Relocate IndexMost Affordable Countries to Live In 2026
When you move abroad, your salary or savings buy different amounts depending on local prices. A country can have high wages but high costs, or moderate wages with remarkable purchasing power. This dimension captures what your money actually buys day-to-day, not just what you earn.
Scored using data from OECD PPP, World Bank Price Level, WHO OOP Health Expenditure. 59 countries ranked. 1 countries lack data for this dimension.
Data last updated:
Top 15 countries for purchasing power
Luxembourg
Western Europe · Overall: 69.6
Singapore
Southeast Asia · Overall: 71.6
Qatar
Middle East · Overall: 62.2
Ireland
Western Europe · Overall: 73.8
Norway
Northern Europe · Overall: 64.3
Saudi Arabia
Middle East · Overall: 53.3
United Arab Emirates
Middle East · Overall: 58.5
Netherlands
Western Europe · Overall: 69.9
Germany
Western Europe · Overall: 64.3
Austria
Western Europe · Overall: 68.5
Sweden
Northern Europe · Overall: 65.0
Turkey
Middle East · Overall: 44.9
Cyprus
Southern Europe · Overall: 59.9
United States
North America · Overall: 71.4
Croatia
Southern Europe · Overall: 67.1
Lowest-scoring countries
How purchasing power is calculated
How far money stretches in each country — based on price levels, purchasing power parity (PPP), and out-of-pocket healthcare costs. Uses country-level data, not your personal salary.
purchasing_power = oecd_ppp_normalised × 0.55 + cost_affordability × 0.30 + (100 − oop_burden) × 0.15
Limitation: Country-level only — no city-level granularity until Numbeo added in V2.
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the best purchasing power?
Luxembourg ranks 1st for purchasing power with a score of 78 out of 100, based on data from OECD PPP, World Bank Price Level, WHO OOP Health Expenditure.
How is the purchasing power score calculated?
When you move abroad, your salary or savings buy different amounts depending on local prices. A country can have high wages but high costs, or moderate wages with remarkable purchasing power. This dimension captures what your money actually buys day-to-day, not just what you earn. Formula: purchasing_power = oecd_ppp_normalised × 0.55 + cost_affordability × 0.30 + (100 − oop_burden) × 0.15
How many countries are ranked for purchasing power?
59 countries have purchasing power scores in the Relocate Index. 1 countries lack sufficient data for this dimension.