Cost-of-living comparison · Eurostat PLI
Compare two countries
Pick any two of 31 European countries to see their cost of living side by side, overall and across rent, groceries, transport, healthcare, utilities and dining, weighed against local income.
- Countries
- 31
- Categories
- 6
- Baseline
- EU-27 = 100
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Popular comparisons
Frequently compared country pairs, with the overall price gap.
🇩🇪 Germany vs 🇪🇸 Spain
Price-level index: 109 for Germany vs 91 for Spain
🇫🇷 France vs 🇵🇹 Portugal
Price-level index: 108 for France vs 85 for Portugal
🇳🇱 Netherlands vs 🇵🇱 Poland
Price-level index: 121 for Netherlands vs 70 for Poland
🇮🇪 Ireland vs 🇨🇿 Czechia
Price-level index: 141 for Ireland vs 80 for Czechia
🇦🇹 Austria vs 🇭🇺 Hungary
Price-level index: 120 for Austria vs 68 for Hungary
🇮🇹 Italy vs 🇬🇷 Greece
Price-level index: 98 for Italy vs 83 for Greece
🇸🇪 Sweden vs 🇷🇴 Romania
Price-level index: 123 for Sweden vs 57 for Romania
🇩🇰 Denmark vs 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Price-level index: 143 for Denmark vs 57 for Bulgaria
🇧🇪 Belgium vs 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Price-level index: 119 for Belgium vs 81 for Slovakia
Open data: country-cost-statistics.csv (Eurostat extract · CC BY 4.0).