PlainCostOfLiving Editorial

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Cost-of-Living Data Editorial Team

Editorial Team

Background

PlainCostOfLiving is an independent data-journalism portal that compares the cost of living across countries using official Eurostat price-level statistics, rent, groceries, transport, healthcare, utilities and dining, benchmarked to the EU-27 average. The team's content is compiled by our editorial team from public-domain EU data, and it does not accept payment from entities it covers. The goal is clear, comparable cost-of-living and affordability insight for relocation, budgeting and research decisions.

How to use this site

PlainCostOfLiving publishes reference material, data-driven pages, and explanatory tools. Use the source information, assumptions, limitations, and methodology shown on the individual page to decide whether it fits your situation.

Published information can summarize source data or provide an estimate; it is not professional financial, medical, legal, or engineering advice. For an important decision, compare the relevant page with a primary source or a qualified professional.

How information is presented

Pages that present data or estimates identify the available source, method, and material limitations. Results can differ from real-world outcomes because inputs, rules, rates, rounding, data coverage, and individual circumstances vary.

The methodology page explains the site-level approach and limitations. Check the source information on the page you are using rather than treating site-wide wording as a substitute for the current source.

Feedback

If you find an error, stale figure, or missing context on any page we publish, please use the contact page or write to hello@plaincostofliving.com with the URL and the issue.

Areas of focus

  • cost of living comparison
  • Eurostat price-level data
  • affordability analysis

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