The Gambia | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 27 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 25 | About the same |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 28 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 28 | About the same |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 75 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 75 | About the same |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 24 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 29 | Visitors pay less |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 67 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 41 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 99 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 99 | About the same |
| 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 89 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 89 | About the same |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 44 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 35 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 38 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 31 | About the same |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 76 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 63 | About the same |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $$$$$ Very expensiveIndex 114 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 89 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 100 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 100 | About the same |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 73 | $$$$$ ModerateIndex 66 | About the same |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 42 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 29 | Visitors pay more |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 91 | $$$$$ ExpensiveIndex 91 | About the same |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 29 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 29 | About the same |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 34 | $$$$$ Very inexpensiveIndex 30 | About the same |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 56 | $$$$$ InexpensiveIndex 56 | About the same |
How we measure it
Both measures come from the World Bank. Cost of living is the price level of each economy: its purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor divided by its exchange rate, for the latest year available, mostly 2025. Travel cost uses the World Bank’s International Comparison Program (ICP 2021) price levels for restaurants and hotels and for transport services, brought up to date with the change in general prices since 2021. Where a destination is very different for visitors, such as resort islands or a daily visitor fee, we say so in a short note.
Frequently asked questions
Which countries are the most expensive to visit?
Among the countries we cover, Iceland, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Israel, Bermuda and Barbados are the most expensive for travelers. Sort the table by “Most expensive” to see the full order.
Which countries are the cheapest to visit?
Many countries in South and Southeast Asia, Central Asia and Africa, such as Egypt, India, Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia, are very inexpensive for travelers. Sort the table by “Least expensive”.
Is this a daily budget?
No. It compares price levels between countries, not what your trip will cost. Your budget depends on where you stay, how you travel and the season. Our AI Travel Planner gives a rough daily budget for your own trip, and the money exchange tool converts prices into your currency.