Top 15 Most Expensive Countries In The World 2015

Are you having a hard time making ends meet? If you are, then it is very likely that you might be living in one of the most expensive countries in the world.
The following nations have been ranked according to their consumer price index, which is a relative indicator used to estimate prices of consumer goods like groceries, transportation, and restaurants, but excluding accommodations expenses such as mortgage or rents.

The indexes used in the ranking are relative to prices in New York City, which is considered to have a 100% index in all categories.

Want to know your home country fared? Then check out the list below.

15th Most Expensive Country In The World: Belgium

Consumer price index: 100.04
Rent index: 34.89
Groceries Index: 93.51
Restaurant Index: 105.82
Local purchasing power: 87.93

14th Most Expensive Country In The World: United Kingdom

Consumer price index: 100.11
Rent index: 44.19
Groceries Index: 94.25
Restaurant Index: 96.94
Local purchasing power: 94.34

13th Most Expensive Country In The World: France

Consumer price index: 100.21
Rent index: 36.86
Groceries Index: 100.19
Restaurant Index: 98.7
Local purchasing power: 92.9

12th Most Expensive Country In The World: Finland

Consumer price index: 103.28
Rent index: 35.32
Groceries Index: 100.4
Restaurant Index: 103.17
Local purchasing power: 97.9

11th Most Expensive Country In The World: Bahamas

Consumer price index: 103.44
Rent index: 47.35
Groceries Index: 98
Restaurant Index: 96.49
Local purchasing power: 93.37

10th Most Expensive Country In The World: Sweden

Consumer price index: 103.68
Rent index: 33.79
Groceries Index: 100.35
Restaurant Index: 103.76
Local purchasing power: 106.11

9th Most Expensive Country In The World: New Zealand

Consumer price index: 104.48
Rent index: 42.43
Groceries Index: 104.47
Restaurant Index: 90.09
Local purchasing power: 87.58

8th Most Expensive Country In The World: Ireland

Consumer price index: 106.61
Rent index: 39.24
Groceries Index: 102.67
Restaurant Index: 100.03
Local purchasing power: 96.64

7th Most Expensive Country In The World:Australia

Consumer price index: 108.51
Rent index: 57.97
Groceries Index: 105.03
Restaurant Index: 97.44
Local purchasing power: 104.2

6th Most Expensive Country In The World: Luxembourg

Consumer price index: 109.93
Rent index: 64.11
Groceries Index: 97.07
Restaurant Index: 126.51
Local purchasing power: 115.31

5th Most Expensive Country In The World: Iceland

Consumer price index: 111.75
Rent index: 41.07
Groceries Index: 121.07
Restaurant Index: 106.06
Local purchasing power: 59.54

4th Most Expensive Country In The World: Venezuela

Consumer price index: 114.36
Rent index: 39.59
Groceries Index: 132.15
Restaurant Index: 96.24
Local purchasing power: 17.87

3rd Most Expensive Country In The World: Denmark

Consumer price index: 114.87
Rent index: 40.05
Groceries Index: 102.61
Restaurant Index: 132.27
Local purchasing power: 100.66

2nd Most Expensive Country In The World: Switzerland

Consumer price index: 143.88
Rent index: 63.84
Groceries Index: 148.50
Restaurant Index: 145.59
Local purchasing power: 138.05

Currently the most expensive country in the world Norway! 

Consumer price index: 144.45
Rent index: 58.88
Groceries Index: 135.52
Restaurant Index: 165.88
Local purchasing power: 94.4

This data is from Numbeo, Numbeo users submit price data from a variety of sources, including supermarket and taxi company websites, government institutions, press reports and more. The Numbeo data used in Movehub’s maps were collected between July 1, 2013 and Jan. 2, 2015.